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Ukrainians bracing for prolonged blackouts this winter amid Russian attacks

Rolling blackouts could continue through the entire winter and become even more severe during extreme cold, as officials prepare emergency measures for key facilities, Ukrenergo CEO Vitalii Zaichenko told news agency RBC-Ukraine on Nov. 18.

18 November, 02:26 PM

Russia launched 150 missiles, 2,000 drones at Ukraine’s energy sector in October

In October and early November, Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with over 150 cruise and ballistic missiles, on top of more than 2,000 kamikaze UAVs, national power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Nov. 14.

14 November, 08:47 PM

EBRD to provide Ukrenergo with a €90M loan to help rebuild power substations damaged by the war

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development plans to provide Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo with a loan of up to 90 million euros (about $97 million) under a state guarantee, the EBRD said on Nov. 13.

13 November, 03:05 PM

Ukraine has lost 80% of international support for its energy sector, expert says

Compared to 2022–2023, Ukraine has lost the bulk of its international support for the energy sector, Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center and former Energy Ministry adviser, said in an interview with public broadcaster Suspilne on Nov. 12.

13 November, 02:28 AM

Ukrenergo did its part to prepare for Russian air strikes—Kudrytskyi

Ukraine’s national power grid operator Ukrenergo did more than any other state body to harden its infrastructure against Russian attacks, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, who led Ukrenergo from 2020 to 2024, told NV Radio on Nov. 11.

11 November, 11:55 PM

Ukraine battles outages after another Russian barrage

An overnight Russian air assault damaged energy facilities in several Ukrainian oblasts, while emergency repair crews were still dealing with the aftermath of the Nov. 8 large-scale missile and drone strikes on the power grid, national energy grid operator Ukrenergo reported on Telegram on Nov. 10.

10 November, 12:36 PM

Kudrytskyi calls case against him a ‘political reprisal’

Former head of Ukraine’s state power grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, publicly denounced the criminal case against him as “a very poorly planned and executed political reprisal.”

1 November, 03:39 AM

Former Ukrenergo chief Kudrytskyi released on bail — reports

Former head of Ukraine’s state energy operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, has been released from pretrial detention after posting bail of 13.7 million hryvnias, RBC-Ukraine reported on Oct. 30, citing sources.

30 October, 02:49 PM

Former Ukrenergo head Kudrytskyi detained for two months

Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, former CEO of Ukraine’s power grid operator Ukrenergo, has been ordered into pretrial detention until Dec. 26 with a UAH14 million ($333,000) bail, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Oct. 29.

29 October, 08:48 PM

Chernihiv in the dark, rolling blackouts return across Ukraine

In the wake of another Russian attack on the Ukrainian power grid, 140,000 households in Chernihiv Oblast are without power, with rolling blackout schedules introduced across much of the country, Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Oct. 22.

22 October, 08:45 PM

Worst power outages in Sumy, Chernihiv oblasts after strikes – Ukrenergo

Most Ukrainian regions switched to emergency power outages after Russia's massive strikes on energy facilities, with the worst situation in the Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, Ukrenergo reported on Telegram on Oct. 22.

22 October, 01:29 PM

Former Ukrenergo head Kudrytskyi’s home, phone searched by law enforcement

Before a formal search of his home, agents from the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) seized the phone of Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the former chairman of Ukraine’s national power grid operator Ukrenergo, Kudrytskyi told Ukrainska Pravda on Oct. 21.

21 October, 09:57 PM

Ukraine braces for cold as heating rollout set to finish by Nov. 1

Heating is expected to be restored across Ukraine within 10 days, by Nov. 1, Ukrenergo CEO Vitalii Zaichenko said during the national news telethon United News.

21 October, 12:51 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, 03:04 PM

Ukraine braces for lengthy winter blackouts as Russia changes air strike tactics

Ukrainian energy officials warn the upcoming season could be more punishing than the winter of 2022–2023 as Russia shifts its attack strategy against critical infrastructure, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Oct. 16.

16 October, 10:28 PM

Over half of Ukrenergo sites shielded from Russian drones

Over half of Ukraine’s Ukrenergo energy facilities now have engineering defenses against drone attacks, the company told news outlet hromadske on Oct. 16.

16 October, 02:05 PM

Russia strikes Chernihiv Oblast again, destroying SES equipment and injuring rescue personnel

Russia attacked rescue workers in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast, damaging emergency equipment, the State Emergency Service reported on Oct. 9.

9 October, 06:16 PM

Russia hit energy facilities in several Ukrainian oblasts over the past day – Ukrenergo

Over the past day, Russia’s army attacked energy infrastructure in several oblasts of Ukraine, with the situation remaining most difficult in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukrenergo reported on Oct. 9.

9 October, 03:48 PM

Russia changes its missile strike strategy, focusing on regional power facilities – Ukrenergo

In recent weeks, Russia has shifted its attack tactics, focusing not on Ukraine’s entire power system but on specific regional elements, Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo said, citing its CEO Vitalii Zaichenko on Oct. 8.

8 October, 01:46 PM

Zaporizhzhya NPP remains cut off from power grid

Russian occupation forces have kept the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) operating on emergency diesel generators for a second day after cutting its only connection to the Ukrainian power grid, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom said on Sept. 25.

25 September, 11:52 PM

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