Ukraine winter prep

Putin convinced Ukraine will fall this winter and won’t negotiate, Kyslytsya says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no intention of sitting down for peace talks now, and his willingness to negotiate will decline further as winter draws closer because he expects Ukraine will not survive the season, deputy head of the President’s Office Sergiy Kyslytsya said on Aug. 20.

20 August, 07:54 PM

Kyiv only halfway ready for winter heating season

Kyiv has completed nearly 50% of its planned preparations for the upcoming winter heating season, Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on August 17.

18 August, 11:22 AM

Ukraine official pushes back on viral winter 'lockdown' rumor

Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, urged the public not to trust "assumptions" about the country's energy situation this winter, in a Telegram post on Aug. 17.

17 August, 03:05 PM

Moscow threatens to “freeze” Ukrainians this winter, Kyiv vows equal response

The Russian Ministry of Defense published an image on August 14 showing three attack drones with the caption, “You’ll be frozen this winter,” prompting Ukrainian disinformation chief Andriy Kovalenko to vow that Kyiv will respond in kind.

14 August, 12:52 PM

Kyiv's heating preparations at risk, city may fail to reach even 50% readiness

Kyiv's preparations for the heating season face severe disruption, with the capital potentially falling short of completing even 50% of its backup energy and heating infrastructure deployment, NV Business columnist Dmytro Bobrytskyi wrote.

7 August, 12:27 PM

Ukraine to launch 1 GW of new power capacity in 2025

Ukraine is set to bring around 1 gigawatt of new energy generation online in 2025, with 170 megawatts already operational, the government announced on April 30.

30 April 2025, 06:07 PM

Ukraine winter prep