Ukraine seeks air defence boost to protect battered energy grid
6 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine seeks air defence boost to protect battered energy grid

Al Jazeera  

The Ukrainian leader asks for help in repelling air attacks, warning Russia has destroyed half of Ukraine’s power production capacity. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on allies to increase their air defence support to Ukraine to help protect his country’s energy infrastructure. Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid in recent weeks have forced energy companies to institute nationwide rolling blackouts. Helping reduce attacks Adding his support to the call for increased air defence support, Ihor Terekhov, the mayor of Kharkiv, said on Tuesday that the ability of Ukrainian forces to launch air attacks inside Russia has helped reduce the number of attacks on his embattled city following weeks of heavy bombardment.

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Russia launches barrage of 300 missiles and drones against Ukraine power grid
1 week, 3 days ago

Russia launches barrage of 300 missiles and drones against Ukraine power grid

The Independent  

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Russia Hits Ukraine With 93 Missiles, 200 Drones In Massive Aerial Attack; Zelenskyy Says 'Terrorising Millions'
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

Russia Hits Ukraine With 93 Missiles, 200 Drones In Massive Aerial Attack; Zelenskyy Says 'Terrorising Millions'

ABP News  

Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 missiles and nearly 200 drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to a report by Associate Press, Ukraine’s defenses intercepted 81 missiles, including 11 cruise missiles brought down by F-16 fighter jets supplied by Western allies earlier this year, Zelenskyy said. Russia Is Stockpiling Cruise, Ballistic Missiles …

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says
1 week, 4 days ago

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Russia launched a widespread attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, forcing the country to implement emergency power outages, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. “The losses of the Russian occupiers in the Pokrovsk direction are consistently high, especially in manpower,” Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Friday. He also acknowledged that “for several months now, the Pokrovsk direction …

Mark Almond: Zelensky is playing a clever game with America by talk of ceasefire
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Mark Almond: Zelensky is playing a clever game with America by talk of ceasefire

The Independent  

After Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Western leaders repeated constantly that they would stand behind Kyiv “as long as it takes”, first as Ukraine struck back, then as Russia counter-attacked. Trump’s talk of “peace through strength” offers the Ukrainian president a chance to profile himself as the pilot who steered Ukraine, or most of it, to safety under an American …

How Russia has weaponised winter in war-torn Ukraine
3 weeks, 3 days ago

How Russia has weaponised winter in war-torn Ukraine

Firstpost  

Russia’s systematic strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid have plunged millions into darkness, weaponising winter to erode morale and resilience. With temperatures dropping to -20 degrees Celsius, power cuts lasting up to 20 hours, and relentless air attacks, Ukraine faces a dire humanitarian crisis A worker warms himself near a wood stove as he fixes a thermal power plant damaged by …

Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia’s pounding of the country’s power grid
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia’s pounding of the country’s power grid

Associated Press  

On a bright winter day, workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant repair its heavily damaged equipment as drops of water from melted snow leak through gaping holes in its battered roof. Workers at a thermal power plant that’s supposed to produce electricity are walking on frozen floors and using firewood to keep warm,” Oleksandr, 52, head of the Production …

Why is Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy grid with missile attacks?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Why is Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy grid with missile attacks?

The Independent  

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Massive Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leaves over a million without power
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Massive Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leaves over a million without power

Firstpost  

Russia’s overnight strikes on energy infrastructure impacted Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, according to Ukraine’s top private power company DTEK A window is illuminated in a residential building during a power outage after a morning Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 21, 2024. Reuters Over a million people were reported without power across …

Latest 'Massive' Russian Aerial Attack Cuts Power To 1 Million Homes In Ukraine
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Latest 'Massive' Russian Aerial Attack Cuts Power To 1 Million Homes In Ukraine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said. Last March, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for two high-ranking Russian military officers on war crimes charges linked to attacks …

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted a “massive” missile and drone attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, officials said, adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity before winter. Ukrainian officials have in the past accused Russia of “weaponizing winter.” Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been destroyed during the almost three years …

Ukraine: Power cut to more than a million homes after major Russian attack on energy facilities
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukraine: Power cut to more than a million homes after major Russian attack on energy facilities

CNN  

CNN — More than a million households were left without power in Ukraine after a widespread Russian aerial attack targeted critical energy infrastructure facilities, authorities in the country said Thursday. Ukraine’s energy supplies have been repeatedly targeted since Russia launched its full-scale invasion began in February 2022, causing rolling blackouts. Ukraine’s energy system came “under massive enemy attack,” overnight, Energy …

‘Massive enemy attack’: Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
3 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Massive enemy attack’: Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

