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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Russian strikes leave Ukrainian civilians in eight regions without electricity
The assaults are part of Russia's campaign to plunge Ukraine into darkness.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How Ukraine’s power grid survived a winter of Russian energy terror
Hours before the first bombs targeted Ukraine on 24 February 2022, technicians disconnected the country from a unified…
For three days in a row, Ukrainians have electricity all 24 hours, in first since October
Ukraine’s transmission system operator Ukrenergo informed that for the third day in a row, there is no deficit…
10 mn Ukrainians without power after Russian missile attack – Zelenskyy
Ten million Ukrainians are left without power after Russia’s missile attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, President Zelenskyy said…
Full power grid restoration to take up to a month in liberated Kherson settlements – energy company
Kherson Oblast’s local energy company Khersonoblenergo starts repair works to restore the power supply in liberated Kherson. Dmytro…
Imagine your city under siege with no electricity. I lived through it in Ukraine
A large modern metropolis spending a week without electricity. Could anyone imagine something like that happening in Ukraine…