In 2025, Ukraine successfully completed one of the stages of the EU accession negotiation process by finalising the assessment of Cluster 4, Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity. During a bilateral meeting with the European Commission held in Brussels as part of the official screening under Chapter 15 Energy and Chapter 21 Trans-European Networks, Ukraine presented the progress already achieved and, together with its partners, outlined the next steps.

- During the night, the enemy launched strikes against energy infrastructure facilities in Chernihiv Region. As of the morning, more than 75,000 consumers remain without electricity supply. There are also fully or partially de-energized settlements in Kharkiv and Sumy Regions. Emergency repair and restoration works are ongoing.

The German Federal Foreign Office has transferred EUR 160.11 million to the Energy Support Fund for Ukraine, representing the largest single contribution since the Fund began operating.

In addition, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy transferred a further EUR 3 million to the Fund through the German development bank KfW. This constitutes Germany’s second contribution in December, following an earlier transfer of EUR 4.5 million at the beginning of the month.

- Over the past week, the enemy carried out daily attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure facilities. The energy system sustained one massive attack and more than 43 targeted strikes, with approximately 118 cases of network damage recorded. Russia attacked Naftogaz Group facilities four times, including the Kherson Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHPP), which is the city’s sole source of heat supply. Consequence mitigation efforts are ongoing, and one CHPP employee is receiving medical assistance.

Overnight, the enemy continued attacks on energy infrastructure facilities in several regions of Ukraine. Repair crews are working to restore damaged equipment to operation as quickly as possible.

In Kyiv, electricity supply is gradually being restored to consumers who were left without power as a result of hostile shelling. On the right bank of the city, scheduled outage schedules have already been resumed, while on the left bank emergency power outages remain in effect.

- Overnight, the enemy carried out a massive attack on Ukraine’s energy and civilian infrastructure. Facilities of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in the city of Kyiv and Kyiv Region were targeted. In total, the enemy used nearly 500 attack UAVs and around 40 missiles, including Kinzhal-type missiles. Attacks continued throughout the day.

As a result, consumers in the city of Kyiv, Kyiv Region, and Chernihiv Region have been left without electricity. As soon as the security situation allows, emergency services and power engineers will begin eliminating the consequences of the attack in order to restore electricity supply in the affected regions.

In its genocidal war, Russia is once again trying to plunge Ukraine into darkness and cold. We call on the international community to take action and increase pressure on the aggressor state.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine strongly condemns the illegal actions of the Russian Federation aimed at yet another attempt to legitimize the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant through the issuance of a so-called “license” for the operation of one of its power units.

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has transferred €63.82 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.

The total contributions from SIDA to the Fund now amount to €203.08 million, of which €44.68 million were allocated to a separate special account to ensure nuclear safety.

Under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Mykola Kolisnyk, a meeting of the Multistakeholder Group on the Implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) was held, during which the EITI Ukraine National Report for 2024 was approved.

The report was prepared in accordance with the updated EITI Standard, which came into force in January 2025 and significantly expanded the scope and depth of disclosure requirements.