Denys Shmyhal

Force in Play

Leading the government's wartime response to the energy crisis

Russia has spent four years attacking Ukraine's power grid, and the pace has not slowed. From Oct. 19 to Oct. 21, it carried out about 60 targeted strikes on energy and oil and gas facilities. The attacks damaged infrastructure in the Rivne, Volyn, Khmelnytskyi and Vinnytsia regions and hit western Ukraine.

Updated 2 hours ago

Force in Play

Appointed January 14, 2026

Ukraine started the war with 38 GW of power generation capacity; 28 months of Russian strikes cut that to 11 GW. Winter demand hit 18 GW on January 15, 2026. Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal told parliament on January 16 that 'not a single power plant left in Ukraine' has escaped Russian attack.

Updated May 21