Ukrainian energy infrastructure Archives

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Russia launches “massive” attack on Ukrainian power plant as Kyiv braces for extremely difficult winter

The strike halted electricity generation at the plant as Moscow steps up attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure ahead of the cold season.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Caught before the strike—the student mapping Poltava’s grid for Russian missiles

Ukrainian counterintelligence says it exposed her in advance, seizing the devices she used to work for the enemy.

byYuri Zoria

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Norway pledges $45 million for Ukraine’s energy resilience through new EU agreement

Oslo announced the deal on 26 May after Foreign Minister Eide's meeting with European Commissioner Marta Kos in Brussels, with money channelled through the EU's Ukraine Investment Framework.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian drone hit a grain truck cab. Driver, 40, was inside. He died.

In the same day, a drone killed a 48-year-old motorcyclist in the same Sumy Oblast, and injured nine others.

byYuri Zoria

Russia attacks Ukrainian civilians Kherson

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Russia destroys Kherson’s only heat source — repairs impossible under constant fire

They're being hunted by "human safari" drones and now are freezing.

byOlena Mukhina

Orange State Emergency Service heated tents illuminated at night in front of Kyiv apartment buildings, some windows lit while others remain dark during blackouts

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300 Kyiv buildings still without heat six days after Russian strike as temperatures hit -15°C

Mayor warns energy situation remains critical amid worsening winter conditions.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Firefighter attending to a blaze following a Russian attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

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Every major Ukrainian thermal and hydro plant now damaged from Russian strikes – Energy Ministry

Systematic Russian bombing campaign leaves generation capacity severely limited and cities across Ukraine in darkness.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Repair workers at a Ukrainian energy site damaged after a Russian attack. Screenshot from video: Ukrainian Ministry of Energy

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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.

byBenjamin Murdoch

The aftermath of a reported Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian biomass power plant.

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Renewable energy facility struck by Russian drones amid escalating energy assault

Strike on biomass facility part of Russia's intensified campaign targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of winter.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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From grid to gunpoint: How Ukraine became an energy battleground

Russia’s war on Ukraine isn’t just fought with drones and missiles—it’s waged through the power grid.

byRandall Schmollinger

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Ukraine to fortify 100 energy sites by winter as Russian drone strikes intensify

The initiative follows months of systematic Russian attacks that destroyed over half of Ukraine's pre-war energy capacity.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press conference on 10 October, 2025.

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“We know what to do”: Zelenskyy hints at response after Russian strikes plunge Kyiv into darkness

The overnight strikes left over 5,800 buildings without electricity and 7,000 without water in the capital as temperatures decline across Ukraine.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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IAEA: Nuclear safety at risk as Ukraine nuclear plants cut output after Russian attack

Three NPPs reduced electricity generation after Russia's Nov. 28 infrastructure attacks, IAEA reported, notably without naming Russia.

byYuri Zoria

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Massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s power grid with 90 drones and 120 missiles causes power outages and casualties (updated)

Ukrainian air defenses reportedly intercepted 140 aerial targets during a five-hour attack targeting thermal power plants as winter temperatures set in.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian energy infrastructure

Russia launches “massive” attack on Ukrainian power plant as Kyiv braces for extremely difficult winter

Caught before the strike—the student mapping Poltava’s grid for Russian missiles

Norway pledges $45 million for Ukraine’s energy resilience through new EU agreement

Russian drone hit a grain truck cab. Driver, 40, was inside. He died.

Russia destroys Kherson’s only heat source — repairs impossible under constant fire

300 Kyiv buildings still without heat six days after Russian strike as temperatures hit -15°C

Every major Ukrainian thermal and hydro plant now damaged from Russian strikes – Energy Ministry

Ukraine’s energy repair workers operating “like ants” between emergencies: 2,000+ drones, 150+ missiles hit the grid

Renewable energy facility struck by Russian drones amid escalating energy assault

From grid to gunpoint: How Ukraine became an energy battleground

Ukraine to fortify 100 energy sites by winter as Russian drone strikes intensify

“We know what to do”: Zelenskyy hints at response after Russian strikes plunge Kyiv into darkness

IAEA: Nuclear safety at risk as Ukraine nuclear plants cut output after Russian attack

Massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s power grid with 90 drones and 120 missiles causes power outages and casualties (updated)

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