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How resilient is Ukraine’s energy system today?
There are no invulnerable energy systems or systems of any kind. Therefore, yes, the resilience margin of Ukraine’s energy system was quite large but reserves are not unlimited.
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📷: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg News
There are no invulnerable energy systems or systems of any kind. Therefore, yes, the resilience margin of Ukraine’s energy system was quite large but reserves are not unlimited.
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📷: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg News
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
How resilient is Ukraine’s energy system today?
There are no invulnerable energy systems or systems of any kind. Therefore, yes, the resilience margin of Ukraine’s energy system was quite large but reserves are not unlimited.
🔗 ukraineworld.org/en/articles/...
📷: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg News
There are no invulnerable energy systems or systems of any kind. Therefore, yes, the resilience margin of Ukraine’s energy system was quite large but reserves are not unlimited.
🔗 ukraineworld.org/en/articles/...
📷: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg News
#Kyiv still has the most difficult energy situation. As of Monday, February 9, more than 1,400 apartment buildings in the capital remain without heating.
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
#Kyiv still has the most difficult energy situation. As of Monday, February 9, more than 1,400 apartment buildings in the capital remain without heating.
⚡ Russia would need at least 742 days, or approximately two years, to occupy the Donetsk Oblast.
Ruslan Mykula, co-founder of the DeepStateUA project, made this statement during the Kyiv Security Forum Special Session.
Ruslan Mykula, co-founder of the DeepStateUA project, made this statement during the Kyiv Security Forum Special Session.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
⚡ Russia would need at least 742 days, or approximately two years, to occupy the Donetsk Oblast.
Ruslan Mykula, co-founder of the DeepStateUA project, made this statement during the Kyiv Security Forum Special Session.
Ruslan Mykula, co-founder of the DeepStateUA project, made this statement during the Kyiv Security Forum Special Session.
DTEK released footage showing its thermal power plants before Russia’s full-scale invasion and what they look like now.
The company says Russian forces have attacked its thermal power plants more than 220 times. These were systematic attacks on civilian energy infrastructure.
The company says Russian forces have attacked its thermal power plants more than 220 times. These were systematic attacks on civilian energy infrastructure.
February 9, 2026 at 11:52 AM
DTEK released footage showing its thermal power plants before Russia’s full-scale invasion and what they look like now.
The company says Russian forces have attacked its thermal power plants more than 220 times. These were systematic attacks on civilian energy infrastructure.
The company says Russian forces have attacked its thermal power plants more than 220 times. These were systematic attacks on civilian energy infrastructure.
#Ukraine's Energy Ministry released footage of energy facilities damaged in #Russian strikes.
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM
#Ukraine's Energy Ministry released footage of energy facilities damaged in #Russian strikes.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine shared a photo of a rescuer working to repair damage caused by Russia's massive attacks on energy facilities in Poltava Oblast in -30°C weather.
📷: Olha Serafymovych / SES Ukraine
📷: Olha Serafymovych / SES Ukraine
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine shared a photo of a rescuer working to repair damage caused by Russia's massive attacks on energy facilities in Poltava Oblast in -30°C weather.
📷: Olha Serafymovych / SES Ukraine
📷: Olha Serafymovych / SES Ukraine
Recent updates as of 09.02 👇
February 9, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Recent updates as of 09.02 👇
On Feb 7, Russia launched over 400 drones and nearly 40 missiles at Ukraine, hitting energy infrastructure nationwide. By targeting systems linked to nuclear plants, Moscow increases risks not only for Ukraine, but for all of Europe.
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Read our #UkraineWorld_Editorial
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Russia Turns Nuclear Risk Into a Weapon. Again
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Read our latest #UkraineWorld_editorial on how nuclear risk is being weaponised and why it matters for all of Europe.
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Read our latest #UkraineWorld_editorial on how nuclear risk is being weaponised and why it matters for all of Europe.
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
On Feb 7, Russia launched over 400 drones and nearly 40 missiles at Ukraine, hitting energy infrastructure nationwide. By targeting systems linked to nuclear plants, Moscow increases risks not only for Ukraine, but for all of Europe.
Read our #UkraineWorld_Editorial
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Read our #UkraineWorld_Editorial
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The exhibition “Borderlands of Europe” from the Lviv Historical Museum is now on display at the Archaeological Museum in Poznań. Featuring 605 artefacts spanning millennia, it is one of Ukraine’s largest recent international museum projects.
📷: Lviv Historical Museum
📷: Lviv Historical Museum
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The exhibition “Borderlands of Europe” from the Lviv Historical Museum is now on display at the Archaeological Museum in Poznań. Featuring 605 artefacts spanning millennia, it is one of Ukraine’s largest recent international museum projects.
