UK condemns Russia's attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure: UK statement to the OSCE

Thank you, Mr Chair.

Russia has once again weaponised winter, launching a series of coordinated attacks on Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure in recent weeks. These strikes have severely disrupted gas production and hit critical storage facilities in western Ukraine. Strikes on thermal power stations on 10th October left half of Kyiv without power and many without access to water.

The UK strongly condemns Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, particularly its domestic gas production capacity. Restoring this capacity is both challenging and expensive, often taking many months to repair and increasing the need for gas imports over winter. As the country enters winter and heating demand rises, such attacks have an even greater impact.

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