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War in Ukraine
Blackouts Hit Ukraine Regions After Russian Air Attack
Moscow has stepped up its aerial bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, grid operator Ukrenergo said it was "forced to apply emergency blackout schedules” in some regions.
March 30, 2024
Energy
EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine's Energy Chief on Challenges, Resilience and the Outlook During Wartime
The CEO of Ukraine's Energy Giant Naftogaz Group Oleksiy Chernyshov on how Russia's war has impacted Ukraine's critical energy sector, Naftogaz's future, and the consolidation of corporate governance.
March 29, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Go Ahead, Bomb Some Russian Refineries
As opposed to Washington’s concern, Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries are not driving up crude prices, and the answer might ultimately lie in the restructuring of price caps and embargo.
March 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
Power Outages, Transportation Disruption in Odesa Following Overnight Russian Drone Attack
According to Ukrenergo, the drone assault targeted two power substations in the southern region, leading to increased consumption restrictions in Odesa and its surrounding areas.
March 25, 2024
Energy
Ukraine’s ‘Drone Army’ Supplemented by Big Old Soviet Reconnaissance UAVs
Images that have appeared on social media following Ukraine’s recent successful attacks on Russian oil refineries suggest it’s not just the new generation of drones that do the business.
March 24, 2024
Energy
Closing Stable Doors - Russian Energy Companies Now Purchasing Anti-Drone Equipment
For over a year, Russian politicians and propagandists have been telling its oil, energy, and infrastructure businesses they should consider defending themselves from Ukrainian drone attacks.
March 22, 2024
War in Ukraine
Morning News Update for March 19
Kyiv Post’s overnight supplement to War in Ukraine Update for March 19.
March 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
Drone Swarm Attacks Another Russian Oil Refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban
In the middle of the sham election designed to ensure Putin’s rule till the end of the decade, a barrage of drones capped a week that hobbled Russia’s energy sector.
March 17, 2024
Energy
Russia Takes Massive Single-Day Hit on Its Oil Refinery Capacity: What’s the Impact?
According to energy and geopolitics expert Tom O'Donnell, Ukrainian allies' oil price cap, in conjunction with Ukrainian drones' physical damage could be a significant hit to Russian revenues.
March 15, 2024
War in Ukraine
Dozens of Drones Bombard Russian Oil Refineries in Record Air Raids
Kyiv launched around 70 kamikaze aircraft mostly against energy infrastructure. Two refineries were badly burned.
March 13, 2024
Energy
Bulgaria Negotiates with Azerbaijan to Boost Gas Supplies to Balkans, Ukraine
Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Rosen Zhelyazkov said that diversifying the energy supply is increasingly important in the wake of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine.
March 5, 2024
Energy
Russian Government Loses $50 Billion Yukos Lawsuit
The Amsterdam Court of Appeals rules that the Kremlin owes private shareholders of the Yukos energy company $50B and allows for liquidation of Moscow assets abroad to recoup the cash.
Feb. 21, 2024
Energy
Ukrainian Nuclear Staff Barred From Russia-Held Plant: IAEA
IAEA head Rafael Grossi is to visit the site next week after holding high-level talks on Tuesday in Kyiv
Feb. 1, 2024
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Heating Season Sustained Solely by Domestic Gas Production for First Time
Ukraine’s prime minister said that for the first time in history, Ukraine will get through the heating season by relying 10 billion cubic meters of domestic gas production held in current storage.
Jan. 31, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Let’s Get Serious About Our Collective Energy Security: Reflections from Davos 2024
"The world stands at a critical juncture, as WEF president Borge Brende aptly put it, where leaders must unite and devise solutions to common challenges."
Jan. 26, 2024
Zelensky
ANALYSIS: Putin’s Achilles Heel: Ukraine Targets Russia’s Vital But Vulnerable Energy Industry
As Ukraine’s war against Russia becomes a stagnant war of attrition, Kyiv is increasingly exploring alternative strategies to fight that serve to its strengths and further weakens its enemy.
Jan. 26, 2024