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Russian Attacks Cripple Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Output

Oil Price, By Charles Kennedy – Nov 20, 2025, 

Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in western Ukraine have left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power as of Thursday as nuclear power plants are curbing generation because of damaged transmission lines. 

Damage to power lines has forced nuclear power plants, which generate more than half of the country’s electricity, to reduce production, a representative of Ukraine’s national nuclear energy company Energoatom told Reuters today. 

Earlier this week, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that two Ukrainian nuclear power plants have been operating at reduced capacity for the past ten days after a military attack damaged an electrical substation critical for nuclear safety and security.   

Russia and Ukraine have intensified attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure in recent weeks, with Russia targeting Ukrainian power and gas supply and Ukraine hitting Russian refineries, oil depots, and export facilities. ……………………………………………. https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russian-Attacks-Cripple-Ukraines-Nuclear-Power-Output.html

November 24, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY, Ukraine