“Ukraine has wrapped up its third heating season during full-scale war,” Shmyhal wrote on Telegram. “Over these months, Russia carried out nine massive and dozens of smaller attacks on our energy system. And despite all this, we held on. Millions of homes, schools, and hospitals had light and heat. Our businesses continued to operate without major restrictions.”
Since 2022, more than 63,000 energy infrastructure sites — both small and large — have been hit by Russia, he said. However, more than half of the capacity damaged in 2023 has already been restored thanks to around-the-clock repairs and reconstruction.
Ukraine’s nuclear sector also played a key role. “All nine nuclear power units operated at full capacity,” the prime minister said.
Shmyhal also praised Ukraine’s international partners. “Our European partners have once again shown unwavering support. We expanded electricity import capacity from Europe to 2.1 gigawatts. And the Ukraine Energy Support Fund raised €1.2 billion in donor contributions,” he noted.
Russian attacks devastated key power infrastructure
Despite the resilience, Ukraine’s energy sector sustained major losses:
On April 11, 2024, a Russian missile strike completely destroyed the Trypillia Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in Kyiv Oblast.
As a result, Centrenergo lost 100% of its generation capacity.
In March 2024, both power units of the Dnipro Hydroelectric Station were destroyed. While the dam itself survived, restoring the facility could take years.
Kharkiv’s TPP-5 was also destroyed. Officials say rebuilding it would be like constructing a new station from scratch.
The Zmiivska TPP in Kharkiv Oblast, also part of Centrenergo, was likewise destroyed.
DTEK Group, owned by oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, reported losing 80% of its generation.
All power units of the Burshtynska and Ladyzhynska TPPs were damaged.
Gas storage facilities in western Ukraine were hit.
As of May 9, 2024, two hydroelectric plants were taken offline.
On May 20, the national grid operator Ukrenergo said all large thermal and hydroelectric power plants had sustained damage due to Russian attacks.
On June 1, Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure in five oblasts. DTEK confirmed serious damage to two of its TPPs.
Adding to the challenges, the U.S. State Department ended its USAID program to help rebuild Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Feb. 28, 2025. The initiative had received hundreds of millions of dollars in funding.
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry continues to tally the full extent of damage to the energy system caused by Russia’s ongoing campaign.