Russia’s defense ministry threatens to “freeze” Ukraine this winter
Moscow posted photos of attack drones captioned "like snow on your head," tying the taunt to its strikes on Ukraine's ports.
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Russia wrecked Ukraine’s grid. Dutch turbines with 20 years left are keeping its factories lit
Too small for a Dutch wind farm, exactly big enough for a factory running on two hours of power a day.
Ukraine’s deep and mid-range strikes converge on Crimea and Russia’s Azov coast
Drones hit tankers, both loading ports of the targeted tanker run, five oil depots, and the peninsula's power grid in one night of the isolation campaign.
Occupied Crimea’s “energy independence” runs on gas Ukraine can cut
A decade of spending bought dependency dressed as autonomy.
Kyiv’s winter survival gear: headlamps, EcoFlows, and a rock on the stove
Amidst freezing temperatures and Russia’s systematic infrastructure strikes, Kyivans have developed specialized toolkits of DIY engineering and adaptive routines to maintain their homes.
Pope Leo XIV sends 80 generators to Ukraine as temperatures hit minus 15°C
Three lorries carrying 80 electricity generators and medical supplies arrived in Fastiv and Kyiv this week as night-time temperatures in Ukraine plunge to minus 15 degrees Celsius, Vatican News reports. Pope Leo XIV organized the shipment through the Dicastery for the Service of Charity following appeals from Ukrainian bishops.
Ukraine promised 4 gigawatts of new power. Private firms built most of what exists (INFOGRAPHICS)
Corruption froze the tender meant to let businesses fill the gap.
Lithuania urges ICC to treat Russia’s energy attacks as genocide: “Cannot be classified in any other way”
Current ICC warrants do not fully reflect scope of Russia's crimes, Vilnius says, citing systematic attacks meant to leave Ukrainians without power, heat, and water.
Blackout schedules restored in Kyiv, DTEK warns Russian strikes could end them again
After weeks of chaos, Kyiv residents can now check when power will return again.
Ukraine’s new survival program: grants for generators and solar panels to power apartment blocks
800 million hryvnias approved for first phase of SvitloDIM funding program covering Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast residents.
PM Svyrydenko says Ukraine’s energy system faced toughest week since 2022 blackout
Ukraine restored electricity to 60% of consumers by week's end after combined Russian attacks on 20 and 23 January knocked out 85% of the national grid simultaneously, Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said
Kyiv restores heating to hundreds of apartment blocks after Russian attacks as –15°C cold persists
Emergency blackouts continue as crews work nonstop to restore services.
First Italian boilers arrive in Ukraine, adding 116 megawatts to battered grid
Equipment headed to communities hit hardest by Russian attacks.
“Quite strict” power limits in place as Ukraine’s grid buckles under attack damage
Kyiv and frontline regions face longest unplanned outages after power facilities damaged in Russian strikes.
Zelenskyy skips Davos, stays home to manage energy crisis
Security guarantees and air defense could still prompt trip.
“Kinzhal missiles hit randomly”: Expert says Russia’s NPP substation attack plans risk Chornobyl-scale continental disaster
Expert warns Russian missile inaccuracy makes strikes catastrophic.
“New record”: Zaporizhzhia, city that may become 2026’s decisive front, endures 8-hour continuous air raid alert due to Russian attacks
No subway. No warning for artillery.
Cold classrooms force Ukraine to extend winter break, shift to distance learning amid energy crisis
Schools may be closed or online until February as blackouts and heating failures continue.
The West condemned Russia’s attacks. Ukrainians are still freezing
Generators for Kyiv. A crackdown on Putin's tankers. The tools exist—the will doesn't.
“Intensify intimidation of Europe”: Russia plans strikes on Ukraine’s nuclear power plant substations amid US peace talks – Intelligence
Russia is considering attacks to disconnect nuclear plants from grid, leaving millions without power in winter.