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Russia attacks Kyiv’s civilian infrastructure

The Russian military launched a mix of cruise and ballistic missiles at energy facilities across Kyiv in the early hours of Nov. 25, followed by waves of Shahed kamikaze drones.

25 November 2025, 02:25 AM

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

Massive Russian missile-drone barrage hits central and western Ukraine

Russian forces carried out a massive combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, targeting central and western regions of the country, Air Force reported on Telegram early on Nov. 19.

19 November 2025, 08:15 AM

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

Attack hits substation supplying central Russia’s industrial belt

Drones attacked the 500-kV Veshkayma substation in Russia’s Ulyanovsk Oblast — a key link in the Volga power ring that connects the energy systems of Ulyanovsk, Mordovia, Chuvashia, and Samara, Astra Telegram channel reported on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 11:16 AM

Russia batters power grid in five Ukrainian oblasts

Russia forces carried out another attack on Ukraine’s power grid overnight, targeting energy infrastructure across five oblasts, the Energy Ministry reported on Telegram on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 10:28 AM

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

Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid, blackouts across country

Russian forces carried out a wave of overnight missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving parts of Donetsk, Kyiv, and Odesa oblast without electricity, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry reported on Telegram on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 11:20 AM

Blackouts hit 16 towns across central Ukraine

Russian attack left the city of Novoukrainka and 16 other settlements in Kirovohrad Oblast without electricity, regional governor Andrii Raikovych reported on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 09:39 AM

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

Berlin boosts Ukraine winter support

Germany will provide an additional €40 million ($47 million) in winter assistance to Ukraine to help the country cope with the aftermath of large-scale Russian attacks on its infrastructure and power grid, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced on Nov. 12, according to N-tv.

12 November 2025, 01:11 PM

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

Russian drone barrage hits power and rail facilities in Odesa Oblast

Civilian energy and transport infrastructure were damaged in a massive overnight Russian drone assault on Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast, regional Governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 09:08 AM

Ukraine battles outages after another Russian barrage

An overnight Russian air assault damaged energy facilities in several Ukrainian oblasts, while emergency repair crews were still dealing with the aftermath of the Nov. 8 large-scale missile and drone strikes on the power grid, national energy grid operator Ukrenergo reported on Telegram on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 12:36 PM

Russia amassing Shaheds for future attacks, Zelenskyy warns

The Russian military is stockpiling Shahed UAVs and missiles for further attacks on Ukraine’s power grid as winter approaches, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 7.

7 November 2025, 08:58 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

Sakhalin island plunged into darkness after plant blast

A powerful explosion at the Sakhalin GRES-2 thermal power plant on Sakhalin Oblast reportedly caused a widespread blackout across the island, disrupting industry, transport and utilities, local media wrote on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 09:01 AM

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

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