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Result of a Russian attack on an Ukrenego electricity substation.

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Russia unleashes world’s largest terror campaign on Ukraine’s energy grid ahead of winter

Russian attacks deliberately prevent restoration work, intensifying humanitarian strain in northern regions already battered by repeated infrastructure hits.

byOlena Mukhina

Blackout in Kharkiv after a Russian attack in 2024.

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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.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Blaze at Ukrainian gas facility following Russian strike, 3 October, 2025

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Russia destroys 60% of Ukraine’s gas production weeks before winter heating season

Recent strikes force Kyiv to spend €1.9 billion on emergency imports to heat millions of homes.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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ISW: Ukraine offers coal to Moldova’s Transnistria in exchange for electricity

Ukraine and Moldova’s presidents discussed aiding Transnistria’s power plant with coal and expertise to potentially ease energy costs in Moldova and reduce Russian gas dependence.

byYuri Zoria

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Politico: Ukraine faces up to 20 hours without electricity a day in winter

Ukraine's unprotected nuclear power plants, which provide 60% of the country's electricity, face critical risks as winter approaches amid continued Russian attacks

byMaria Tril

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Russian forces attack energy infrastructure in seven Ukrainian regions

The damage was quickly repaired, and no planned power outages are expected today, the Energy Ministry informs. The power grid operator managed to restore most of the electricity supply after one of Russia's largest strikes on the power grid on 26 August.

byBohdan Ben

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Ukraine urgently needs distributed generation facilities to counter Russian energy terror

CEO of Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, emphasizes the immediate need to build a network of small power plants to protect Ukraine’s energy systems from continuous Russian missile attacks as winter approaches.

byOlena Mukhina

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Repairs of nuclear power units in Ukraine may extend outages

Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, cautioned that scheduled repairs on a major nuclear power unit could exacerbate electricity shortages and lead to longer outages.

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine has power outages in all oblasts after Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

Despite receiving electricity imports and emergency assistance from European countries, Ukrenergo emphasized that these measures are not enough to maintain balance in the energy system due to the extensive damage caused by Russian attacks on Ukrainian power plants.

byVira Kravchuk

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Ministry of Energy: Russian massive attack hit power facilities in six oblasts overnight, injuring at least 3 people

Areas hit include Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk & Vinnytsia. Energy Minister Halushchenko says consequences are being assessed as workers respond

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine seeks emergency assistance from EU countries amid Russian ballistic strikes

The Ukrainian state energy company has turned to neighboring countries for emergency power aid.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian strikes leave Ukrainian civilians in eight regions without electricity

The assaults are part of Russia's campaign to plunge Ukraine into darkness.

byOlena Mukhina

Trypilska power plant Russian missile attacks Ukraine's power grid

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From exporter to importer overnight: Russian missiles knock out Ukraine’s power grid amid weakened air defense

Boosting air defense has become Ukraine's number-one priority: rebuilding destroyed power plants is a Sisyphean task when they will be destroyed in the next wave of Russian attacks

byAlya Shandra

Trypilska Thermal Power Plant photo from 2015

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Russian massive missile attack wipes out Ukrainian capital Kyiv’s main power plant

Trypilska Thermal Power Plant served as the primary electricity supplier for the Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Zhytomyr oblasts, worsening the situation with the energy crisis in Ukraine.

byVira Kravchuk

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Only a third of homes in Kharkiv have electricity, half have heating

Approximately 16,500 individuals visited 149 resilience centers in the Kharkiv Oblast within a single day.

byOrysia Hrudka

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Ukraine joins European power grid, boosts electricity trade

After years of technical and political efforts, Ukraine completed a historic synchronization project with continental Europe and gained access to more electricity trade opportunities.

bySerge Havrylets

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Ukraine

Ukrainian fashion keeps lights on despite war’s darkness

Despite daily attacks on infrastructure that leave them in the dark, Ukrainian fashion brands carry threads of hope, devising workarounds to keep creating.

byMaria Tril

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