Among those released during the latest prisoner exchange were:

- Vladyslav Zamurin, a miner with DTEK who joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the beginning of the full-scale invasion and spent nearly four years in captivity.
- Maksym Tatarenko, an employee of Ukrtransnafta, part of the Naftogaz Group. In February 2022, he joined Ukraine’s Defence Forces. He served in the Marine Corps and took part in the defence of Mariupol, where he was captured while defending the city.

We are delighted to welcome our colleagues home.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Hanna Lihun held a meeting with representatives of the Embassy of the United States of America in Ukraine and the U.S. Department of State. The parties discussed preparations for the upcoming heating season, the development of Ukraine’s gas production sector, and prospects for deepening Ukrainian-American cooperation.

Hanna Lihun thanked the United States for its consistent support of Ukraine’s energy sector and emphasized that expanding domestic natural gas production remains one of the key priorities of Ukraine’s energy policy.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, in cooperation with its partners under the Danish-Ukrainian Energy Partnership Programme, has launched the pilot operation of the Green Zoning Online Platform, a geoinformation system designed to support the development of renewable energy projects.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Anatolii Kutsevol held a meeting with a Spanish delegation led by Clara Guzmán Zapater, Head of the Spanish Office for the Reconstruction of Ukraine. The parties discussed areas of cooperation and potential joint projects aimed at the recovery and development of Ukraine’s energy sector.

Lieutenant-General Ivan Havryliuk has been appointed Adviser on Defence Industry Issues to the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal, on a voluntary basis.

Until the end of May 2026, Ivan Havryliuk served as Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, overseeing a number of areas related to meeting the country’s defence needs.

- As a result of ongoing hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, a number of consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- Energy workers are making every effort to restore power supply to all affected consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.

- Due to adverse weather conditions, three settlements in the Sumy region remain without electricity. Repair crews are working to restore power supply.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the allocation of nearly UAH 939 million in financing provided under Ukraine’s cooperation with Finland for the development of distributed generation projects.

The funding is being provided under the Framework Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Finland, signed in November 2024. The agreement envisages credit financing through the Finnish-Ukrainian Investment Fund for various projects aimed at Ukraine’s recovery and resilience.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal delivered a lecture for students and faculty of the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University.

During his address, the Minister shared Ukraine’s experience in countering Russia’s energy aggression and outlined the key principles that have enabled the country’s energy system to remain resilient under wartime conditions.

“The energy system of the future must be not only efficient, but also protected, flexible, and capable of rapid recovery,” Denys Shmyhal emphasized.

During May, Ukrainian energy workers restored electricity supply to more than 4 million consumers who had been left without power as a result of Russian attacks and ongoing hostilities.

Restoration efforts continued in regions that are regularly subjected to enemy shelling and damage to energy infrastructure. Despite the challenging security situation, energy workers promptly addressed the consequences of attacks and restored power supply to affected consumers.

- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- The enemy continues to target not only Ukraine’s energy infrastructure but also energy workers. This morning in the Sumy region, an enemy UAV struck a service vehicle belonging to JSC Sumyoblenergo. As a result of the attack, an employee of the company was injured. The injured worker was taken to hospital and is receiving all necessary medical assistance.