Ukraine power grid

Zelenskyy: Russia preparing new energy terror campaign against Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 28 that Russia is once again trying to plunge Ukraine into blackout conditions this year.

29 September 2025, 11:45 AM

Ukraine restores up to 5 GW of lost power capacity since 2022 — report

Ukraine has restored between 4 and 5 gigawatts of power generation capacity lost since 2022, but remains heavily reliant on electricity imports, according to a summer forecast published by the energy think tank DiXi Group on May 30.

30 May 2025, 11:39 AM

Nearly 2,000 without power after Russian drone barrage hits Poltava Oblast, destroys business, damages power lines

Russia launched a massive drone strike on Poltava Oblast overnight on May 23, destroying a business facility, injuring a civilian, and knocking out electricity for thousands, Volodymyr Kohut, regional governor, said in a Telegram post.

23 May 2025, 10:14 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

Over 63,000 energy facilities affected in Ukraine since February 2022

Since February 2022, Russian mass strikes and targeted attacks have damaged 63,000 energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy reported on April 9.

9 April 2025, 07:35 PM

Russia targets fifth DTEK energy facility in two weeks

The Russian army has launched another attack on a DTEK energy facility in Odesa Oblast, marking the fifth company's site damaged in the past two weeks, the energy provider's press service reported on March 6.

6 March 2025, 12:30 PM

Russian war crimes probes and Ukraine energy restoration programs on hold

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has suspended programs aimed at prosecuting Russian war crimes and restoring Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Democratic congressman of Ukrainian descent Eugene Vindman said, according to the Feb. 5 Ukrinform news agency report.

5 February 2025, 09:53 AM

Russia’s missile barrage triggers emergency blackouts in seven Ukrainian oblasts

Emergency power outages were introduced in Ukraine on Feb. 1 following a Russian missile attack.

1 February 2025, 10:26 AM

2024 was toughest year for Ukraine’s power grid, says Energy Minister

Last year’s Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid were significantly more extensive and lasted throughout the year, compared to the October start of hostile strikes on energy facilities in 2022 and 2023, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on national television on Jan. 2.

2 January 2025, 12:13 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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