📷: Lviv Historical Museum
📷: Lviv Historical Museum
This is how Darnytska Combined Heat and Power Plant looks like after Russian strikes
Kyiv Mayor said specialists are still assessing the extent of the damage to equipment and systems at the Darnytska CHPP. Restoring the thermal equipment will take time — at least two months.
📷: vitaliy_klitschko
Kyiv Mayor said specialists are still assessing the extent of the damage to equipment and systems at the Darnytska CHPP. Restoring the thermal equipment will take time — at least two months.
📷: vitaliy_klitschko
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This is how Darnytska Combined Heat and Power Plant looks like after Russian strikes
Kyiv Mayor said specialists are still assessing the extent of the damage to equipment and systems at the Darnytska CHPP. Restoring the thermal equipment will take time — at least two months.
📷: vitaliy_klitschko
Kyiv Mayor said specialists are still assessing the extent of the damage to equipment and systems at the Darnytska CHPP. Restoring the thermal equipment will take time — at least two months.
📷: vitaliy_klitschko
The lion is one of the symbols of the Kyiv Zoo
Last weekend, the zoo’s African lions, Hercules, Viliia, Daryna and Khrystyna, celebrated their 17th birthday.
Over nearly two decades at the zoo, the lions have adapted, developed a warm undercoat, and enjoy outdoor walks.
📷: Kyiv Zoo
Last weekend, the zoo’s African lions, Hercules, Viliia, Daryna and Khrystyna, celebrated their 17th birthday.
Over nearly two decades at the zoo, the lions have adapted, developed a warm undercoat, and enjoy outdoor walks.
📷: Kyiv Zoo
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The lion is one of the symbols of the Kyiv Zoo
Last weekend, the zoo’s African lions, Hercules, Viliia, Daryna and Khrystyna, celebrated their 17th birthday.
Over nearly two decades at the zoo, the lions have adapted, developed a warm undercoat, and enjoy outdoor walks.
📷: Kyiv Zoo
Last weekend, the zoo’s African lions, Hercules, Viliia, Daryna and Khrystyna, celebrated their 17th birthday.
Over nearly two decades at the zoo, the lions have adapted, developed a warm undercoat, and enjoy outdoor walks.
📷: Kyiv Zoo
Many Ukrainian front-line villages are damaged or ruined, and the number of civilians remaining in these areas is decreasing. Those who stay live without access to basic services.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Many Ukrainian front-line villages are damaged or ruined, and the number of civilians remaining in these areas is decreasing. Those who stay live without access to basic services.
📽️: UkraineWorld
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Why invest in citizens’ lives if the Kremlin spends billions on war? From Kapustin Yar, Russia launches Oreshnik missiles at Ukrainian cities. Each launch costs millions, showing Moscow’s priorities: war over living conditions at home.
📷: Google Maps
📷: Google Maps
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Why invest in citizens’ lives if the Kremlin spends billions on war? From Kapustin Yar, Russia launches Oreshnik missiles at Ukrainian cities. Each launch costs millions, showing Moscow’s priorities: war over living conditions at home.
📷: Google Maps
📷: Google Maps
A Russian strike hit a dog shelter in Zaporizhzhia, killing 13 animals. Several dogs were rushed to clinics but could not be saved; 7 others were injured and are receiving treatment.
Russian attack damaged a dog shelter in #Zaporizhzhia, leaving many animals injured and dead, local authorities reported.
According to the city council, the dogs are being transported to veterinary clinics where they are receiving urgent medical care.
📷:Zaporizhzhia city council
According to the city council, the dogs are being transported to veterinary clinics where they are receiving urgent medical care.
📷:Zaporizhzhia city council
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
A Russian strike hit a dog shelter in Zaporizhzhia, killing 13 animals. Several dogs were rushed to clinics but could not be saved; 7 others were injured and are receiving treatment.
During the week of the supposed “ceasefire,” from January 25 to February 1, Russia continued its attacks. Russia used more than 980 attack drones, nearly 1,100 guided aerial bombs, and two missiles, aiming to disrupt logistics and transport links between cities and communities.
🎥 Zelenskyy
🎥 Zelenskyy
February 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
During the week of the supposed “ceasefire,” from January 25 to February 1, Russia continued its attacks. Russia used more than 980 attack drones, nearly 1,100 guided aerial bombs, and two missiles, aiming to disrupt logistics and transport links between cities and communities.
🎥 Zelenskyy
🎥 Zelenskyy
Russian attack damaged a dog shelter in #Zaporizhzhia, leaving many animals injured and dead, local authorities reported.
According to the city council, the dogs are being transported to veterinary clinics where they are receiving urgent medical care.
