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Russian morning strike leaves large swaths of Zaporizhzhya without power

Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhya’s power grid on the morning of September 15, sparking a fire and knocking out power to parts of the city, local officials reported.

15 September, 11:51 AM

21 explosive devices found near German power grid facilities

Authorities in the eastern German state of Saxony found 21 improvised explosive devices near local energy infrastructure sites, including high-voltage power lines, Tagesschau reported on Sept. 7, citing the Dresden prosecutor’s office and Saxony’s criminal police department.

7 September, 10:53 PM

Coalition of the Willing to send Ukraine specialized energy equipment

During their meeting in Kyiv on Aug. 24, leaders of the Coalition of the Willing agreed to send additional shipments of critical power grid equipment to Ukraine, in anticipation of Russian missile strike campaign likely coming this winter.

25 August, 12:29 AM

Drone attack hits electrical substation in occupied Feodosia, Crimea - video

Drones attacked an electrical substation in occupied Feodosia, Crimea, causing power outages and voltage drops across several cities, local Telegram channel Krymsky Veter (Crimean Wind) reported on July 28.

28 July, 08:07 AM

Ukrainian drones strike 4 Russian ships, 13 substations overnight

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck 13 substations in occupied Crimea and four vessels of Russia's shadow fleet in the Black Sea overnight, Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi reported on July 19.

19 July, 01:00 PM

Heat wave brings back rolling blackouts across Ukraine

Scheduled power outages will be in effect across Ukraine on June 30, national grid operator Ukrenergo announced on June 29.

29 June, 07:56 PM

Ukraine offers $29 million loans for grid investment

The Ukrainian government has launched a loan program to finance private sector investment in distributed power generation projects, the Economy Ministry announced on June 3.

3 June, 08:41 PM

Norway contributes $46 million to Ukraine grid repairs

Norway and the EU are moving forward with a new program to help Ukraine prepare for next winter, including NOK425 million ($46 million) in funding for repairs, the Norwegian government announced on May 26.

27 May, 01:54 AM

Ukraine to hold tender for 1.3 GW of grid capacity buildup

The Cabinet has approved a tender to build more than 1.3 gigawatts of new generating capacity as part of energy resilience plans, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko announced on May 22.

22 May, 09:26 PM

Ukraine needs $6.3 billion to harden 3,000 critical infrastructure sites

Over the four years of full-scale war with Russia, Ukraine has moved from ad hoc responses to a systemic resilience model for critical infrastructure, Development Minister Oleksii Kuleba said at the European Preparedness Conference on March 23.

24 March, 09:11 PM

Russian drones hit infrastructure, cut power in Odesa Oblast

Russia launched a drone attack on the southern part of Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast overnight, damaging energy, industrial, and port infrastructure, regional Governor Oleh Kipper reported on Telegram on March 17.

17 March, 09:38 AM

Ukraine, Romania building new cross-border power transmission lines

Ukraine and Romania are building two new cross-border high-voltage power lines, and one could be ready by the end of 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a visit to Bucharest on March 12.

12 March, 09:55 PM

Solar, wind generation supply 10% of Ukraine’s electricity

Solar and wind generation produce 10 percent of Ukraine’s electricity on average over a given year, the former chairman of Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, told NV Radio on March 10.

11 March, 11:12 PM

Much of donated energy equipment sits idle, former Ukrenergo chief says

Many expensive cogeneration units donated by international partners were never connected to the grid and remain unused, the former chairman of Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, told NV Radio on March 10.

11 March, 09:22 PM

Ukraine repairs third of damage done to energy system, minister says

Ukraine has restored about one-third of more than 9 GW of power generation capacity knocked out by Russian attacks since October 2025, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on March 5.

5 March, 09:46 PM

Energy Ministry: Ukrainian NPPs throttle down after Russian attack

Ukraine was once again forced to reduce the output of its nuclear power plants after several high-voltage transmission lines were damaged in a Russian air strike on Feb. 26, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

26 February, 10:10 PM

Russia not done with infrastructure attacks, Shmyhal warns

Although the stability of Ukraine’s power grid is steadily improving, intelligence points to Moscow planning further strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Feb. 20.

21 February, 12:25 AM

Ukrenergo: Ukraine needs over 9 gigawatts of new generation in coming years

Ukraine’s power grid will need about 9.5 gigawatts of new generating capacity in the coming years to cover the deficit caused by Russian attacks, Vitalii Zaichenko, chairman of national grid operator Ukrenergo, said on Feb. 18.

18 February, 08:01 PM

Russian drones cripple Odesa power grid

The overnight Russian drone assault on Odesa caused significant damage to the city’s power grid, Ukraine’s energy company DTEK reported on Telegram on Feb. 13.

13 February, 11:41 AM

Russian drones knock out power in Mykolaiv Oblast

Parts of the Bashtanskyi district were left without electricity after an overnight Russian drone attack on energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv Oblast, regional Governor Vitaliy Kim reported on Telegram early on Feb. 13.

13 February, 09:11 AM

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