{"id":1398753,"date":"2026-05-28T20:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/next-winter-will-be-decisive-for-ukraines-energy-sector-shmyhal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T07:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:33:35","slug":"next-winter-will-be-decisive-for-ukraines-energy-sector-shmyhal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/next-winter-will-be-decisive-for-ukraines-energy-sector-shmyhal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Faces Critical Winter for Energy Survival \u2013 Shmyhal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The coming winter could become a critical test for Ukraine<\/span><\/span>\u2019s energy sector as Russia<\/span><\/span> is expected to intensify strikes on the country\u2019s power infrastructure and attempt to disrupt access to nuclear energy generation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This was stated by<\/a> Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal during the Forbes Ukraine conference.<\/p>\n

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According to him, the Russian Federation continues to use a strategy of attrition and purposefully attacks the most vulnerable elements of the energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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“Next winter will be a decisive battle. The Russians will try to cut us off from nuclear generation,” Shmyhal emphasized.<\/p>\n

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The minister reported that Ukraine is already transitioning to a new energy system model based on the principle of “energy honeycombs.”<\/p>\n

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This is a multi-level system with partially autonomous elements so that an attack on one facility does not lead to a large-scale power outage across the country.<\/p>\n

The new model provides for four levels of protection and generation:<\/p>\n

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