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Hundreds of buildings in Kyiv still without central heating

About 40 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain disconnected from the power grid and 471 are without central heating after a series of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure, Kyiv City State Administration spokeswoman Kateryna Pop said on Jan. 14.

15 January, 02:23 AM

Kyiv City did ‘very little’ to prepare for winter, Zelenskyy says

Compared to some other Ukrainian cities, Kyiv municipal authorities did “very little” to prepare for Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in wintertime, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 14.

14 January, 09:51 PM

Power grid repair crews to get higher pay

Energy and Finance ministries are drafting proposals for additional pay for energy infrastructure repair crews who operate in the most challenging conditions, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Jan. 12.

12 January, 10:32 PM

PM Svyrydenko promises eased power outages as more capacity made available to households

By revising its list of critical infrastructure, the Ukrainian government has directed 800MW of additional generation capacity to households, meaning that rolling blackouts will be less harsh, PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Dec. 16.

16 December 2025, 09:32 PM

Ukraine’s NPPs throttle down after high-voltage lines damaged by Russian attacks

Russia hit key high-voltage power transmission lines in western Ukraine late last week, forcing Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPPs) to reduce output and inducing much harsher power outages across the country, DTEK (largest privately held utility company) said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 10:49 PM

Ireland pledges $145 million in nonlethal aid to Ukraine

Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin said his country will provide EUR125 million ($145.2 million) to Kyiv, including EUR100 million for nonlethal military assistance and EUR25 million to help repair Ukraine’s energy system.

2 December 2025, 09:51 PM

Germany spends $197 million to rebuild Ukraine’s power grid

Germany will immediately provide EUR170 million ($197 million) in aid to help Ukraine repair energy infrastructure damaged by recent Russian attacks, Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 10:50 PM

Ukrainian businesses adapted to rolling blackouts, NBU governor says

Nearly 84% of Ukrainian businesses are prepared to operate during blackouts induced by Russian attacks on the power grid, National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Governor Andriy Pyshnyy said on Nov. 19.

19 November 2025, 09:45 PM

Two Ukrainian NPPs remain at reduced capacity after Russian attacks—IAEA

Of the three operational Ukrainian nuclear power plants, two have been operating at reduced capacity for the past 10 days after a Russian attack disabled substations in western Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 11:53 PM

Russia launched 150 missiles, 2,000 drones at Ukraine’s energy sector in October

In October and early November, Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with over 150 cruise and ballistic missiles, on top of more than 2,000 kamikaze UAVs, national power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 08:47 PM

Ukraine has lost 80% of international support for its energy sector, expert says

Compared to 2022–2023, Ukraine has lost the bulk of its international support for the energy sector, Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center and former Energy Ministry adviser, said in an interview with public broadcaster Suspilne on Nov. 12.

13 November 2025, 02:28 AM

Ukrenergo did its part to prepare for Russian air strikes—Kudrytskyi

Ukraine’s national power grid operator Ukrenergo did more than any other state body to harden its infrastructure against Russian attacks, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, who led Ukrenergo from 2020 to 2024, told NV Radio on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 11:55 PM

Kudrytskyi calls case against him a ‘political reprisal’

Former head of Ukraine’s state power grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, publicly denounced the criminal case against him as “a very poorly planned and executed political reprisal.”

1 November 2025, 03:39 AM

Ukraine braces for its most challenging winter yet—Bild

The Russian military is attempting to make sure Ukraine freezes this winter, proceeding with systematic bombing of power plants, gas storage facilities, and substations across the country, German newspaper Bild reported on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 11:56 PM

Ukraine gathers allies to help shore up its power grid

The Ukrainian government has engaged several of its international partners to assemble a coalition to support Ukraine’s energy system, which is cracking under daily Russian air strikes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 08:43 PM

Government to spend $201 million on extra gas imports as winter approaches

The Cabinet has allocated an additional UAH8.4 billion ($201 million) to import natural gas for the upcoming heating season, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 10:43 PM

Cabinet freezes electricity prices for households as Russia-induced energy crisis deepens

During the coming winter, Ukrainians will continue to pay UAH4.32 ($0.1) per kWh of electricity, as the government extends the subsidized price regime through April 2026, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 11:55 PM

Ukraine braces for lengthy winter blackouts as Russia changes air strike tactics

Ukrainian energy officials warn the upcoming season could be more punishing than the winter of 2022–2023 as Russia shifts its attack strategy against critical infrastructure, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 10:28 PM

Power outages, water supply disruptions hit Kyiv

A power grid overload caused an issue at an energy facility in Kyiv, leading to partial power outages in the Holosiivskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Pecherskyi, and Solomianskyi districts, city authorities reported on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 11:48 PM

Ukrainian cabinet tackles energy crisis after devastating Russian attack

Russian forces carried out one of the largest attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the start of the full-scale invasion, causing widespread damage, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported on Telegram on Oct. 10.

10 October 2025, 12:17 PM

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