energy infrastructure

Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast faces severe power outages after attacks

Chernihiv Oblast suffered 44 strikes on 22 settlements the previous day, leaving the electricity situation "very complicated" in some municipalities, regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported on Oct. 24.

24 October, 02:45 PM

Chernihiv in the dark, rolling blackouts return across Ukraine

In the wake of another Russian attack on the Ukrainian power grid, 140,000 households in Chernihiv Oblast are without power, with rolling blackout schedules introduced across much of the country, Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Oct. 22.

22 October, 08:45 PM

Missiles and 40+ drones strike Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, gas pipeline and buildings damaged

Russia carried out a combined strike on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging houses, a gas pipeline and cars, local governor Vladyslav Haivanenko reported on Oct. 22.

22 October, 10:54 AM

Russia pounds Ukraine’s oil and gas sites in Poltava Oblast

Russian forces carried out another massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, damaging oil and gas facilities in the Myrhorod district of Poltava Oblast, regional Governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Telegram on Oct. 22.

22 October, 08:46 AM

Khmelnytskyi NPP expansion to begin after ceasefire—Westinghouse

The project to add two reactors to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP) is being actively developed, with construction to begin as soon as hostilities in Ukraine end, Dan Lipman, the head of Energy Systems at Westinghouse Electric, said on Oct. 21.

21 October, 11:51 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia backs off diplomacy as Tomahawk pressure eases

Russian representatives have tried to sidestep diplomacy as soon as pressure eased on supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on Oct. 21.

21 October, 05:50 PM

Scorched-earth tactics: Ukraine braces for winter power threats as Russia targets energy grid

The likelihood of a nationwide blackout in Ukraine this winter is low, as roughly 50% of the country’s transformers are now protected from Russian strikes, the head of Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo, Vitalii Zaychenko, said in a Telegram post.

17 October, 03:04 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, 10:28 PM

Russia hits Ukraine’s energy network with 28 ballistic missiles, 300 drones

Russian forces launched a massive overnight strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Oct. 16, firing 28 ballistic missiles out of 37 total launched, Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said on national television.

16 October, 02:25 PM

Over half of Ukrenergo sites shielded from Russian drones

Over half of Ukraine’s Ukrenergo energy facilities now have engineering defenses against drone attacks, the company told news outlet hromadske on Oct. 16.

16 October, 02:05 PM

Russia fires 357 drones, missiles at Ukraine overnight

Russian forces unleashed a massive combined assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, firing 357 drones and missiles, but Ukrainian air defenses downed or jammed 288 of them, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Oct. 16.

16 October, 01:15 PM

Emergency blackouts hit Kyiv, 10 Ukrainian regions

Emergency power outages hit Kyiv and ten Ukrainian regions on Oct. 16 after Russian strikes battered energy infrastructure, prompting utilities to impose rolling blackouts, according to Ukrenergo.

16 October, 11:10 AM

Zelenskyy says Russian strikes have grown ‘more insidious,’ urges France and partners to expand arms deliveries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told French President Emmanuel Macron that Ukraine urgently needs air defense systems and missiles to fend off intensifying Russian attacks. Zelenskyy made the remarks in a statement on Oct. 12 following the call with Macron.

12 October, 06:57 PM

Russia strikes energy and gas infrastructure in three Ukrainian oblasts

Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s energy and gas transmission infrastructure overnight on Oct. 12, striking facilities across three oblasts, the Energy Ministry said.

12 October, 02:28 PM

German firm unveils Europe's first conceptual design for commercial fusion power plant

Berlin-based Gauss Fusion unveiled GIGA, Europe's first full conceptual design for a commercial nuclear fusion power plant, marking a pivotal shift from fusion research to industrial-scale development, Interesting Engineering reported on Oct. 9.

10 October, 08:16 PM

G7 envoys hold urgent meeting on Russian strikes to Ukraine's energy grid

G7 ambassadors in Ukraine met urgently with Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and executives from Ukrenergo, Naftogaz and Energoatom to address Russia's attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure and Ukraine's “most pressing needs” for defense and recovery, the envoys' official X account reported on Oct. 10.

10 October, 06:24 PM

Ukrainian energy workers restore power to 270,000 in Kyiv after Russian assault

Ukrainian energy crews restored electricity to 270,000 subscribers in Kyiv after a massive Russian missile and drone attack overnight, with restoration efforts ongoing amid emergency blackouts in nine regions, Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said on Facebook on Oct. 10.

10 October, 04:02 PM

Over 5,800 buildings in Kyiv without power after Russian attack

More than 5,800 residential buildings in Kyiv remain without electricity following a Russian missile and drone attack overnight into Oct. 10, Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko reported on Telegram.

10 October, 02:56 PM

Russia deliberately struck Ukraine’s energy system on the anniversary of its first 2022 attack – FM Sybiha

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha condemned Russia’s massive strike on the country’s critical civilian infrastructure on Oct. 10.

10 October, 01:56 PM

Russian strikes disrupt power, gas, water in 12 Ukrainian oblasts

Russian forces launched more than 450 drones and fired over 30 missiles in a massive overnight attack targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and civilian facilities, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote in his Oct. 10 Telegram post.

10 October, 10:36 AM

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