Ukraine winter prep

Ukraine has yet to connect donated cogeneration units amid power shortages

Some of the cogeneration units donated to Ukraine by international partners, with the equipment totaling 1–1.5 gigawatts of generating capacity, remain uninstalled and unconnected to power grids amid a shortage of qualified specialists and alleged obstruction by private energy companies, Viktoriia Voytsitska, a supervisory board member at the We Build Ukraine think tank, told Radio NV in an interview published on Oct. 20.

21 October, 01:14 PM

Kyiv winterization tenders will drag out until March 2027 — Radio NV interview

Kyiv's winter preparations will stretch until March 2027 amid procurement delays, investigative journalist Yuriy Nikolov told Radio NV on Oct. 12.

12 October, 09:45 AM

Most Ukrainians say they do not fear Putin’s “terrible winter” — Radio NV poll

Over 53% of Radio NV listeners surveyed on October 1 said they do not fear the “terrible winter” Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened to inflict as the war drags into its fifth year.

1 October, 11:40 AM

Ukraine meets winter better prepared than last year — PM

Ukraine enters the upcoming winter better prepared than last year despite Russia stockpiling missiles and jet drones, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said on Sept. 27.

28 September, 07:57 AM

EU unrolls 3-step winter plan to aid Ukraine's defense

The EU will provide record support to Ukraine across three key areas during the war's harshest winter, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, The Guardian reported on Sept. 16.

16 September, 01:20 PM

Kyiv stockpiles food, water for winter power outages

Kyiv is building up reserves of food and drinking water to prepare for extended power outages and other emergencies, Oleh Kuyavskyi, deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration for self-governance matters, shared this information, according to KCSA's official website.

7 September, 01:10 PM

Ukraine races to shield its power grid as Russia deploys faster, more lethal weapons

Although Ukraine enters the winter better prepared than last year, a critical shortage of interceptor missiles has left its power grid increasingly vulnerable to destructive Russian ballistic strikes and new jet-powered drones, according to The Economist.

2 September, 10:22 AM

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