Ukraine energy infrastructure

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

300+ attack drones and 37 missiles hit Ukraine energy overnight - Zelenskyy

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with more than 300 strike drones and 37 missiles, the majority of which were ballistic, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 10:45 AM

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

ISW: Russia stockpiled missiles in September for large-scale strikes on Ukraine

Russian forces likely stockpiled ballistic and cruise missiles throughout September 2025 to carry out several large-scale strikes on Ukraine on selected days, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported in its Oct. 3 assessment.

4 October 2025, 12:36 PM

Moscow revives pre-winter campaign to batter Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and morale

Russia is resuming combined strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of the winter of 2025, likely trying to undermine Kyiv’s willingness to resist Russian aggression, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 27.

28 August 2025, 01:05 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

SBU charges Russian commander for Kinzhal missile attacks

Ukraine's SBU Security Service has charged Russian military commander Aleksey Yamakidi in absentia for directing strikes using Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the agency announced on Telegram on July 1.

1 July 2025, 02:07 PM

EU to revise gas storage rules to guard against price shocks

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a preliminary agreement to revise gas storage rules, extending the bloc’s obligation to stockpile sufficient gas volumes ahead of winter by another two years, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

25 June 2025, 10:55 AM

Japan and Sweden fund critical transformers for Ukraine’s energy system

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine has delivered three high-voltage autotransformers to Ukraine’s national grid operator, Ukrenergo, the Energy Ministry reported on May 21.

21 May 2025, 03:55 PM

Russian attacks slash Ukraine’s gas output by nearly 50%, PM Shmyhal says

Multiple Russian attacks this winter destroyed nearly half of Ukraine’s gas production, so the government is securing imports to prepare for next winter, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram on April 29.

29 April 2025, 06:51 PM

Trump’s nuclear ambitions in Ukraine face legal roadblocks and rising concerns

The White House has stated that U.S. control over Ukraine’s nuclear power plants would be “the best protection for this infrastructure,” but the idea faces legal obstacles and uncertainties about Ukraine’s approval, The New York Times reported on March 20.

21 March 2025, 01:22 PM

Russian strikes leave parts of Ukraine without power

Russian forces launched large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa oblasts, energy company DTEK reported on March 15.

15 March 2025, 12:52 PM

Bulgaria nears deal to sell reactors for Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi NPP

Bulgaria is preparing a government-level decision on the sale of reactors to Ukraine for the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said during a session of the Verkhovna Rada, Liga reported on March 14.

14 March 2025, 03:08 PM

Russia’s gas strikes: Moscow’s new tactic to pressure Ukraine in peace talks

Russia is stepping up its attacks on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure, and experts believe there’s a clear motive behind it: to weaken Ukraine’s energy security ahead of winter and push gas transit talks into future peace negotiations.

8 March 2025, 03:08 PM

Russia targets western Ukraine's energy grid in coordinated air attacks

The specifics of Russia’s air attack on Nov. 28 were analyzed on Radio NV by military observer Denys Popovych.

28 November 2024, 12:05 PM

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