https://www.newsweek.com/russia-power-outages-electricity-belgorod-1919484
Russian cities have been hit by widespread power outages after a Ukrainian drone barrage struck the country’s Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions overnight.
Kyiv’s drone attacks left 90 percent of the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, without electricity and water, Telegram channel Mash, which says it is linked to Russia’s security services, reported on Monday.
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry also said Monday that about 90 percent of the Belgorod region, including the cities of Belgorod and Stary Oskol, is currently without electricity.
Attacks targeting critical infrastructure have typically been part of the Russian military playbook in the war. A Financial Times report published on June 5 claimed Russia had taken out more than half of Ukraine’s power-generation capacity since invading the country on February 24, 2022.
乌克兰无人机昨夜袭击俄罗斯库尔斯克、别尔哥罗德和布良斯克地区后，俄罗斯各城市遭遇大面积停电。
据电报频道 Mash 周一报道，基辅的无人机袭击导致与乌克兰接壤的别尔哥罗德地区 90% 的地区断电断水，该频道自称与俄罗斯安全部门有联系。
乌克兰能源部周一还表示，包括别尔哥罗德和斯塔里奥斯科尔市在内的别尔哥罗德地区约 90% 的地区目前断电。
针对关键基础设施的攻击通常是俄罗斯在战争中的军事策略的一部分。英国《金融时报》6 月 5 日发布的一篇报道称，自 2022 年 2 月 24 日入侵乌克兰以来，俄罗斯已经摧毁了乌克兰一半以上的发电能力。
