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Gas transit cut hits Russia’s costly missile strike capabilities

Each massive missile attack on Ukraine's power grid costs Russia between $1-2 billion, Serhiy Makohon, the former head of Ukraine's GTS operator, said in an interview with Radio NV on Jan. 10.

10 January 2025, 03:12 PM

Storm damage: hundreds without power in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Strong southwesterly winds reaching 25–30 m/s overnight and into the morning have caused widespread power outages across Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Prykarpattyaoblenergo reported on Jan. 7.

7 January 2025, 02:10 PM

Ukrainian Railways retrofits old engines to keep trains running amid Russian attacks

Ukraine's rail operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, has begun upgrading 40-year-old TEP70 diesel locomotives in its own facilities, according to its Jan. 4 Facebook post.

6 January 2025, 12:58 PM

Russian strike disrupts power supply in Poltava Oblast

Energy infrastructure was damaged in a morning Russian strike on Poltava Oblast, regional Governor Philip Pronin reported on Telegram on Dec. 25.

25 December 2024, 11:29 AM

Ukraine's power grid reeling after Russian Christmas barrage

Russian forces carried out the thirteenth massive attack on Ukraine's power grid and the tenth on DTEK's thermal power plants (TPPs) in 2024, causing significant damage to the equipment, the country's largest power utility reported on Telegram on Dec. 25.

25 December 2024, 09:39 AM

Kyslytsya: Thousands of Russian missiles and drones rained down on Ukraine’s power grid and infrastructure in 2024

Russia carried out 12 massive air attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in 2024, firing some 1,100 cruise and ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Serhiy Kyslytsya told the UN Security Council meeting on Dec. 16, according the Ukrinform news agency.

17 December 2024, 10:35 AM

Russia targets Ukraine’s ability to import electricity — Ukrenergo

The Dec. 13 Russian missile attack on Ukraine specifically targeted international electricity transmission infrastructure, Ukrainian power grid operator Ukrenergo reported on Dec. 16.

17 December 2024, 12:55 AM

Russia must be deprived of means of terror, says Ukrainian FM

Russia's massive missile attack was primarily aimed at Ukraine's power grid, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on Dec. 13.

13 December 2024, 11:15 AM

Ukraine under massive Russian drone and missile attack, blackouts amid power grid strikes

Russian forces launched a massive combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine on Dec. 13, targeting civilian and energy infrastructure across the country.

13 December 2024, 09:41 AM

Ukraine's NPPs return to near-full output after Russian attack, IAEA says

Ukraine's three operating nuclear power plants (NPPs) have resumed near-full electricity production after a period of significantly reduced output following a massive Russian missile and drone attack on Nov. 28, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on Dec. 5.

6 December 2024, 10:32 AM

Ukraine's electricity imports from EU reach technical limit

Ukraine's electricity imports from the EU have reached a technical limit of 2,100 MW, Frank Reyer, vice-chair of the System Operations Committee at the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), told NV Business.

4 December 2024, 05:45 PM

Sybiha, Blinken sign memorandum on supporting Ukraine’s energy sector

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed a Memorandum of Understanding, outlining steps for the United States to help shore up Ukraine’s bruised power grid, the Foreign Ministry announced on Dec. 3.

3 December 2024, 09:15 PM

Ternopil’s power grid targeted again in Russian drone attack

A third Russian drone attack on the administrative center of Ternopil in a week has again targeted an energy infrastructure facility, leaving part of the western Ukrainian city without power, Mayor Serhii Nadal reported on Telegram early on Dec. 3.

3 December 2024, 07:58 AM

UN condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid

Russia’s air strike campaign targeting the Ukrainian power grid is plunging civilians into severe living conditions as the winter season begins, Jeremy Laurence, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement on Nov. 29.

30 November 2024, 12:46 AM

Ukraine's energy system faces challenges but remains under control, says PM Shmyhal

The current energy situation in Ukraine is complicated but controlled, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on X on Nov. 29.

29 November 2024, 04:35 PM

Second day of blackout in Kherson after Russian attack

The administrative center of Kherson remains without power for the second day after critical infrastructure was damaged in a Russian strike on the city, Governor Roman Mrochko reported on Telegram on Nov. 29.

29 November 2024, 11:43 AM

Water and heating back online in Lutsk, power still out after Russian attack

Following a major Russian air strike on energy infrastructure in western Ukraine, water supply and central heating have been restored in Lutsk, but the city is still in blackout, Mayor Ihor Polishchuk said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2024, 12:12 AM

Price caps throttle Ukraine’s electricity imports, expert says

Fixed price caps are limiting Ukraine’s ability to import electricity from Europe as the country lives with a severe shortage of generation capacity after Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure, Oleksandr Kharchenko, head of the Energy Industry Research Center, said in an interview with NV on Nov. 28.

28 November 2024, 11:15 PM

Massive Russian missile and drone barrage hits Ukraine

Russian forces carried out an overnight drone attack on Ukraine on Nov. 28, followed by a massive morning missile attack on the country’s energy grid.

28 November 2024, 08:10 AM

DTEK receives funding for energy recovery

Ukrainian energy company DTEK is set to receive €62.8 million from the European Commission and $46.1 million from the U.S. government to restore power generation facilities damaged by Russian attacks and prepare its power plants for the winter season. The company shared the update in an official statement on Nov. 25.

25 November 2024, 03:02 PM

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