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Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 18:03
As of the morning of May 12, consumers in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Mykolaiv regions are experiencing power outages due to Russian attacks. In the Zakarpattia region, six settlements were left without electricity because of bad weather.
At the end of April, Ukraine recorded another series of shipments to Egypt, during which Russia continued exporting Ukrainian grain from occupied territories via the ports of Mariupol and Sevastopol, using falsified documents.
At a meeting of NATO Transport Group, representatives of Ukraine’s Ministry for Communities and Territories Development shared their experience in maintaining resilience of transport and logistics infrastructure under full‑scale war conditions.
11 May 2026
Ukraine has resumed fuel imports from Hungary and Slovakia, though this will not affect domestic market prices.
Ukrainian defense technology company RAROG showcased its developments in armor protection, equipment, strike drones, and integrated frontline solutions at the international defense exhibition SAHA 2026 in Istanbul. All of these products are already deployed in combat conditions.
Germany intends to expand joint production with Ukraine in the field of deep strike capabilities, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
Ukraine may receive the first payments from the EU €90 billion loan as early as next week.
No electricity consumption restrictions are planned in Ukraine on Monday, May 11.
10 May 2026
Current repairs on all public roads in Ukraine are set to be completed by June 1.
In 2025, renewable energy sources provided 11% of Ukraine's total electricity generation.
09 May 2026
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, during an off-site meeting in Mykolaiv, adopted a series of decisions aimed at addressing key challenges in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
Ukrainian company EDRONE has showcased its Baton drone interceptor system designed to protect critical infrastructure at the SAHA 2026 defense exhibition in Istanbul. The unmanned aerial system was presented in two configurations – fixed-wing and copter-type.
08 May 2026
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency carried out another inspection of substations critical to nuclear safety.
In April, engineering units of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cleared 157 hectares of agricultural land and about 35 hectares of forest from explosive devices.
Russian forces have carried out 596 strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
Ukraine and Finland have signed a framework agreement on the supply of equipment for gas engine power plants.
07 May 2026
As of the morning of May 7, Russian attacks have left users without power in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions.
Ukraine's NEC Ukrenergo does not forecast any power outages for Thursday, May 7.
06 May 2026
Hungary returned to Ukraine money and valuables of Oschadbank that had been seized by Hungarian special services in March of this year.
As of the morning of May 6, Russian attacks have left users without power in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions.
The Kirishi Oil Refinery (Kirishinefteorgsintez) in Russia's Leningrad region has halted oil processing following a Ukrainian drone attack on the night of May 4-5.
In 2026, the government expects to raise about UAH 10 billion from large-scale privatization and an additional UAH 3 billion from the sale of smaller assets.
05 May 2026
Despite repeated warnings and a formal request from Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, the vessel ASOMATOS was allowed to unload 26,900 tonnes of stolen Ukrainian wheat in Abu Qir, Egypt.
Russia lost about 1.8 million tonnes of oil exports in April as a result of sanctions pressure and strikes on key Baltic ports, though the country is working to offset the shortfall through alternative routes.
On the night of May 5, Russian forces launched a massive shelling campaign against Naftogaz Group facilities in Poltava and Kharkiv regions, resulting in casualties.
In 2025, Ukraine imported up to 16,000 tonnes of hard cheese, with Polish products accounting for 80–85% of the total.
In 2025, the consolidated profit of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine amounted to UAH 5.83 billion.
03 May 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed by Russian forces controlling the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) that a drone strike hit the External Radiation Control Laboratory.
Ukraine's national energy company Ukrenergo stated that no electricity consumption restrictions are planned for Monday, May 4.