A massive Russian attack pummeled Ukraine’s energy and port infrastructure on Oct. 22 as Moscow shows no sign of slowing down its plan to freeze out Ukrainians as winter draws closer. Emergency power outages were implemented in most regions of the country throughout the day as energy workers battled to repair damaged infrastructure, in some cases while still under bombardment. It’s become an all too familiar routine for many energy workers in recent weeks, as Russia ramped up its strikes in ear

The former head of Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, says his opponents were likely behind a law enforcement raid on his home on Oct. 21, in a phone call with the Kyiv Independent.

Only Russia friendly Hungary and Slovakia, refused to back the bill, which terminates Russian pipeline and liquified natural gas imports.

Among the projects Kyiv is discussing with the U.S. is a terminal in Odesa to import American liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Ukraine’s metal sector says it is being made a scapegoat for Poland's steel troubles, as Polish groups urge Warsaw to press Brussels to limit growing Ukrainian imports. In the first half of 2025, Ukraine's steel exports to Poland slightly increased. In response, Polish industry associations and trade unions are now complaining about unfair competition and demanding a 12-month embargo on Ukrainian steel. Ukrainian producers point out that export levels remain below pre-full-scale invasion 2021

Russian missiles and drones damaged gas infrastructure in Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv oblasts while drones hit a heat and power plant, as Moscow steps up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities and temperatures drop.

If most investors have opted to watch Ukraine from a distance during Russia’s ongoing invasion, Charles Whitehead and Dominique Piotet are undeterred, launching a 50 million euro venture capital fund to boost local talent and help put Ukrainian startups on the global map. The two veterans of Ukraine’s start-up and tech scene inaugurated the Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund (UPTF) on Sept. 29 — a project that's been in the works since 2019 and the first institutionally backed global venture capital fun

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide Ukraine's state-run oil and gas giant Naftogaz with fresh financing for emergency gas imports amid devastating Russian strikes on its gas production facilities, the bank's vice president told the Kyiv Independent in an interview on Oct. 9. Nearly 60% of the country’s gas production was damaged in recent strikes, which targeted Ukraine's Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 9, citing sources with knowledge of th

Ukraine’s economic crimes bureau’s new leadership brought together businesses on Oct. 8 with a clear message: the era of illicit electronics sales is over. The newly appointed head of the bureau, Oleksandr Tsyvisnky, is hoping he can curb this illegal trade, and with that, recover an estimated Hr 20 billion ($484 million) in lost revenue to the state budget caused by illegal electronics sales. Nearly 80% of iPhones sold in Ukraine are illegally imported into the country and sold not just at st

Putin’s message comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a more hostile stance against Russia in recent weeks after a summer of courtship that saw the U.S. roll out the red carpet for Putin during the Alaskan Summit in August.

The Georgian Dream candidates won all cities and municipalities in Georgia, with Kakha Kaladze receiving 77.4% of the vote in Tbilisi, cementing his third term as mayor of the country's capital.

The bombing campaign hit an apartment building, injuring two women, three men, and a child.

The number includes 870 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Russia launched 500 drones and 50 missiles, including ballistic ones, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The decision comes after three days of court sessions where the supervisory board’s independent members went up against the CEO, Vitaliy Zaichenko, and the Energy Ministry, Ukrenergo’s main shareholder.