energy infrastructure

U.S. prepared Ukraine’s energy grid ahead of full-scale invasion

The United States began preparing Ukraine for a potential Russian energy strikes even before the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, CNN wrote, citing former national security official Brett McGurk, on Sept. 2.

3 September, 09:00 AM

Zelenskyy holds top military meeting, orders new air defenses ahead of winter

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy convened a Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff meeting on Sept. 1 to review the country’s preparations for the heating season and ramp up air defense capabilities, Zelenskyy said on Telegram.

1 September, 04:45 PM

Russia’s drone swarm damages Poltava energy infrastructure

Russia launched a mass overnight drone attack on Poltava Oblast, damaging an energy-sector enterprise, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Aug. 27.

27 August, 11:32 AM

Hungarian MEP calls Ukraine’s pipeline strike 'attack on EU'

Tamás Deutsch, a Member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s Fidesz party, compared Ukraine’s strike on the Druzhba pipeline to an “armed attack on the European Union,” Hungarian outlet 444.hu reported on Aug. 25.

25 August, 07:42 PM

Energy Ministry confirms Russian strikes on energy facilities

Russian forces attacked energy facilities in Poltava Oblast overnight, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy confirmed on Aug. 19.

19 August, 02:46 PM

Russia pounds Poltava Oblast with drones and missiles, 1,500+ without power

Russia carried out a mass overnight attack on Poltava Oblast; impacts and falling debris were recorded in two districts — Kremenchuk and Lubny, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Aug. 19.

19 August, 10:56 AM

Norway opens Johan Castberg, northernmost oil field

Norwegian Energy Minister Terje Aasland officially opened the Johan Castberg oil field, the country’s northernmost oil field, located in the Barents Sea, according to the statement from Equinor, the field’s operator, on Aug. 8.

11 August, 01:45 PM

Ukraine's DTEK energy facility damaged in latest Russian drone assault

A DTEK energy facility was damaged in a Russian drone strike on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the company reported on Aug. 7.

7 August, 03:00 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia repeatedly refused ‘air truce’ proposals

Ukraine has repeatedly offered Russia a mutual halt to missile and drone strikes on civilian targets and energy infrastructure—a call that Moscow has consistently disregarded, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 5.

6 August, 02:07 AM

Ukraine seeking full ceasefire in Istanbul negotiations

Ukrainian representatives at negotiations in Turkiye will insist on an immediate and complete ceasefire, particularly an end to strikes on civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media on July 23.

23 July, 06:38 PM

Russia targets Ukraine’s energy grid, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was a primary target of the overnight Russian air raid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram on July 17.

16 July, 10:16 AM

Russian strike hits Kherson power facility, outages expected

Russian troops attacked an energy facility in Kherson Oblast, prompting warnings for residents to prepare for extended power outages, Kherson regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram on June 27.

27 June, 05:40 PM

EU to revise gas storage rules to guard against price shocks

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a preliminary agreement to revise gas storage rules, extending the bloc’s obligation to stockpile sufficient gas volumes ahead of winter by another two years, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

25 June, 10:55 AM

Russia targets Kremenchuk’s energy, agricultural infrastructure

Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kremenchuk’s energy and agricultural infrastructure overnight into June 15, damaging a private home and power lines, Poltava Oblast’s acting governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Telegram.

15 June, 12:00 PM

Ukraine hopes to counter Shaheds with interceptor drones, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine is developing interceptor UAVs to take down Russian–Iranian Shahed drones targeting the country’s energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 11.

12 June, 02:04 AM

Russian strike on Kherson power facility causes outages, water rationing

Russian forces attacked a critical energy facility in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast on June 11, causing widespread power outages and prompting water supply schedules in the city of Kherson, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram.

11 June, 06:57 PM

IAEA chief Grossi visits Ukraine to discuss energy recovery

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday, June 3, marking his 12th visit to the country since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

3 June, 06:12 PM

Ukraine restores up to 5 GW of lost power capacity since 2022 — report

Ukraine has restored between 4 and 5 gigawatts of power generation capacity lost since 2022, but remains heavily reliant on electricity imports, according to a summer forecast published by the energy think tank DiXi Group on May 30.

30 May, 11:39 AM

Ukraine eyeing Trans-Balkan gas route to boost imports

Ukraine may soon import natural gas via the Trans-Balkan corridor, in addition to existing routes from Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, with a new discounted tariff product to unlock the costly route, former Energy Minister Olha Buslavets said on Facebook on May 23.

26 May, 03:33 PM

Russia cripples energy lifeline in Kherson after daylong assault

Russia has destroyed one of the key energy infrastructure sites in Kherson Oblast that supplied electricity to the city after over a day of relentless shelling, local governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on April 23.

23 April, 12:54 PM

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