Ukraine has resumed electricity exports to Europe, after a six-month break caused by paralyzing Russian missile attacks on its energy infrastructure, Energy Minister German Galushchenko announced on Monday evening, Reuters reports.

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have caused disruptions in the supply of electricity to individuals and businesses in Ukraine, forcing workers to work overtime to repair the power grid.

“We have resumed exports,” Galushchenko said in a televised speech, adding that “Russia has not managed to destroy our energy system at all.”

The European Union is the main electricity export market for Ukraine. Galushchenko emphasized that the supply of electricity for the population of Ukraine remains the main priority, despite the resumption of exports, according to Agerpres.

“We hope that we will be able to reach last year’s export volumes. We intend to carry out negotiations to increase them, because the reserves we have today in the system allow us to do this,” said Galushchenko.

In June of last year, Ukraine, a country that in the past used to export electricity to the Republic of Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland, announced that it hopes to earn 1.5 billion euro from electricity exports to Europe by the end of of the year.

“Currently, there are plans aimed at increasing cross-border traffic between Ukraine and Poland, which will lead to an increase in exports,” stated Galushchenko.

In February 2023, the chief prosecutor from the International Criminal Court (ICC) visited Ukraine to investigate Russian airstrikes on power grids. The authorities in Kiev claim that these attacks are aimed at intimidating ordinary citizens, while Moscow claims that the attacks are aimed at weakening Ukraine’s military capabilities.