Vitali Klitschko

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Defending Kyiv's crisis response amid criticism from Zelenskyy

Ukraine started the war with 38 GW of power generation capacity; By January 2026, capacity had fallen to 11 gigawatts against 18 gigawatts of demand.. Winter demand hit 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.

Updated Yesterday

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Reported damage to subway infrastructure on the Southern Bridge over the Dnipro after the Oct 22 missile strikes on Kyiv

Russia escalated missile and drone strikes in the week before the first trilateral talks since February, damaging energy facilities in 12 regions on Nov 9. At least four people were killed in attacks on Odesa and the Kyiv region, a 2-year-old was injured in Kharkiv, and Dnipro and Kamianske lost power.

Updated 2 days ago

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Managing city through worst infrastructure crisis of the war

Ukraine resumed long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries after the U.S.-brokered energy ceasefire collapsed in mid-October. In the following weeks it hit the Bashneft complex in Ufa, an oil facility in Samara Oblast, the Kstovo refinery and a refinery in Yaroslavl, according to Ukrainian and Russian reports. Rosneft told Bloomberg on October 22 that losses from the strikes were becoming unsustainable, and the first tanker of Russian diesel under a Trump-brokered import deal sailed to the U.S. the next day despite Ukrainian objections.

Updated 4 days ago

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Reporting casualties after the latest Russian strikes on the capital

The State Department approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors to Ukraine on October 30. Canada, Germany and Norway are paying through a US fast-track program, with a European Union loan covering the rest, and no US government money is involved.

Updated Oct 31