Russia Says It Struck Ukraine’s Energy and Communications Infrastructure

The strike package targets the connectivity and power layer that keeps Ukrainian command, drone operations and defense production running, so the significance lies less in any single hit than in the stated pairing of communications and energy as a set. The claim of 902 interceptions is notable mainly as an indicator of the sheer volume of one-way attack drones now in play on both sides, which strains air defense munitions and radar coverage. Whether either side can sustain that exchange rate, and whether the communications grid is restored quickly, is the open question.