📷:Zaporizhzhia city council
According to the city council, the dogs are being transported to veterinary clinics where they are receiving urgent medical care.
📷:Zaporizhzhia city council
February 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Russian attack damaged a dog shelter in #Zaporizhzhia, leaving many animals injured and dead, local authorities reported.
According to the city council, the dogs are being transported to veterinary clinics where they are receiving urgent medical care.
📷:Zaporizhzhia city council
According to the city council, the dogs are being transported to veterinary clinics where they are receiving urgent medical care.
📷:Zaporizhzhia city council
30 years of UA Antarctic station Akademik Vernadsky
On February 6, 1996 the UK transferred its Antarctic research base, Faraday, to Ukraine free of charge.
📰Discover more about working at the station and life on the ice
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📷nasc_ua
On February 6, 1996 the UK transferred its Antarctic research base, Faraday, to Ukraine free of charge.
📰Discover more about working at the station and life on the ice
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📷nasc_ua
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 AM
30 years of UA Antarctic station Akademik Vernadsky
On February 6, 1996 the UK transferred its Antarctic research base, Faraday, to Ukraine free of charge.
📰Discover more about working at the station and life on the ice
ukraineworld.org/en/articles/stories/ukrainian-story-in-antarctica
📷nasc_ua
On February 6, 1996 the UK transferred its Antarctic research base, Faraday, to Ukraine free of charge.
📰Discover more about working at the station and life on the ice
ukraineworld.org/en/articles/stories/ukrainian-story-in-antarctica
📷nasc_ua
These are not photos from an apocalyptic film. This is Kyiv’s Darnytska Power Plant after Russian shelling.
The Darnytska TPP is one of the key elements of Kyiv’s critical civilian infrastructure. It provides heat to about 8% of the city’s households.
📷: Andrew Kravchenko / Bloomberg News
The Darnytska TPP is one of the key elements of Kyiv’s critical civilian infrastructure. It provides heat to about 8% of the city’s households.
📷: Andrew Kravchenko / Bloomberg News
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 AM
These are not photos from an apocalyptic film. This is Kyiv’s Darnytska Power Plant after Russian shelling.
The Darnytska TPP is one of the key elements of Kyiv’s critical civilian infrastructure. It provides heat to about 8% of the city’s households.
📷: Andrew Kravchenko / Bloomberg News
The Darnytska TPP is one of the key elements of Kyiv’s critical civilian infrastructure. It provides heat to about 8% of the city’s households.
📷: Andrew Kravchenko / Bloomberg News
In #Donetsk Oblast, the evacuation group “Phoenix” continues helping civilians leave frontline areas under constant threat.
In the city of #Druzhkivka, rescuers evacuated 9 people, including 6 individuals with limited mobility who required special care and assistance.
🎥: SES Donetska Oblast
In the city of #Druzhkivka, rescuers evacuated 9 people, including 6 individuals with limited mobility who required special care and assistance.
🎥: SES Donetska Oblast
February 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
In #Donetsk Oblast, the evacuation group “Phoenix” continues helping civilians leave frontline areas under constant threat.
In the city of #Druzhkivka, rescuers evacuated 9 people, including 6 individuals with limited mobility who required special care and assistance.
🎥: SES Donetska Oblast
In the city of #Druzhkivka, rescuers evacuated 9 people, including 6 individuals with limited mobility who required special care and assistance.
🎥: SES Donetska Oblast
Recent updates as of 06.02 👇
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Recent updates as of 06.02 👇
Roads in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been turned into open-air tunnels using netting to protect both soldiers and civilians.
📽️: UkraineWorld
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February 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Roads in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been turned into open-air tunnels using netting to protect both soldiers and civilians.
📽️: UkraineWorld
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⚡️ Today, the U.S., Ukrainian, and Russian delegations agreed on an exchange of 314 prisoners — the first such exchange in five months, Trump’s special envoy Witkoff said.
February 5, 2026 at 11:09 AM
⚡️ Today, the U.S., Ukrainian, and Russian delegations agreed on an exchange of 314 prisoners — the first such exchange in five months, Trump’s special envoy Witkoff said.
The consequences of Russian strikes on railway infrastructure in the Sumy Oblast.
At the time of the shelling, a railway employee was on her way to work. She received medical care.
📷: Suspilne
At the time of the shelling, a railway employee was on her way to work. She received medical care.
📷: Suspilne
February 5, 2026 at 9:14 AM
The consequences of Russian strikes on railway infrastructure in the Sumy Oblast.
At the time of the shelling, a railway employee was on her way to work. She received medical care.
📷: Suspilne
At the time of the shelling, a railway employee was on her way to work. She received medical care.
📷: Suspilne