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Russia trying to cut off Kyiv from national grid, expert warns

Kyiv has begun experiencing prolonged power outages even before cold weather would drive up power consumption, Volodymyr Omelchenko, director of energy programs at the Razumkov Center, told NV on Oct. 9.

10 October, 01:38 AM

Instead of power plants, Russia now targets substations and high-voltage lines

Russian forces have adopted a new tactic of striking Ukrainian energy facilities, causing power outages in Kyiv and some other regions, grid operator Ukrenergo said on Oct. 9.

9 October, 08:39 PM

Russian strikes cut power in seven oblasts — Ukrenergo

Russian drone and artillery strikes caused power outages across seven Ukrainian oblasts, state grid operator Ukrenergo announced on Sept. 22.

22 September, 11:54 AM

Ukraine approves 25% hike in power transmission tariff

Ukraine's National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities (NEURC) approved a new electricity transmission tariff for the state grid operator Ukrenergo, set at 928.45 hryvnias ($21) per megawatt-hour, excluding value-added tax, effective Aug. 1, 2026, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

28 July, 04:13 PM

Russia now targets individual Ukrainian energy facilities with up to 25 drones

Russia is now targeting one Ukrainian energy object with swarms of 20 to 25 drones simultaneously, driving a 36% surge in successful strikes in the first half of 2026, Ukrenergo Chair Vitaliy Zaichenko said, Ukrinform reported on July 10.

10 July, 02:44 PM

Heat wave brings back rolling blackouts across Ukraine

Scheduled power outages will be in effect across Ukraine on June 30, national grid operator Ukrenergo announced on June 29.

29 June, 07:56 PM

Ukrenergo explains emergency blackouts in several Kyiv districts

Emergency power outages were imposed in several districts of Kyiv for all categories of consumers following a technical malfunction at an energy facility, Ukraine's grid operator Ukrenergo said on June 25.

25 June, 01:49 PM

Power outages reported in eastern and southern Ukraine after drone strikes

Power outages were reported across four Ukrainian regions on Monday following Russian attacks, the national grid operator said on May 4.

4 May, 12:25 PM

Ukraine’s EU energy market law may lower power bills – Ukrenergo

Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo said a new law integrating the country’s energy market with Europe will strengthen energy resilience and could help lower electricity costs for consumers, following its signing by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Apr. 22.

22 April, 11:25 AM

Ukrenergo names Chernihiv Oblast worst hit by outages after Russian strikes

Power outages were reported in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy and Odesa oblasts after earlier Russian strikes on energy facilities with the most difficult situation in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukrenergo said on March 25.

25 March, 02:38 PM

Much of donated energy equipment sits idle, former Ukrenergo chief says

Many expensive cogeneration units donated by international partners were never connected to the grid and remain unused, the former chairman of Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, told NV Radio on March 10.

11 March, 09:22 PM

Kudrytskyi: Fico bluffing on power supply halt

Slovak PM Robert Fico’s threats to stop emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine are a bluff, former chairman of Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said on Feb. 23.

24 February, 01:11 AM

Russia may pause energy grid attacks in spring — Ukrenergo CEO

Russia may temporarily lose interest in destroying Ukraine's energy system with the onset of spring, former Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said in an interview with NV on Feb. 19.

19 February, 10:55 AM

Ukrenergo: Ukraine needs over 9 gigawatts of new generation in coming years

Ukraine’s power grid will need about 9.5 gigawatts of new generating capacity in the coming years to cover the deficit caused by Russian attacks, Vitalii Zaichenko, chairman of national grid operator Ukrenergo, said on Feb. 18.

18 February, 08:01 PM

Ukraine cannot lift emergency blackouts due to power deficit

Emergency power outages cannot currently be canceled in most regions of Ukraine due to a significant power deficit and damage to transmission and distribution networks, national grid operator Ukrenergo reported on Feb. 8.

8 February, 03:05 PM

Russian terror puts all of Europe at risk of nuclear accident — Sybiha

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said partners and the media must act immediately “to stop nuclear terrorists in Moscow,” warning that Russia has recently intensified attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear energy system, creating a direct risk of a nuclear incident on Feb. 7.

7 February, 10:55 PM

No blackout in Ukraine despite grid emergency, says former Ukrenergo head

Ukraine’s grid suffered a systemic emergency from the simultaneous disconnection of several major high-voltage lines, triggering automation at nuclear plants and temporary consumer restrictions, but there is no blackout, former Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi told Suspilne.Studio on Jan. 31.

31 January, 08:00 PM

China becomes Ukraine’s largest supplier of key energy equipment in 2025

Imports of transformers, inductors and chokes to Ukraine rose 88% in 2025 compared with 2024, reaching $1.12 billion, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Jan. 24.

24 January, 02:11 PM

Emergency power outages introduced across most Ukrainian oblasts

Emergency power outages were introduced across many oblasts of Ukraine with scheduled hourly blackout timetables suspended, the national grid operator Ukrenergo said on Jan. 23.

23 January, 12:00 PM

Russia preparing for new massive attack on Ukraine's energy sites — Ukrenergo

Russian forces are preparing for a new attack on Ukraine's energy system, making it difficult to forecast the electricity situation ahead, Ukrenergo board chairman Vitalii Zaichenko said during the United News telethon program on Dec. 27.

26 December 2025, 03:34 PM

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