Kyiv runs on emergency generators and 20% streetlights after week of Russian strikes
Fifty mobile kitchens now serving hot food in hardest-hit areas, PM Svyrydenko says.
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Every Ukrainian power plant has been damaged by Russian strikes, energy minister says
612 targeted attacks hit Ukraine's energy sector in 2025.
Zelenskyy to Trump: 20-30 hour blackouts show who’s blocking peace
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine is hindering peace negotiations by pointing to continued Russian missile and drone attacks as evidence that Moscow has no interest in diplomatic solutions
Wartime curfew relaxed as Russian attacks on power grid leave civilians freezing
Private vehicles and pedestrians allowed to move during blackout emergencies.
Kyiv prepares ‘Energy Ramstein’ meeting with international partners as blackouts force emergency power schedules
Air defense announcements "imminent" to shield remaining infrastructure.
Utility worker killed in equipment accident during Kyiv heating restoration efforts
Five days after Russian strikes left Kyiv in its worst wartime crisis, a Kyivteploenergo employee died January 14 while unloading heating equipment in the Obolonsky district.
Russia breaks Kyiv’s energy ring as capital faces worst energy crisis of the war
Broken ring means available power can't reach neighborhoods with destroyed substations
Russia’s smart power attacks are crippling Ukraine’s economy
European steel supply chains face disruption as mining giant reports worst quarter since invasion.
Humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Ukraine’s Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, despite peace talks
Police warn civilians by loudspeaker as Russia strikes east of Ukraine.
“Not a single intact power plant left”: Russia negotiates during day, bombs Ukraine’s energy network at night
Russian strikes on Ukraine do not stop for a single day amid peace talks. The Kremlin is using…
Ukrainians now face 12-16 hours without power daily as grid buckles under Russian attacks
Households will lose power multiple times Monday; factories face separate consumption limits.
Peace talks don’t stop Russian missiles: 100,000 Ukrainians left in darkness after Moscow’s attack struck five regions
Hours after calling European peace amendments 'unacceptable,' Russia launches 22 missiles on Kyiv.
Kyiv to launch first protected mini heat and power plants as city braces for hardest wartime winter
Protected mini-CHP plants to keep Kyiv’s heat and lights on under Russian attacks
Ukraine’s energy repair workers operating “like ants” between emergencies: 2,000+ drones, 150+ missiles hit the grid
Rolling blackouts affect multiple regions as workers coordinate rapid repairs on generation sites, transmission lines, and gas infrastructure damaged in the October-November assault.
Ukraine’s blackouts were avoidable. Energoatom corruption and political vendetta made them inevitable.
The blueprint existed. The funding existed. What happened instead reveals an institutional collapse more damaging than Russian missiles alone.
What Dnipro residents heard in latest Russian attack made them pray: Inside eight hours of hoping and losing everything to Kremlin’s terror
"'I will hope until I see the body," brother waited at rubble as Dnipro declared mourning for Russian strike victims.
Chernihiv remains powerless as more Russian strikes deepen energy crisis
Large parts of Chernihiv have been without electricity throughout October due to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, with city officials unable to predict when power will be restored as repair crews work under ongoing Russian drone activity.
Not random anymore — Russia targets Ukraine’s power and gas by region, Energy Ministry says
After months of trying to disconnect and destabilize Ukraine's energy system, Russia has changed tactics to target power and gas infrastructure serving specific oblasts rather than attempting to collapse the entire system.
Russia shifts to “scorched earth” energy attacks as Ukraine braces for winter
Rolling blackouts have returned across Ukraine as Russia intensifies pre-winter energy infrastructure attacks.
Rolling blackouts return to Ukraine as Russia renews winter energy targeting campaign
Rolling outages and power limits hit regions nationwide as Ukraine’s energy system faces continued Russian strikes.