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Ukraine has a billion-dollar winter survival plan. It just can't pay for it yet.

As Russian drones and missiles continue to pound Ukraine's war-damaged energy infrastructure, Kyiv is struggling to find funding for a 5.4 billion euro ($6.2 billion) "energy resilience plan" first announced in spring. The next few months are a race against time to prepare for what energy experts warn will be another difficult winter under constant Russian bombardment. Ukraine not only needs to repair equipment after Russia wiped out nine gigawatts of power generation last winter, but also deve

Electricians from DTEK inspect damaged equipment on an electricity pylon in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Jan. 14, 2026. (

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Lifecell is one of Ukraine's three major mobile telecommunications operators, serving approximately 10 million subscribers nationwide. The company, owned by Turkey's Turkcell since 2005, operates network infrastructure across the country and has maintained service continuity despite Russian attacks on telecommunications facilities since February 2022.

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