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politico russian gas cutoff leaves slovakia stable despite fico’s fearmongering president vladimir putin receives slovak pm robert fico moscow 22 2024 putin-fico experts dismissed pm's warnings crises noting slovakia’s preparation

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Putin ordered Fico to open “second energy front” against Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico returned from Moscow with threats to halt power exports to Ukraine, which depends on Slovakia for 19% of its electricity since Russian missile attacks crippled its grid.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

Illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

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Russia resorts to cyberattacks on Ukraine’s energy system before conducting massive shelling

Russian cyber operations against power infrastructure have become reliable indicators of impending missile strikes, with digital attacks consistently preceding physical bombardments by 48 hours.

byBenjamin Looijen

ukrnergo kudrytskyi energy power grid blackout

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Ukraine removes energy grid chief as Russian attacks cripple electricity supplies

Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine’s power grid head due to the failure to protect the energy network from Russia’s record-setting airstrikes.

byOksana Ostapchuk

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Decentralized generation network is long-term response to Russian missile attacks, says chief of Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator

Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, chairman of NPC "Ukrenergo," stressed the importance of shifting to decentralized power generation to protect Ukraine’s energy system from missile attacks.

byOlena Mukhina

Zaporizhzhia's Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant march 2024

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Forbes: Ukraine’s largest hydropower plant needs minimum 3 years to recover after Russian strikes

The Russian attack on Ukraine's largest Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant halted its electricity generation and the strategic location of the plant, just 50 km (31 miles) from the frontline, made it an easy target for Russian forces.

byVira Kravchuk

Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, head of Ukraine’s energy company Ukrenergo, and Christian Laibach, a member of the Executive Board of German KfW development bank

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Ukrenergo gets $ 48.7 million of support to strengthen Ukraine’s energy system damaged by Russia

During the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 in Berlin, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, head of Ukraine’s energy company Ukrenergo, and Christian Laibach, a member of the Executive Board of German KfW development bank, signed a $16 million grant agreement to purchase critical equipment and restore high-voltage substations damaged by Russian attacks.

byVira Kravchuk

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Russian attack leaves major Ukrainian hydroelectric station in critical condition

Ukraine has already lost 70% of its available generation capacity.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

Ukrainian rescuer is extinguishing fire after Russian attack.

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Russian massive attack damages Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in five oblasts

The Russian missiles flew over Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine, that borders with Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia, which made Poland activate their aircraft due to a potential threat.

byVira Kravchuk

Ukraine’s power grid teeters on brink: 70% generation lost to Russian strikes

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Ukraine’s power grid teeters on brink: 70% generation lost to Russian strikes

The $400 million in Western aid pales in comparison to the $12.5 billion in damages Russia inflicted on Ukraine's grid amid air defense shortage.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Ukraine shoots down 13/13 Russian Shahed drones, but energy sites hit

The Russians managed to strike an energy facility in Poltava Oblast, causing damage but no casualties.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

russian strikes cold weather trigger emergency power cuts amid shortages ukraine trypilska plant fire following 11 april 2024 missile attack kyiv oblast centrenergo thermal plant_result

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Russian strikes, cold weather trigger emergency power cuts amid shortages in Ukraine

Due to increased electricity shortages after Russian strikes and cold weather, Ukraine has implemented emergency outages for industrial and residential consumers across all regions.

byYuri Zoria

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Major Russian strike cripples Ukraine’s power grid, European imports insufficient

Ukrainian system has a finite capacity for processing foreign electricity, making it hard to expand imports to meet demand.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Ukraine imposes power cuts for businesses amid Russian strikes

The restrictions will be in effect from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM each day.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

high-voltage transformer donated by Latvia

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Latvia donates high-voltage equipment to bolster Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

A 250 mega-volt-amper transformer will contribute to the restoration of Ukraine’s energy grid, repeatedly damaged by Russia’s escalating assaults on Ukrainian power generation facilities.

byVira Kravchuk

Trypilska power plant Russian missile attacks Ukraine's power grid

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Russia shells Ukraine’s DTEK thermal plants nearly 180 times since all-out war began

Since the 2022 full-scale invasion began, Russia has targeted the Ukrainian DTEK company's thermal power plants nearly 180 times, with four major facilities severely damaged in yesterday's assault, as per the company's CEO.

byYuri Zoria

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Energy Minister urges Ukrainians to buy generators and power banks to prepare “for any possible scenario”

Amid the depleted stockpile of air defense missiles, Ukraine didn't manage to effectively repel recent Russian missile attacks against energy infrastructure throughout the country, including the largest thermal generating facility Trypilska power plant.

byBohdan Ben

Ukrainian PM: "We need 24 hours" to restore power for 1 million left in dark by Russian strikes

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Intelligence: Russia has enough missiles for one or two massive attacks in the coming weeks

"We were expecting attacks at the start of winter, but now we see that the missiles they were using were made recently," Chernyak said and added that now Russia is able to make another massive attacks soon

byMaria Tril

damaged thermal power plants in Ukraine april 2024.

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FT: Russia shifts tactics, targets Ukraine’s less protected power plants:

Officials say some facilities may not recover before next winter, with a goal to restore 50% of damaged units by October if no further attacks

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukrainian PM: “We need 24 hours” to restore power for 1 million left in dark by Russian strikes

Seven regions in Ukraine are experiencing widespread power outages following a targeted Russian airstrike on the country's energy grid.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Putin ordered Fico to open “second energy front” against Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

Russia resorts to cyberattacks on Ukraine’s energy system before conducting massive shelling

Ukraine removes energy grid chief as Russian attacks cripple electricity supplies

Decentralized generation network is long-term response to Russian missile attacks, says chief of Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator

Forbes: Ukraine’s largest hydropower plant needs minimum 3 years to recover after Russian strikes

Ukrenergo gets $ 48.7 million of support to strengthen Ukraine’s energy system damaged by Russia

Russian attack leaves major Ukrainian hydroelectric station in critical condition

Russian massive attack damages Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in five oblasts

Ukraine’s power grid teeters on brink: 70% generation lost to Russian strikes

Ukraine shoots down 13/13 Russian Shahed drones, but energy sites hit

Russian strikes, cold weather trigger emergency power cuts amid shortages in Ukraine

Major Russian strike cripples Ukraine’s power grid, European imports insufficient

Ukraine imposes power cuts for businesses amid Russian strikes

Latvia donates high-voltage equipment to bolster Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Russia shells Ukraine’s DTEK thermal plants nearly 180 times since all-out war began

Energy Minister urges Ukrainians to buy generators and power banks to prepare “for any possible scenario”

Intelligence: Russia has enough missiles for one or two massive attacks in the coming weeks

FT: Russia shifts tactics, targets Ukraine’s less protected power plants:

Ukrainian PM: “We need 24 hours” to restore power for 1 million left in dark by Russian strikes

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