Russian air strikes

Some Kyiv buildings to remain without heating for rest of winter

Some apartment buildings in Kyiv's Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts will remain without central heating for at least two months, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Feb. 5.

5 February, 09:14 PM

Trump insists Putin ‘kept his word’ on energy truce, contradicting Zelenskyy

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin honored the agreed-upon terms of a temporary “energy truce” with Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Feb. 3.

4 February, 03:41 AM

Rutte tours Kyiv power plant hours after Russian attack

Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte toured a Kyiv combined heat and power plant that was damaged by Russian missiles earlier on Feb. 3.

3 February, 08:14 PM

Kyiv may soon return to predictable power outages, minister says

About 710,000 consumers in Kyiv remain without power, with repair crews working around the clock to allow the city to return to scheduled rolling blackouts, Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 27.

28 January, 12:38 AM

Kharkiv in blackout after Russian attack

The Russian military launched a combined missile and drone strike on Kharkiv on the evening of Jan. 26, cutting power to roughly 80% of the city and surrounding region and damaging schools, apartment buildings, and a key energy facility, local officials said.

26 January, 11:37 PM

Kyiv to shift to scheduled power outages within days, minister says

Ukraine’s power grid remains under extreme strain, but Kyiv is expected to move from emergency outages to scheduled rolling blackouts within days, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 21.

22 January, 02:29 AM

Russia plans to cripple Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, minister warns

Moscow is preparing another large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, including likely strikes on transformers and power lines serving nuclear power plants, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 19.

19 January, 09:35 PM

Kyiv installs five mini-CHP plants; two now operational

Kyiv installed five miniature combined heat and power (CHP) plants to help provide heating and electricity as Russian missile strikes and harsh weather have put the Ukrainian capital on brink of collapse, city officials said on Jan. 14.

15 January, 03:18 AM

Hundreds of buildings in Kyiv still without central heating

About 40 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain disconnected from the power grid and 471 are without central heating after a series of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure, Kyiv City State Administration spokeswoman Kateryna Pop said on Jan. 14.

15 January, 02:23 AM

Kyiv City did ‘very little’ to prepare for winter, Zelenskyy says

Compared to some other Ukrainian cities, Kyiv municipal authorities did “very little” to prepare for Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in wintertime, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 14.

14 January, 09:51 PM

Russian air strikes hit Kyiv; explosions near Lviv

Hundreds of Russian Shahed drones attacked Kyiv shortly after midnight on Jan. 9, damaging critical infrastructure and numerous apartment buildings across the capital.

9 January, 02:19 AM

Zelenskyy warns of major Russian air strike overnight

The Russian military is likely preparing for a major drone and missile strike targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in the early hours of Jan. 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 8.

8 January, 09:53 PM

2025 one of deadliest years for Ukrainian civilians, UN says

This year has become one of the deadliest years for Ukrainian civilians as Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s cities intensifies, Kayoko Gotoh, a spokeswoman for the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 11:26 PM

Ukraine’s NPPs throttle down after high-voltage lines damaged by Russian attacks

Russia hit key high-voltage power transmission lines in western Ukraine late last week, forcing Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPPs) to reduce output and inducing much harsher power outages across the country, DTEK (largest privately held utility company) said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 10:49 PM

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

Fires across Kyiv after Russian missile attack

The Russian military launched a mix of ballistic and cruise missiles at the Ukrainian capital early on Nov. 14, followed by more than a hundred Shahed kamikaze drones.

14 November 2025, 03:56 AM

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

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

Ukraine short $750 million for gas imports—Zelenskyy

Ukraine is about $750 million short of the $2 billion it needs for additional natural gas imports to cover its winter needs, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 10:38 PM

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

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