Russian air strikes

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

Zelenskyy chastises parliament for adjourning over missile threat

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) for canceling its session due to a possible Russian missile attack on central Kyiv.

23 November 2024, 01:11 AM

Ukrainian parliament meeting canceled over targeted missile strike threat

A meeting of the Ukrainian parliament scheduled for Nov. 22 was canceled due to a credible threat of a Russian strike on government buildings in central Kyiv, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 21, citing parliamentary sources.

22 November 2024, 12:23 AM

Russia damaged three Ukrainian power plants on Nov. 17

Russia’s massive air strike on Nov. 17 targeted five thermal power plants operated by DTEK (Ukraine’s largest power utility company), damaging three of them, Reuters reported on Nov. 21, citing sources.

21 November 2024, 09:29 PM

US Embassy in Kyiv to reopen Thursday

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv will resume normal operations on Nov. 21, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Nov. 20.

20 November 2024, 10:54 PM

Defense Minister commends female soldiers who shot down Russian cruise missile

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has presented awards to a squad of female Ukrainian military service members who downed a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile during the Nov. 17 attack, the Defense Ministry announced on Nov. 19.

20 November 2024, 01:39 AM

One dead, eight injured in Russian air strike on Odesa

Russia attacked Odesa with drones and missiles, killing a civilian and injuring at least eight others, local officials reported on Nov. 14.

15 November 2024, 02:05 AM

Poland braces for influx of Ukrainian refugees before winter

Poland’s Lublin Province is preparing for a possible new wave of refugees from Ukraine, Ukrainian Consul General in Lublin, Oleh Kuts, told RFE/RL on Nov. 1.

2 November 2024, 01:54 AM

Kharkiv woman sentenced to 10 years for aiding Russian attacks with selfies

In Kharkiv, a woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for directing Russian missile strikes on the city, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced on Oct. 29.

29 October 2024, 09:11 PM

September sees record civilian casualties in Ukraine — UN

September marked the highest number of civilian casualties in Ukraine for 2024, with at least 208 civilians killed and 1,220 injured, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in its monthly report on Oct. 11.

12 October 2024, 01:57 AM

Zelenskyy discusses joint air defense with new NATO Secretary General

Ukraine and its Western partners have an opportunity to jointly defend Ukrainian airspace from Russian drones and missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his Oct. 3 evening address.

4 October 2024, 02:04 AM

Zelenskyy calls on Romania to help shoot down Russian drones near its airspace

Given Russia’s continued air strikes on civilian port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, Romania should help shoot down Russian UAVs near its borders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 2.

3 October 2024, 02:07 AM

Russia shelled Kharkiv over 50 times in September, mayor says

The Russian military used artillery, missiles, and drones to attack Kharkiv 53 times in September, injuring nearly 200 civilians, Mayor Ihor Terekhov told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Oct. 1.

2 October 2024, 02:05 AM

Denmark allocates $19 million to support Ukraine’s energy system

The Danish government will allocate DKK 130 million ($19.5 million) to fund repairs on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure damaged by systemic Russian attacks, Danish Energy Minister Lars Aagaard announced on Sept. 23.

23 September 2024, 10:57 PM

Renewable energy could save Ukraine, experts argue

A team of Ukrainian and international researchers, including Iryna Doronina from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), propose renewable energy sources as the foundation for rebuilding Ukraine's energy system.

19 September 2024, 11:43 PM

Ukrainians may face prolonged power outages this winter — UN report

Russia’s sustained bombing of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure could lead to consumers facing power cuts that last 4-18 hours per day during the coming winter, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a report on Sept. 19.

19 September 2024, 08:39 PM

DTEK repairing damaged power plants without state funding

Ukraine’s largest privately-owned power utility company DTEK is using largely its own funds to repair its thermal power plants (TPPs), most of which were damaged by Russian attacks, DTEK CEO Dmytro Sakharuk said on Sept. 17.

17 September 2024, 08:53 PM

Russian airstrike on Kharkiv: Casualty toll rises to one killed, 43 injured, including 4 children - photos

The body of a woman was recovered from the ninth floor of a 12-story residential building in Kharkiv hit by a Russian precision-guided bomb on Sept. 15, bringing the number of casualties to one dead and 43 injured, including 4 children, regional governor Oleh Synehubov wrote on Telegram late on the same day.

16 September 2024, 08:00 AM

Residential building hit, 30+ injured as Zelenskyy urges global response

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Sep. 15 that a Russian airstrike on a residential building in Kharkiv triggered a fire between the 9th and 12th floors, causing significant destruction.

15 September 2024, 04:59 PM

UN Human Rights Commissioner condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has condemned Russia's consistent strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and expressed concern for Ukrainian civilians as winter approaches, VOA reported on Sept. 9.

10 September 2024, 01:22 AM

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