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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 plans to meet its winter gas targets without foreign imports

Ukraine will stockpile enough gas for the next heating season, as domestic output will suffice to almost completely fill storage facilities, Hennadii Ryabtsev, Chief Researcher at the Strategic Studies Institute, said on Ukrainian Radio on June 9.

9 June, 01:23 PM

Ukraine seeks €5.4 billion to fortify power grid ahead of next heating season

Ukraine requires at least €5.4 billion ($6.3 billion) to prepare its energy system for the upcoming heating season, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said during a meeting of the Ukraine Energy Coordinating Group on April 26.

26 April, 09:20 PM

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

107,000 households without power in Kyiv after Russian attack

A massive Russian overnight attack left 107,000 households in Kyiv without electricity, with emergency power outages in place in the Desnianskyi district and scheduled outages elsewhere, Ukrainian energy company DTEK reported on Feb. 12.

12 February, 11:50 AM

Burshtyn partially restores heat and water after Russian strike

Partial heat and water supply was restored in Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, following a Russian attack on the Burshtyn thermal power plant overnight into Feb. 7, Mayor Vasyl Andriyeshyn reported on Feb. 9.

9 February, 10:26 PM

DTEK boosts power supply in Kyiv’s hardest-hit districts

Power engineers in Kyiv have increased electricity supply capacity to homes in the hardest-hit Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts, limiting outages to specific hours, energy company DTEK reported on Feb. 6.

6 February, 05:30 PM

Russia launches record 4 Zircon/Onyx missiles in massive Ukraine attack

Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight into Feb. 3, firing a record four Zircon/Onyx missiles along with 71 missiles of various types and 450 strike drones, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

3 February, 11:48 AM

Nearly 700 Kyiv buildings still without heating; Solomyanskyi, Pecherskyi districts hardest hit

Nearly 700 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, with the most difficult situation in the Solomyanskyi and Pecherskyi districts, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksii Kuleba reported on Feb. 1.

1 February, 05:20 PM

Kyiv still has 1,000 buildings without heat after grid emergency

About 1,000 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, but utility crews restored heating to more than 1,500 multi-story buildings overnight as the city continues to recover from a nationwide power system emergency, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported on Telegram on Feb. 1.

1 February, 11:00 AM

1,676 Kyiv apartment buildings still without heating after Russian attack

More than 1,600 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heating after Russia’s attack on the capital on Jan. 24, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported on Telegram.

25 January, 11:32 AM

287 buildings still without heating in Kyiv as energy crews work nonstop

Heating supply has not yet been restored to 287 buildings in Kyiv, with energy workers continuing round-the-clock efforts to bring heat back online, Kyiv City Military Administration spokesperson Kateryna Pop said during the national telethon program on Jan. 15.

15 January, 04:44 PM

Kyiv drains heating systems to prevent pipes from freezing after Russian strike

Kyiv authorities quickly drained water from building heating systems left without supply after a massive Russian attack on Jan. 9, a standard procedure to protect pipes from freezing damage amid subzero temperatures while restoration work continues, the Kyiv City State Administration said.

9 January, 05:34 PM

Ukrainian musician chops wood to save instruments amid blackouts

Ukrainian musician Dmytro Shurov, frontman of the band Pianoбой, shared on Facebook on Jan. 9 how he is chopping wood and heating his home with a stove to protect his collection of rare musical instruments on the third day without electricity amid ongoing blackouts.

9 January, 05:05 PM

Kyiv's district heating plants deliberately struck, PM Svyrydenko says

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has accused Russia of deliberately targeting district heating boilers overnight into Jan. 9, describing the strikes as "energy terror" and an attempt to weaponize winter in a post on X.

9 January, 12:37 PM

Kherson Thermal Power Plant shut down by Russian strikes

The Kherson Thermal Power Plant has suspended operations due to Russian attacks, leaving more than 40,500 subscribers without heating, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 01:50 PM

Official warns major Ukrainian cities could lose heating for weeks

In the event of critical damage to key thermal power plants by Russians, major Ukrainian cities could likely be left without heating for several days or even weeks, news outlet Economic Pravda reported on Nov. 5, citing an unnamed government official.

5 November 2025, 04:45 PM

Ukraine expects enough gas and coal for winter despite Russian attacks

Ukraine is building up strategic reserves of natural gas, fuel oil, and coal to keep power plants running through the upcoming winter, First Deputy Energy Minister Yuriy Sheiko said on June 27 during a government meeting on energy and housing infrastructure readiness for the 2025–2026 cold season.

27 June 2025, 04:42 PM

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