Zelensky: Russia is launching one of its largest attacks on Ukraine's energy sector using more than 320 drones and missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched one of its largest attacks on Ukraine's energy sector, using more than 320 drones and missiles. The transmission channel runs through physical energy supply: damage to generation, transmission, and gas-storage infrastructure can tighten Ukraine's domestic power balance and raise demand for imported electricity and gas from neighbouring EU states. Ukrainian sovereign debt and hryvnia-linked assets are most directly exposed, as infrastructure damage feeds into fiscal costs and reconstruction financing needs, while European gas and power benchmarks may see modest risk premia through regional supply-security concerns. Traders should watch Ukrainian grid outage reports and Ukrainian Energy Ministry restoration updates, along with any EU statements on emergency energy assistance or gas storage injection pace in the coming sessions.

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