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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

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 2025, 08:45 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 2025, 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 2025, 10:28 PM

Russia changes tactics in attacks on Ukraine’s power grid

Russia has shifted its tactics in striking Ukraine’s power grid, focusing on targeted attacks using large numbers of missiles and drones to completely destroy Ukrenergo substations, Ukrenergo CEO Vitalii Zaichenko said during the Kyiv International Economic Forum on Oct. 16, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

16 October 2025, 05:24 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

96 Russian drones hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight

Russian night attack was again aimed at energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 12:27 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 2025, 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 2025, 02:56 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

Russia aims to cripple Ukraine’s rail network, says Deputy PM

Russia is attempting to disrupt Ukraine’s heating season and paralyze the operations of national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia, the country’s “critical artery,” Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 09:31 AM

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