Ukraine Braces for Winter Power Crisis After Russian Strikes, Zelensky Says
Zelensky said Russian strikes have damaged nearly every thermal power plant and left Ukraine facing another winter of severe energy shortages.
- On Saturday, August 8, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Belgrade to meet Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, warning that Russian strikes left Ukraine with "virtually no intact thermal power plants" ahead of winter.
- Moscow has significantly increased ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv in recent months, with overnight strikes and shelling across frontline communities killing 13 people in the last 24 hours, including a three-year-old child near the capital.
- Reporting on the human toll, the president noted four more people were hospitalized after a "double-tap strike" wounded neighbors aiding a family, describing how "Russian missiles are aimed precisely at making the lives of Ukrainians unbearable."
- During the summit, Zelensky announced plans to deepen energy cooperation with Serbia and called for accelerating free trade negotiations, while Vucic reiterated his commitment to Ukraine's territorial integrity despite refusing to sanction Russia.
- Officials continue working with international partners to strengthen energy resilience as the nation prepares for another winter under "extremely difficult conditions," with the government remaining committed to ending the war and achieving a just outcome.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky concluded a two-day visit to Serbia on Saturday, August 8, his first since coming to power in 2019. Ukraine will enter the coming winter with "virtually no" thermal power plants in working order, Zelensky warned on Saturday.
Ukraine braces for winter power crisis after Russian strikes, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that Ukraine faces a winter with virtually no working thermal power plants after overnight Russian strikes killed four people, including a three-year-old child. Speaking in Belgrade, he said the latest attacks and shelling of frontline communities had killed 13 people in 24 hours.
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BELGRADE: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Saturday (Aug 8), during a visit to Belgrade, that Ukraine was facing a winter with basically no working thermal power plants as overnight Russian strikes left four dead, including a child, in the Kyiv region.Speaking alongside his Serbian cou
As Russian strikes against Ukraine continue almost daily, Volodymyr Zelensky warns about the energy situation of his country as it approaches the winter. Since Serbia, the president of the...
"The Russian missiles are aimed precisely at making the lives of Ukrainians unbearable", assured the Ukrainian president on Saturday, on his first official trip to Serbia, a traditional ally of Moscow.
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