Ukrenergo
Ukrenergo is the Ukrainian state operator of the electricity transmission system, managing high-voltage power grids and dispatching the country's integrated power network. It reports to the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine. Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the company has regularly reported on the impact of strikes on energy infrastructure and coordinated rolling power outages.
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Russia launches massive overnight attack on Ukraine, hitting Kyiv and energy infrastructure
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on October 22 with ballistic weapons and 210 drones, killing one person and injuring more than 20 in Kyiv. The strikes damaged residential, commercial, emergency-service and transport infrastructure, while attacks on energy facilities disrupted electricity across several regions.
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Ukraine’s government-controlled territory had 28.5 million residents in mid-2026
The Institute of Demography estimated that Ukraine’s government-controlled territory had 28.5 million residents in mid-2026, about 500,000 fewer than in its previous estimate. The institute identified migration, rather than war deaths, as the main driver of population loss. Mortality currently exceeds births by roughly 3.5 times, while more than 4.4 million Ukrainians were receiving temporary protection in the EU.
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Russia hits Kyiv energy facility and medical buildings in large drone attack, one killed in city
On 20 October 2026, Russia struck Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast with a large overnight barrage of strike drones, including jet-powered Shaheds. Debris hit an energy facility in the Shevchenkivskyi district, a medical building in the Solomianskyi district and the upper floors of a medical facility in the Holosiivskyi district, while a drone falling near a gas station on the edge of the Holosiivskyi district killed one man. Four Kyiv districts were partially de-energised, and the metro and funicular halted briefly before service resumed.
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Ukraine's PM says Russia struck energy infrastructure 2,147 times since his appointment
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky said in a 19 October interview with BBC News Ukraine that Russia has attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure 2,147 times since his appointment on 16 July, with not a single day passing without strikes. His comments came hours after a missile attack overnight damaged 10 facilities and left more than half a million families without electricity, and despite the energy ceasefire announced on 11 October.
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Ukrenergo schedules nationwide power outages for 18 October after Russian strikes
Ukraine's grid operator Ukrenergo announced electricity outage schedules across all regions of the country for 18 October, citing the aftermath of Russian missile and drone attacks on energy infrastructure. Hourly blackouts for households and power limits for industry and business will apply from 06:00 to 23:59 in parts of the country, with the volume of household disconnections set at 0.5 to 1.5 queues. Emergency outages were already in place in three districts of Kyiv Oblast on 17 October.
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Russia hits Kyiv energy grid with 39 ballistic missiles and 128 drones, knocking out power for 600,000
Russia launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine overnight on 13–14 October, using 39 ballistic missiles and 128 strike drones against energy and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and Kharkiv. President Zelensky said at least 600,000 people were left without electricity and that the main target of the Kyiv attack was the TEC-4 combined heat and power plant, which sustained direct hits. Three people were killed in Kyiv, more than 20 were injured, and the attack came days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine.
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Klitschko tells Rada Kyiv is ready for winter, blames central authorities for criticism and blocked payments
Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitschko appeared in the Verkhovna Rada on 14 October 2026 after MPs summoned him the day before to report on the capital's preparations for the heating season. He rejected accusations that Kyiv was unprepared, catalogued generators, boiler houses and other backup measures, and turned on the central authorities, accusing them of "constant slaps" and of freezing funds. The session came after President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly criticised Kyiv's city government earlier in October for nearly missing Resilience Plan deadlines.
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Ukraine exports electricity to EU while imposing extended blackouts at home
On the morning of 9 October, Ukrenergo introduced emergency power outages in several Ukrainian regions after Russian strikes left the energy system in a difficult state. At the same time, Ukraine is exporting electricity to the European Union, with generation reportedly exceeding consumption. Energy experts say damaged transmission lines make it impossible to move power from western to eastern Ukraine, forcing Ukrenergo to limit generation despite the surplus.
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Russia launches massive combined missile and drone strike on Kyiv overnight, killing civilians including a child
In the night of 29–30 September 2026, Russia carried out a large-scale combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine with the main strike direction targeting Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. Ukrainian air defense reported intercepting 5 ballistic missiles and 155 of 188 launched drones. Two women were killed in Kyiv and a child died in Vyshhorod, where rescuers pulled three survivors from the rubble of a destroyed house. Fires and damage were recorded in four Kyiv districts and across multiple Kyiv Oblast districts, and 8,000 Kyiv households lost power before DTEK restored supply.