Russian missile attacks have been reported across Ukraine, with emergency power outages affecting more than one million people amid freezing cold temperatures. Ukraine’s power infrastructure has come “under massive enemy attack”, according to the country’s energy minister, leaving more than 1 million people without electricity. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Energy Minister German Galushchenko said that “attacks on energy …

US Embassy in Kyiv shuts down after receiving warning of significant Russian air attack
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1 month ago

US Embassy in Kyiv shuts down after receiving warning of significant Russian air attack

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv: The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said it has received warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on Wednesday and would be closed as a precaution. But it comes one day after Moscow said U.S.-made longer range missiles had been used in a Ukrainian attack that struck a weapons warehouse in the Bryansk region after U.S. President Joe Biden …

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
1 month ago

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Maxim Timchenko, who runs the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts showing how much new electricity his company has brought online this year in the country versus how much Russian bombs have destroyed. “Sit and wait and pray that they don’t hit us, or do our job and …

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
1 month ago

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, …

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
1 month ago

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

New Indian Express  

Russian forces continue to make small but steady gains in capturing Ukrainian territory at a time when there are questions about how much the United States, which has been providing weapons and money, will continue to support the country once President-elect Donald Trump assumes office in January. Whatever the future, the decentralized nature of some clean energies, in particular wind …

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in massive strike
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1 month ago

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in massive strike

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-11-18 10:22 KYIV/MOSCOW — Russia unleashed a massive airstrike on Ukraine on Sunday, firing 120 missiles and 90 drones in a sweeping attack that caused "severe damage "to the power system, officials said. "Russia launched one of the largest air attacks: drones and missiles "against cities and critical infrastructure, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X. Russia's defense …

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in massive strike
Top News
1 month ago

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in massive strike

China Daily  

KYIV/MOSCOW — Russia unleashed a massive airstrike on Ukraine on Sunday, firing 120 missiles and 90 drones in a sweeping attack that caused "severe damage "to the power system, officials said. "Russia launched one of the largest air attacks: drones and missiles "against cities and critical infrastructure, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X. Russia's defense ministry said it …

Massive Russian Air Attack Pounds Ukraine As 1,000th Day of War Nears
1 month ago

Massive Russian Air Attack Pounds Ukraine As 1,000th Day of War Nears

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia pounded Ukraine on Sunday with a massive attack that killed 11 civilians across several regions and damaged the country's already fragile energy grid, as the world prepared to mark 1,000 days since Moscow's invasion. The giant attack Sunday came two days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in almost …

Russia hits power grid with one of its largest-ever attacks on Ukraine, foreign minister says
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1 month, 1 week ago

Russia hits power grid with one of its largest-ever attacks on Ukraine, foreign minister says

CNN  

CNN — Russia has launched one of the largest aerial attacks on Ukraine, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, hitting energy infrastructure across the country, killing at least two people, and causing widespread damage. We need peace through strength, not appeasement,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sibyha wrote on X. Sibyha was likely referencing Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s recent phone call with German Chancellor …

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy says
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1 month, 1 week ago

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy says

NPR  

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy says toggle caption Denes Erdos/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing civilians. Ukraie's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia had launched a total of 120 missiles and …

Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
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1 month, 1 week ago

Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

Explosions heard across Ukraine, including Kyiv and Odesa, as Russia advances at its fastest rate since the early days of the nearly three-year war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russian forces launched about 120 missiles and 90 drones in a “massive” combined air attack – one of the largest barrages of the near-three-year war. A Russian drone attack …

Russia Ukraine war: 210 Russian missiles, drones hit Ukraine's power grid in one of largest strikes
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia Ukraine war: 210 Russian missiles, drones hit Ukraine's power grid in one of largest strikes

India Today  

Blasts rang out across Ukraine's capital Kyiv and other cities early on Sunday, as Russia staged its biggest missile attack since August and targeted power facilities with the winter setting in, according to officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched around 120 missiles and 90 drones in a "massive" combined air strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. "Russia launched one …

Ukraine dreams of reclaiming 2014 borders in war but energy crisis, displacement could crush its fight
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine dreams of reclaiming 2014 borders in war but energy crisis, displacement could crush its fight

Firstpost  

“Our priority is still to protect people, protect the nation, to liberate people from almost 10 years of temporary occupation, so Crimea and Donbas are part of Ukraine,” Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov recently said. Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov recently spoke of Kyiv’s commitment to restoring its territorial integrity, dismissing reports suggesting a shift in focus to prioritising security …

