Russia strikes Naftogaz facilities 13 times in past week, damaging gas production assets
Russia launched 13 drone and missile attacks against Naftogaz Group infrastructure across multiple Ukrainian oblasts over the past week, damaging equipment and temporarily halting operations at several gas production assets, the company reported on Aug. 17.
In the past week, Russia launched 13 drone and missile strikes against Naftogaz Group facilities across multiple Ukrainian regions, damaging equipment and temporarily shutting down several gas production assets, according to a report by Naftogaz on August 17. The attacks targeted upstream gas extraction infrastructure in various oblasts, causing severe damage to industrial equipment and resulting in partial losses of gas extraction volumes.
No Naftogaz employees were injured during the bombardments. Since the beginning of 2026, Russia has carried out a total of 293 attacks on Naftogaz Group facilities. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko remains a potential candidate to become the head of Naftogaz of Ukraine ahead of the spring 2027 board selection process.
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