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Vitali Klitschko

Vitali Klitschko

Mayor of Kyiv

Appears in 3 stories

Born: 1971 (age 54 years), Belovodskoe, Kyrgyzstan
Children: Max Klitschko, Elizabeth-Victoria Klitschko, and Yegor-Daniel Klitschko
Education: National Academy for Public Administration (2011), National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine (2000), Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav (1996), and more
Siblings: Wladimir Klitschko
Parents: Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko and Nadezhda Ulyanovna Klitschko
Weight: 247 lbs

Notable Quotes

It's the first time in the history of our city that, in such severe frosts, most of the city was left without heating and with a huge shortage of electricity.

The target was to kill the city, to freeze the city, and to push people out of the city.

This is the first time in four years of full-scale war that we have seen a situation of this magnitude. — January 14, 2026

Stories

Ukraine-Russia energy infrastructure war

Force in Play

Managing city through worst infrastructure crisis of the war

Ukraine's drone campaign has hit 24 of Russia's 33 major refineries and expanded to Black Sea export infrastructure, pushing Russian crude processing to a 16-year low. Moscow banned gasoline exports through July 31 and is now weighing bans on diesel and jet fuel after Rosstat confirmed refining fell 9.2% in a single month.

Updated 5 hours ago

Ukraine's energy grid at breaking point

Force in Play

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

Russia escalates strikes on eve of peace talks

Force in Play

Managing unprecedented energy and heating crisis in Ukrainian capital

Russia continues massive winter strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and civilians amid advancing trilateral peace talks. A week after the February 4-5 Abu Dhabi round yielded a 314-POW exchange and US-Russia military dialogue, Russia launched major attacks including 408 drones/39 missiles on February 6-7 targeting energy substations and the February 13 assault with 219 drones/24 missiles killing one in Odesa. Zelenskyy accused Russia of bad faith while confirming a third round of talks for next week.

Updated May 19