# Ukraine Warns Russia May Target Its Gas Grid This Winter, Putting Europe’s Energy Lifeline at Risk

*Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-08-13T08:07:40.037Z (2h ago)
**Category**: geopolitics | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 9/10
**Sources**: OSINT
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/articles/14227.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries

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**Deck**: Ukraine’s military intelligence says Russia could shift to attacking Ukraine’s gas transmission system and related infrastructure during the coming autumn‑winter season. Any such campaign would threaten not only Ukrainian heating but also the pipelines and facilities that still move gas from European storage and across Ukrainian territory.

A warning from Kyiv that Russia may start attacking Ukraine’s gas transmission system this winter puts energy infrastructure back in the crosshairs of the war—this time with direct implications for both Ukrainian households and Europe’s remaining overland gas routes. On 13 August, Ukraine’s military intelligence service stated that Russia could launch strikes on Ukraine’s gas transport network during the autumn‑winter period. The warning also flagged the risk of attacks on infrastructure that enables gas withdrawals from underground storage and the import of gas from Europe. The assessment was presented as a forward‑looking threat, not evidence that such attacks had already begun, and has not been independently corroborated by other national…

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