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Friday, 10 April 2026, 19:04
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have uncovered a scheme to embezzle funds intended for payments under the “green” tariff, which operated for the benefit of a number of commercial power-generating enterprises located in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel said that Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure are leaving millions of civilians without electricity and heat and posing serious risks to nuclear safety.
The Danish government is allocating an additional 150 million Danish kroner (EUR 20 million) to support Ukraine's energy system amid Russian strikes on the Ukrainian energy sector.
Romania has initiated the future creation of a trilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry together with Moldova and Ukraine. The idea was voiced at an international conference in Chisinau on January 20.
20 January 2026
Ukraine's accession to the European Union, despite concerns voiced by some producers, will increase market competition and benefit European consumers.
The Netherlands has announced additional assistance of EUR 23 million to support Ukraine's energy sector.
All facilities of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant have been reconnected to Ukraine's unified power grid.
The government is systematically working to attract energy assistance from partners; the next shipments are expected in the coming days.
The Naftogaz Group can maintain high drilling rates, but needs additional funding to do so.
Several Ukrainian electrical substations that are critical to ensuring nuclear safety were damaged in Russian strikes this morning, and the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant has completely lost external power supply.
Lithuania will continue to support Ukraine and insist on continued financing despite recent anti-corruption revelations, but the fight against corruption must go on in Kyiv's own interest.
As a result of the overnight attack, 5,635 buildings in Kyiv have been left without heating – about 46% of the city's housing stock. Sixty additional repair teams have been deployed to speed up restoration work.
As of the morning of January 20, due to a new massive attack on the energy infrastructure in Kyiv and six other regions, customers are without power.
In 2026–2027, Russian airlines plan to massively return mothballed aircraft of Soviet and foreign manufacture to service, most of which are more than 30 years old.
19 January 2026
In relations between Ukraine and Poland, 80% of the "problems" in the agricultural sector are artificially created, including attempts to sow discord between producers from both countries.
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal informed the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, about the Russians' preparations for another massive attack on energy infrastructure, with possible strikes on facilities and networks that serve nuclear power plants.
Warsaw will provide Kyiv with a defense credit, with the relevant agreement expected to be signed in the first half of 2026.
Ukrainians have already spent UAH 11.3 billion under the "Winter Support" program, with the largest share going toward utility bills.
Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a conversation with EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jorgensen.
Business and innovation are among the key topics of the Ukraine House during the World Economic Forum (WEF), which starts on January 19 in Davos, Switzerland.
Today, there are 1.5 billion 50-kopiyka coins in circulation in Ukraine. To maintain appropriate quality, it is necessary to mint about 30 million coins each year, with some planned for replacement in stages.
The introduction of the shah is about a final break with Moscow in a crucial sector such as monetary circulation
18 January 2026
In the coming days, a batch of heating equipment from Italy will arrive in Ukraine to support the regions most affected by Russian terror.
Russia has intensified the use of the seaport in temporarily occupied Mariupol, presenting this as "reconstruction."
With the mediation of the International Atomic Energy Agency, repair work has begun on the 330 kV backup power transmission line Ferosplavna-1, which connects the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to Ukraine's power grid.
The Russian economy is entering a phase of “expensive money,” which is becoming a new norm amid the war against Ukraine and prolonged macroeconomic instability.
In 2025, Russia exported more than 2 million tonnes of grain from temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and, concealing its true origin, shipped it mainly to Egypt and Bangladesh.
17 January 2026
Germany has mobilized an additional EUR 60 million to support Ukraine amid Russian attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure.
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, approximately 130,000 railway infrastructure facilities, including tracks, stations, and depots, have been damaged or destroyed.