Ukrenergo

Built World

Repairing transmission damage and managing rationing during repeated mass strikes

Ukrainian officials say more than 450 drones and about 30 missiles hit energy and port infrastructure overnight. Odesa and surrounding areas went dark.

Updated Yesterday

Force in Play

National transmission system operator managing a heavily damaged grid

Since October 2022, Russia has waged a parallel war on Ukraine's electricity, heating and transport systems, launching repeated waves of missiles and drones at power plants, high-voltage substations, rail hubs and ports. The campaign intensified in winter 2025–26 with near-daily barrages. These destroyed 70% of generating capacity, forced a formal energy emergency on January 15, 2026, and left the grid meeting only 60% of national electricity needs amid temperatures as low as minus 20°C.

Updated 6 days ago

Force in Play

Managing nationwide grid under continuous attack

Russia has spent four years methodically destroying Ukraine's ability to keep the lights on. Since October 2022, over 1,400 missiles and 500 strike drones have hit power plants, substations, and the workers who maintain them—killing at least 160 energy workers and erasing two-thirds of Ukraine's thermal generation capacity.

Updated Feb 18

Force in Play

Coordinating grid defense and emergency repairs

Ukraine began the war with 38 gigawatts of power generation capacity. After 28 months of systematic Russian strikes, capacity has fallen to just 11 GW—while winter demand reached 18 GW on January 15, 2026. Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal told parliament on January 16 that 'not a single power plant left in Ukraine' has escaped Russian attack. The crisis deepened when temperatures hit -19°C in Kyiv in mid-January, leaving 471 apartment buildings without heat as of January 14. A massive Russian attack on January 24 involving 396 drones and missiles left 80% of Ukraine facing emergency power cuts, with half of Kyiv's apartment buildings losing heating and over 800,000 Kyiv households still without power the following day.

Updated Jan 30