Analysis-Ukraine heads into winter with a hobbled energy system

FILE PHOTO: A view shows power lines at a compound of a power infrastructure object, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mykhailo Moskalenko

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine faces a second winter of lengthy power outages amid relentless Russian missile and drone attacks that have left parts of the energy system more vulnerable than a year ago.

Thousands of engineers have toiled over the summer months to repair broken equipment, and better air defences could help mitigate the impact of the war as temperatures begin to drop.