#Energy security

Every winter since 2022, Ukraine has lived through what people now call Blackout —mass power outages Russian missile and drone attacks caused. While Russia spends billions to plunge ordinary people into darkness, thousands of energy workers are doing the extraordinary to keep the country’s lights on.

As Russia’s war on Ukrainian energy intensifies, blackouts roll across both Kyiv and the nation. The capital slips into an unfamiliar darkness—streets lit only by headlights, flashlights, and the flicker of candlelight behind windows.