Ukraine's Historic Power Imports Amid Russian Missile Attacks

Ukraine plans to import a record 29,796 megawatt hours of electricity on Wednesday after significant damage to its energy infrastructure from Russian missile attacks. These attacks have intensified since March, leading to widespread blackouts and forcing Ukraine to import large amounts of electricity from the European Union.

Ukraine plans record power imports on Wednesday after significant energy infrastructure damage by Russian missile attacks, the Ukrainian energy ministry said.

Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's energy sector have intensified since March, resulting in blackouts in many regions, forcing Kyiv to start large-scale electricity imports from the European Union.

The ministry said in a statement the country would import 29,796 megawatt hours on Wednesday, exceeding the previous record of up to 28,000 MWh earlier this month.