In 2025, Russians began striking Ukraine's energy sector more frequently with missiles of various types. In addition, the enemy started using significantly more drones, Air Force Communications Department chief Colonel Yurii Ihnat said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.

A Russian attack on coal mining facilities in Ukraine Sunday killed at least 12 miners, according to DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo KYIV,

Russian forces launched a mass overnight attack on Feb. 3, targeting major cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv as well as cities closer to the front line.