Neither Russia nor Ukraine have conducted strikes targeting each others' energy infrastructure since 25 March, when the United States announced an agreement for a limited truce on such installations.
"Since 25 March, we have not seen direct Russian strikes against the energy sector, so we have not targeted energy sites in Russia," a senior Ukrainian official told AFP on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"Between 18 and 25 March, there were eight strikes on energy targets in Ukraine, two with aerial bombs and six with drones," he added.
Strikes, typically conducted by long-range missiles or drones, have caused millions in damages to both Ukraine and Russia's energy system in a series of tit-for-tat strikes.
On 26 August 2024, Russia fired over 200 missiles toward Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving 8 million households without power.
According to a World Bank study, $47 billion (€43.6 billion) will be needed in the next 10 years to fully restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure following Russian attacks.
In Russia, Ukrainian retaliatory attacks in the last six month have caused 59.4 billion roubles (€655 million) of damage as Ukraine targets Russian oil refining capacity across Russia, sometimes even as far as the Caucasus.
