Ukraine energy infrastructure attack

Russian forces launch nearly 230 drones in overnight attack against Ukraine

Russian forces launched 227 Shahed, jet-powered Shahed, and Gerbera UAVs, along with Parodiya decoy drones, against Ukraine overnight on November 6, the Air Force reported.

6 November, 10:05 AM

Russia intensifies assault on Ukraine’s energy grid, hitting generation and networks

Russia continues to attack Ukraine’s energy grid, targeting both sources of generation and the distribution network, the Ministry of Energy reported on November 4.

4 November, 01:40 PM

Russian morning strike knocks out power in Rivne Oblast

Parts of Rivne and the surrounding region lost power following a Russian attack on the morning of October 15, Regional Governor Oleksandr Koval reported.

15 October, 08:41 AM

U.S. threatens to halt intelligence sharing if Ukraine continues striking Russian refineries

The United States warned Ukraine that it would immediately cut off all intelligence sharing if strikes on Russian oil refineries continue, The Washington Post reported on October 14, citing a source familiar with the matter.

15 October, 08:23 AM

Zaluzhnyi comments on massive Russian attack on Ukraine's energy sector

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to Britain and former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, called Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure Russia's real response to the proposal of an energy truce, in a post on X on Oct. 14.

14 October, 01:40 PM

Russia aims to sever Kyiv from Ukraine's main power grid

Russia is continuing its massive attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in an effort to disconnect the Kyiv energy hub from the nation's unified power grid, director of the Center for Energy Studies Oleksandr Kharchenko told Radio NV on October 8.

9 October, 09:46 AM

Three energy workers killed as Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid

Russian forces attacked a vehicle carrying employees of the Sloviansk thermal power plant on Tuesday morning, Feb. 17, killing three people, Ukraine’s First Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov said.

17 February, 01:45 PM

Officer ties Russian energy strikes to negotiation leverage

Russia’s massive strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure are an attempt to gain negotiating leverage at the Abu Dhabi talks, as the enemy lacks frontline success, Deputy Commander of Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps Maksym Zhorin said in a Telegram post on Feb. 3.

3 February, 05:51 PM

Russia knocks out power to 800,000 in Dnipro in largest grid strike of the winter

About 800,000 consumers in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast were without electricity as of the morning of Jan. 8 after Russian forces carried out a massive, coordinated strike on energy infrastructure in central-eastern Ukraine, authorities said.

8 January, 03:01 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia’s 650-drone, 30-missile strike shows it’s not serious about peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 650 drones and 30 missiles at Ukraine overnight into Dec. 23, calling it a massive and deliberate strike on critical infrastructure, according to a post on his Telegram channel.

23 December 2025, 02:20 PM

Russia launches 705-drone and missile strike on Ukraine, air defenses down 623

Russian forces launched a massive overnight strike against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure on Oct. 30, firing a mix of 705 drones and missiles from air, land, and sea, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

30 October 2025, 12:40 PM

Russian attacks on energy sector may cut Naftogaz’s 2025 gas output by a third

Naftogaz Group could fall short of its 2025 natural gas production target by nearly one-third due to continued Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, a senior company official said.

25 October 2025, 04:24 PM

Russian forces strike energy facilities in four oblasts — energy minister

Russian forces launched targeted overnight strikes against energy infrastructure in four regions of Ukraine on the night of Oct. 23, acting Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said during a national television broadcast.

23 October 2025, 12:08 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

Russia’s drone strike injures two DTEK workers, cuts power to thousands in Kyiv Oblast

Russian forces struck an energy substation in Kyiv Oblast, injuring two DTEK employees and leaving nearly 10,000 households without power, regional officials said.

12 October 2025, 03:34 PM

Russia strikes energy and gas infrastructure in six Ukrainian oblasts

Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure overnight into Aug. 27, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said.

27 August 2025, 12:26 PM

Zelenskyy condemns Russia’s use of Kalibr missiles with cluster munitions

After Russia’s massive missile attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Nov. 28, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported strikes in multiple regions targeting civilian infrastructure with Kalibr missiles carrying cluster munitions.

28 November 2024, 12:26 PM

Ukraine energy infrastructure attack