Ukraine Is Decentralizing Energy Production to Protect Itself From Russia
54 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine Is Decentralizing Energy Production to Protect Itself From Russia

Wired  

As soon as the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, Yuliana Onishchuk knew she had to help her country. “I realized: We have to rebuild them in a new way.” Putting her expertise as an energy lawyer and solar power project manager to good use, Onishchuk set up an NGO, the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation. “I was already in renewables, …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of 'nuclear disaster' under Russian plans to strike Ukraine's power plants
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of 'nuclear disaster' under Russian plans to strike Ukraine's power plants

ABC  

Russia's plans to "torment millions of Ukrainians" by destroying the country's power infrastructure threatens to cause a nuclear catastrophe that could reach beyond Ukraine's borders, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned the UN. Just hours after Mr Zelenskyy's speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was updating its "nuclear doctrine" – effectively rewriting the rules for its own weapons. "If, God forbid, …

EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid
3 months ago

EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The European Union pledged on Friday to lend Ukraine up to 35 billion euros as part of a loan package organized by the Group of Seven major industrial nations, as it seeks to help the country rebuild its economy and its war-shattered power grid. “We should make Russia pay for the destruction it caused,” European Commission President …

EU pledges to lend Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid
3 months ago

EU pledges to lend Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen greet each other in Kyiv on Friday. “We should make Russia pay for the destruction it caused,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters at a news conference in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Von der Leyen said that the EU has already provided …

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit
3 months ago

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s badly damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s city center — a stark reminder of the scale of destruction caused by Russian strikes on the country’s energy system. The exhibition by private energy company DTEK, a nongovernmental organization and Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy opened on Thursday with …

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN
3 months ago

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN

Al Jazeera  

International Energy Agency separately warns that the coming winter would prove to be the ‘sternest test yet’ for Ukraine’s energy grid. “Russia is trying to plunge Ukraine in the dark with targeted attacks on its energy systems,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday as she announced that 160 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian …

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Tuesday described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine, and vowed to expand the agency’s inspections to include critical electricity supplies. No cooling, then maybe you have a disaster.” Earlier, Grossi posted on X that …

Facing constant threat of Russian strikes on their energy grid, Ukrainians have learned to live with blackouts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Facing constant threat of Russian strikes on their energy grid, Ukrainians have learned to live with blackouts

CNN  

Kyiv CNN — When hundreds of Russian missiles and drones assaulted Ukraine on Monday morning, Victoria Novorzhytska’s power went out first. “The key task is to get through the winter, to provide energy supply to critical infrastructure, people and the economy,” Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told reporters on Tuesday. Maksym Holubchenko, a 25-year-old barista in Kyiv said his cafe’s …

Missile barrage on Ukraine prompts calls to lift curbs on striking inside Russia
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Missile barrage on Ukraine prompts calls to lift curbs on striking inside Russia

Live Mint  

Russia struck sites across Ukraine with one of its largest missile attacks of the war, inflicting damage to the country’s already-strained energy infrastructure and prompting calls from Kyiv for Western allies to help Ukraine strike back. On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for Kyiv’s allies to lift restrictions on the use of long-range Western-made weapons, such as the U.S.’s …

Russia targets cities and infrastructure in largest air attack since war began, Ukraine says
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia targets cities and infrastructure in largest air attack since war began, Ukraine says

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Russia launched a “massive” missile and drone attack aimed at energy infrastructure across Ukraine at the start of the week, marking the biggest air assault since the war began, Ukrainian officials said. Kyiv also reported that former Wagner mercenaries were among the troops at the border and urged Minsk “not to make tragic mistakes for their …

Zelenskyy praises Ukrainian military for stepping up attacks on Russia
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Zelenskyy praises Ukrainian military for stepping up attacks on Russia

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv has hit Russian oil depots, a submarine and an airfield as the 29-month-old war rages on. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised Ukrainian forces for hitting military targets inside Russia after the army reported several attacks, including on an airfield and an oil depot. Earlier on Saturday, Ukraine’s military said it had sunk a submarine in Russian-controlled Sevastopol, attacked a …

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges Britain to help it strike deeper inside Russia as he addresses UK Cabinet
5 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges Britain to help it strike deeper inside Russia as he addresses UK Cabinet

Associated Press  

LONDON — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Britain’s new government to help Ukrainian forces attack deeper inside Russia to stop deadly missile strikes on his country, as he gave a rare address by a foreign leader to a U.K. Zelenskyy said “long-range capability” to destroy sites where Russian weapons are concentrated is key to Ukraine’s defense. “I ask you to show …

Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power grid
6 months ago

Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power grid

The Hindu  

Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven persons died in strikes elsewhere. Russia launched 16 cruise missiles from land, sea and air as well as 13 attack drones, aiming at energy infrastructure in several regions, Ukraine's military said. The Energy Ministry said this …

Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power infrastructure
6 months ago

Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine power infrastructure

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the country's west and south. It said this was "the eighth massive, combined attack on energy infrastructure facilities" in the past three months. Ukrainian authorities on Thursday said energy infrastructure, including a power station, had been damaged in a major overnight attack which left …

Russia’s shifting tactics put unprecedented pressure on Ukraine’s already hobbled power system
6 months ago

Russia’s shifting tactics put unprecedented pressure on Ukraine’s already hobbled power system

CNN  

Kyiv CNN — Kateryna Serzhan says the only way to survive Ukraine’s almost daily blackout schedule is to “always have a plan B.” The 35-year-old has had to adapt to life in her high-rise Kyiv apartment block with her active 3-year-old daughter, Varia. On Saturday, “massive” Russian missile attacks hit several Ukrainian energy facilities, leaving thousands without power, officials said. …

Russia hits Ukraine energy facilities, apartment block killing three
6 months ago

Russia hits Ukraine energy facilities, apartment block killing three

Al Jazeera  

Russia has relied increasingly on guided bombs dropped from a distance that involve fewer risks for its forces. Russian guided bombs struck an apartment building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing three people, wounding 29 and prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to call for more help from Kyiv’s allies. Energy facilities targeted Overnight, Russia also launched a series of strikes …

Russian troops fail to advance as Ukraine garners military, financial aid
6 months ago

Russian troops fail to advance as Ukraine garners military, financial aid

Al Jazeera  

Battles continue in Kharkiv as President Putin signs a strategic agreement with North Korea, which includes a defensive alliance. On Wednesday, Colonel Yuriy Povkh, spokesman for Ukraine’s Kharkiv forces, said “dozens” of Russian soldiers were pinned down in central Vovchansk. The White House said it would “support the full range of Ukraine’s current defensive needs now and over the long …

Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again as Kyiv’s drones target more enemy oil depots
6 months ago

Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again as Kyiv’s drones target more enemy oil depots

LA Times  

A merchant at a shopping mall in central Kyiv, Ukraine, uses a battery-powered lantern to illuminate her stall during a power outage Wednesday caused by Russian missile strikes. Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities with cross-border drone strikes, seeking to curb each other’s ability to fight in a war …

Ukraine war may erupt again as G7 backs Zelensky with hardware
6 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine war may erupt again as G7 backs Zelensky with hardware

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: With the G-7 countries committed to stand with Ukraine at Apulia, the Ukraine-Crimea front is all set to reignite with Russia threatening to long -range weapons to adversaries of the west. According to authoritative officials, the Ukraine front will become heated in the coming days with France ready to put troops on ground, UK supplying 300 km range …

Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop the war
6 months, 1 week ago

Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop the war

The Hindu  

Russian forces fired missiles and drones at the Kyiv region and five other areas of Ukraine in a nighttime attack, officials said on Wednesday, ahead of several days of intense diplomatic activity around the war that is now in its third year. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down more than two dozen air targets, including cruise missiles, a Kinzhal …

Zelenskyy appeals for help with Ukraine’s energy network as recovery conference opens
6 months, 1 week ago

Zelenskyy appeals for help with Ukraine’s energy network as recovery conference opens

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday appealed for short-term help in repairing his country’s electricity network and long-term investment in its energy system at a conference to gather support for Ukraine’s recovery from the destruction wreaked by Russia’s war. Energy, he said, continues to be “one of Putin’s main targets.” Looking beyond Ukraine’s immediate problems, Zelenskyy said foreign …

Zelensky appeals for help restoring Ukraine’s besieged energy network
6 months, 1 week ago

Zelensky appeals for help restoring Ukraine’s besieged energy network

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in Berlin on Tuesday during the opening ceremony of a conference Germany is hosting to gather support for Ukraine’s recovery from the destruction wreaked by Russia’s war. Energy, he said, continues to be “one of Putin’s main targets.” Looking beyond Ukraine’s immediate problems, Zelensky said foreign investments in energy would be mutually beneficial. He said …

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk province. Russia’s coordinated new offensive has centered on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, but seems to include testing Ukrainian defenses in Donetsk farther south, while also launching …

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns …

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure

LA Times  

A U.S.-made M1 Abrams tank and other U.S. military vehicles seized in Ukraine by Russian forces, on display in Moscow on Friday. Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk province. Russia’s coordinated new offensive has centered on …

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