Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel said that Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure were leaving millions of civilians without electricity and heat and posing serious risks to nuclear safety. He wrote about this on social media X after discussing the situation with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. “Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure…
Several Ukrainian electrical substations that were critical to ensuring nuclear safety were damaged in Russian strikes on January 20, and the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant had completely lost external power supply. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said this in a post on X. The IAEA “is actively following developments in order to assess impact…
Second-level protection, built at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure facilities, has proven its effectiveness and allows for the preservation of critically important transformer equipment in the event of massive attacks. Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal said this at a parliament meeting on January 16. According to him, nine different types and…
Slovakia has a real chance to rank among the leaders in the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs). The country has suitable sites, expertise and infrastructure to do so. This has been confirmed by a comprehensive feasibility study presented by the dominant electricity generator, Slovenske Elektrarne (SE). “Small modular reactors represent a strategic opportunity for…
The Polish government has revealed that the country experienced a major attempt to disrupt its power grid at the end of December 2025, and came “very close to a blackout”. However, it successfully repelled the cyberattack. The digital affairs minister says that “everything points to Russian sabotage” being behind the incident. “In the final days…
Ukrainian retail chains operate stably and ensure uninterrupted supply of products, despite energy attacks from the enemy and difficult weather conditions. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky. According to him, individual temporary closures of stores are exclusively sporadic and technical in nature. They are mainly associated…
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko held a conference call with the heads of regional state administrations on the state of the country’s energy system and life support. According to her, in the regions most affected by shelling, energy companies are carrying out restoration work amid constant enemy attacks, low temperatures below -10 degrees Celsius, as well…