Ukraine energy infrastructure

Over 16,000 in Kharkiv Oblast left without heat after Russian strikes

More than 16,000 residents of the Lozova municipality in Kharkiv Oblast were left without heating in 20-degree below zero Celsius cold after Russian strikes hit energy infrastructure overnight into Feb. 3, Lozova Mayor Sergiy Zelenskiy reported on Telegram.

3 February, 10:54 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia hits Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in mass winter attack

Russia carried out another targeted strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, launching a large-scale attack amid freezing winter temperatures, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on his Telegram channel on Feb. 3.

3 February, 10:40 AM

Ukraine secures dozens of power substations, plans protection for 120 more by March

Ukraine’s State Agency for Restoration has completed protective measures at 46 Ukrenergo facilities across 22 substations, plans to finish similar protection at 120 more facilities by March, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Jan. 30.

2 February, 10:19 AM

Rescuer dies in Kyiv energy repair work after fall from height

Rescuer and high-altitude specialist Oleksandr Pytaychuk was killed during emergency repair work at one of Kyiv’s energy facilities on Dec. 25, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported in a Telegram post.

25 January, 06:20 PM

About 100 Kyiv apartment buildings remain without heat after Jan. 9 attack

Heating still needs to be restored to nearly 100 apartment buildings in Kyiv following a large-scale Russian attack on the city’s energy infrastructure earlier this month, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Jan. 16.

16 January, 05:59 PM

Nearly one-third of Kyiv left without heating after Russian attack

Nearly one-third of Kyiv was left without heating after a large-scale Russian attack, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said on Dec. 27.

27 December 2025, 12:30 PM

Three Ukrainian oblasts plunge into near-total blackout

Mass Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy system has left Rivne, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts almost completely without power, acting Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov wrote on Dec. 23.

23 December 2025, 12:51 PM

SBU detains Russian agents plotting strikes on Kyiv power plants

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on Dec. 11 that it detained two Russian agents who were preparing missile and drone strikes on thermal and hydroelectric power plants in Kyiv Oblast.

11 December 2025, 12:50 PM

Power outages follow Russian attacks on energy facilities in four regions

Russian attacks on energy facilities in several regions have left customers without power in the Odesa, Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, Ukraine's Energy Ministry reported on the morning of Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 03:39 PM

NABU detective key to Energoatom graft probe despite arrest

The detained and arrested NABU official Ruslan Mahamedrasulov participated in exposing the embezzlement scheme at the state-owned NPP operator Energoatom, said NABU detective team leader Oleksandr Abakumov, who handled the investigation, on the UP.Chat program on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 02:45 PM

Ukraine’s anti-graft agencies defy Zelenskyy in Energoatom probe

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies — the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) — appear to be tightening oversight of the government, the New York Times reported on Nov. 10, analyzing events and the corruption scandal around the state-owned NPP operator Energoatom.

11 November 2025, 02:06 PM

Billions siphoned in Energoatom protection contracts, journalist says

Searches at Justice Minister and ex-Energy Minister German Halushchenko and businessman Timur Mindich did occur, but seized items remain unknown, Nashi Groshi investigative journalist Yurii Nikolov told Radio NV on Nov. 10, adding that billions of hryvnias are still being siphoned from substation protection contracts at Energoatom.

11 November 2025, 01:07 PM

Fresh Russian attack hits Ukrianian energy sites, power outages reported

New damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was recorded following a combined Russian strike, Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 11:18 AM

Russian attack damages power plants in western Ukraine

Russian troops struck DTEK thermal power plants in various regions during a massive combined attack on Ukraine overnight into Oct. 30, the company reported in a Telegram post.

30 October 2025, 10:57 AM

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

Russia hits DTEK coal enrichment plant in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Russian forces attacked a DTEK coal enrichment facility in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of Oct. 20, the country’s largest private energy company reported on Telegram.

20 October 2025, 06:19 PM

Russia fires 3 ballistic missiles, 60 drones at Ukraine

Russian troops launched three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 60 strike drones, including about 40 Shahed types and other UAVs such as Gerbera, against Ukraine overnight into Oct. 20, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram.

20 October 2025, 11:32 AM

Ukraine offers Slovakia energy hub, risk-free supply

Ukraine is prepared to ensure Slovakia faces no energy supply risks and to establish a new regional energy hub, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said during joint Ukrainian-Slovak government consultations on Oct. 17, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported.

17 October 2025, 05:54 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

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