ISW: Russia speeding up strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
The Institute for the Study of War says Russia is accelerating its campaign of strikes against Ukraine's critical infrastructure and has identified reasons behind the increased pace.
The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has assessed that Russia is accelerating the pace of its strikes against Ukraine's critical infrastructure. According to the think tank's latest report, this acceleration is deliberate, and ISW analysts have pointed to specific factors driving Moscow's decision to intensify the campaign.
ISW regularly publishes detailed assessments tracking the course of the war, analyzing Russia's military and political actions in Ukraine. The institute's reports are based on open-source information, battlefield reporting, and analysis of official and unofficial Russian statements.
Energy infrastructure as a target
Ukraine's energy system has repeatedly been targeted by Russian strikes throughout the war, causing widespread disruptions to electricity supply and damage to power plants, substations, and distribution networks. ISW's latest assessment indicates that the pace of such attacks has recently increased.
The institute's report explains which factors are shaping Russia's decision to speed up this campaign, though a detailed breakdown of those reasons was not laid out in the brief public summary. ISW's analyses are typically used as reference material by international observers, including Ukraine's allies, to understand shifts in Russian military strategy and their potential impact on the war's future course.
Ukrainian authorities and international partners have previously stepped up measures to protect the energy system, including supplying air defense systems, in an effort to reduce the impact of such strikes on the population and the economy.
