Futures prices for natural gas at the TTF hub rose above 32 euros per MWh, reaching their highest level since November 2025. This is due to cold weather, increased consumption, and outages at nuclear power plants.
In Kryvyi Rih, over 45,000 subscribers were left without electricity and over 700 buildings without heating after a night attack. Small boiler houses switched to generators, and the high-speed tram will not operate in the morning.
In 2025, greenhouse gas emissions in the US increased by 2. 4% compared to the previous year, reaching 5.9 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. This increase is attributed to an abnormally cold winter, rising natural gas prices, and the growth of the technology sector, including cryptocurrency mining.
Poland neutralized the most powerful cyberattack on energy infrastructure in history, carried out by Russian special services. They tried to cause a complete power outage for Polish citizens at the end of December 2025.
The United Kingdom is imposing new sanctions on Iran, targeting the financial, energy, and other sectors. This comes amid protests and reports of the country's violent response.
On January 9, Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv and the region, causing interruptions in electricity, water, and heat supply. Emergency blackouts are in effect in the capital, and restoration work continues under difficult conditions.
In Irpin, Kyiv Oblast, temporary water supply schedules, introduced due to power outages, have been canceled. Water supply is being carried out as usual thanks to the restoration of electricity and the work of specialists.
On January 14, scheduled power outages and power restrictions for industrial consumers will be applied throughout Ukraine. The reason is the consequences of Russian attacks on energy facilities.
Emergency power outages are in effect in Kyiv and several districts of Kyiv Oblast; hourly shutdown schedules are temporarily not applied. Emergency restoration work continues around the clock after massive attacks on energy infrastructure.
On January 14, the Verkhovna Rada plans to appoint a Minister of Energy, a Minister of Defense, and the head of the State Property Fund. The extension of mobilization and martial law is also planned.
On the left bank of Kyiv, 42 mobile aid points of the State Emergency Service are operating. In total, about 7,000 such facilities have been deployed across the country.
The Ministry of Energy announced the return to predictable hourly power outages in Kyiv after the completion of emergency restoration work. The situation in the energy system remains difficult due to attacks and bad weather.
Three oil tankers operated by Greek companies were attacked by drones in the Black Sea. The vessels were en route to a Russian terminal to load Kazakh oil.
Deputy Minister of Energy Mykola Kolesnyk stated that the situation in the energy system is difficult, and forecasts are unavailable due to emergency restoration work. A return to hourly blackouts will occur after their completion.
The Verkhovna Rada failed to appoint Denys Shmyhal as First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy, garnering only 210 votes. He had previously been dismissed from the post of Minister of Defense, and in the summer of 2024, he resigned as Prime Minister.
In Ukraine, the excise tax on fuel increased from the new year. Autogas prices rose by an average of 30 kopecks, while there were almost no changes in gasoline and diesel prices.
People's deputies are forced to work in cold premises of the Rada. Deputy head of the Verkhovna Rada committee Oksana Dmytrieva confirmed the low temperature during meetings.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the First Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Oleh Luhovskyi. They discussed the fight against Russia's "shadow" fleet and the non-public approaches of partners to communication with the Russian Federation.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced the restoration of generation and an increase in electricity imports. Enemy attacks and weather conditions create an additional burden on the system.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine denied information about a sewage pipe burst in the basement, which was spread by MP Oleksiy Kucherenko. The agency stated that a problem arose in the heating network, which is currently being eliminated.
Faction leaders will hold a meeting with Stefanchuk regarding appointments. The parliament will consider the candidacies of Shmyhal, Natalukha, and Fedorov.
On January 13, Russian occupiers attacked the energy infrastructure of Zaporizhzhia region, damaging equipment and cutting off power to consumers. Two female employees were injured, one of them in serious condition.
In Kyiv, almost 500 buildings remain without heating after the Russian attack, and emergency power outages are in effect. Ground electric transport on the right bank has been replaced by buses due to the difficult situation in the energy system.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof. Intensive Russian strikes on energy infrastructure and Ukraine's need for air defense missiles were discussed.
The 414th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade "Magyar's Birds" destroyed a missile and artillery weapons depot of the Russian 51st Army in Makiivka. Critical elements of industrial power supply in Mariupol were also hit.
In the Kyiv region, damage to residential and commercial buildings has been recorded in three districts after Russia's night attack. Emergency power outages have been introduced in parts of the Bucha district, and they continue to be in effect in the Brovary and Boryspil districts.
Since February 2022, the Russian Federation has used over 13. 3 thousand missiles and 142.3 thousand attack drones against Ukraine. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported this during a conversation with the Commander of the US Army in Europe and Africa.
President Zelenskyy commented on Russia's night attack on Ukraine, the main target of which was energy infrastructure. Four people died as a result of the strike on a postal terminal in Kharkiv Oblast.
Due to another massive missile and drone attack by Russia, consumers in Kyiv and 7 regions are without power. Emergency shutdowns and grid restrictions have been introduced.
As a result of a massive strike on the Dnipropetrovsk region, a woman and a man were injured and hospitalized. Infrastructure facilities and private houses in Kryvyi Rih and Synelnykove districts were damaged.
