Russia shifts tactics in Ukraine, focusing attacks on energy sites

Russia has changed its mass attack tactics on Ukraine, as reported by the American station CNN. Since late March, Vladimir Putin's army has shifted towards conducting mass attacks on the energy infrastructure.

CNN highlights that in recent weeks, Russian forces have adopted a new strategy for their assaults on Ukrainian energy facilities. Initially, the attacks were scattered but have now become more focused and concentrated.

"Their tactics have changed, unfortunately not for the better for us," said Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Svetlana Grinchuk.

The Deputy Minister pointed out that as a result of the large-scale Russian attacks, almost all of Ukraine's efforts throughout the year to rebuild and repair were obliterated within a few days.

On March 22, during one of the most intense attacks on Ukraine, Russia introduced a new tactic. This strategy involves launching a multitude of missiles and drones at very specific targets, said Alexander Kharchenko, director of the Kiev Center for Energy Studies.

DTEK, the largest Ukrainian energy producer, has stated that Russia has stopped attacking Ukrainian electricity transmission systems and, since late March, has focused on assaults against the energy infrastructure.

"Unfortunately, the enemy has refined its tactics and is now using precision weapons. As a result, the level of destruction has greatly increased compared to the previous year," said DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko.

CNN notes that although Russia attacked energy facilities before winter, the assaults have continued into spring. CNN suggests two potential reasons for the timing.

Firstly, Russia needed time to amass weaponry and gather necessary intelligence, and secondly, they might have waited for Ukrainian power plants to be less defended by air defense systems.