Vitali Klitschko

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Managing unprecedented energy and heating crisis in Ukrainian capital

Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities continued through summer into September, when a Sept 3 attack demolished a Kyiv apartment block, killing nine, and a Sept 4 drone hit the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) headquarters. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Sept 5, and Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv starting at midnight Sept 6 as the pair prepared to visit Ukraine.

Updated 2 hours ago

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Managing the aftermath of repeated strikes on the capital

For most of the war, Ukraine's Patriot batteries could knock down the ballistic missiles Russia aimed at Kyiv. On August 1, they stopped one out of 27.

Updated Aug 1

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Managing city through worst infrastructure crisis of the war

On June 29, Putin publicly acknowledged that Ukrainian drone strikes are causing fuel shortages across Russia—the first time the Kremlin has detailed the campaign's domestic toll. Russia responded two days later with a barrage of 74 missiles and 496 drones that killed at least 21 people in Kyiv, Moscow citing the oil infrastructure attacks as justification.

Updated Jul 2

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Defending Kyiv's crisis response amid criticism from Zelenskyy

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