{"id":60352,"date":"2026-01-25T16:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60352"},"modified":"2026-01-25T16:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:39:30","slug":"dark-freezing-ukraine-heading-for-catastrophe-according-to-chief-energy-executive-as-relentless-russian-strikes-threaten-to-disconnect-nuclear-power-plants-from-the-grid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60352","title":{"rendered":"Dark, Freezing Ukraine Heading for \u2018Catastrophe\u2019, According to Chief Energy Executive, as Relentless Russian Strikes Threaten To Disconnect Nuclear Power Plants From the Grid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hundreds of thousands have been fleeing Kiev\u2019s lack of power and heat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kiev urgently needs an \u2018energy cease-fire\u2019 to prevent complete collapse of power generation and transmission.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a gruesome winter in the Northern Hemisphere, from the US east coast, across Europe and all the way to far-East Vladivostok.<\/p>\n

In war-torn Ukraine, the severe weather conditions have been worsened by crippling power and heat shortages due to the systematic destruction of power plants and energy transmission stations by Russian drone and missile strikes.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s come to a point where the Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) are the only thing keeping the country from a complete energy collapse.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, the Russians can\u2019t strike the NPPs without unleashing a radioactive nightmare \u2013 but what they can<\/em> do, and perhaps have started doing, is to disconnect<\/em> the power plants from the main electrical grid.<\/p>\n

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Overnight, Russia carried out a massive attack on our regions, launching over 370 attack drones and 21 missiles of various types. Kyiv and the region, as well as the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions, were targeted. In Kharkiv, a maternity hospital, a dormitory housing\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/K0TQNNvu4T<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A very informative article by Simplicius<\/a> on Substack shows reports that overnight Russian strikes \u2013 with hypersonic Zirkon, Iskander, and other missiles \u2013 allegedly<\/em> hit the major 750 kV substation linking the Rivne NPP to Kiev.<\/p>\n

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Kiev is freezing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The head of Ukraine\u2019s largest private power producer came to public to warn that Ukraine is nearing a \u2018humanitarian catastrophe\u2019, and that any future peace deal \u2018must include a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure\u2019.<\/p>\n

Reuters<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

\u201cMaxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, said Russia \u2013 which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago \u2013 had been waging an \u2018energy terror\u2019 campaign since October 2025, hitting power stations and overwhelming air<\/em>\u2011defense systems.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018We need an energy ceasefire. A ceasefire on the energy assets\u2019, Timchenko said. \u2018How can you talk about peace and (keep) attacking people, and knowing that people are freezing? How can these things go in parallel?\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Check out the reaction to the return of power to a Kiev neighborhood:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Emotions that are hard to describe: The reaction of Kyiv residents to the return of electricity to their homes.
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\u2014 J\u00fcrgen Nauditt (@jurgen_nauditt) January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The last two weeks brought temperatures between 5\u00baF to -4\u00baF, while Russian forces continue to deplete Ukrainian capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019We are close to a humanitarian catastrophe\u2019, Timchenko said. \u2018People get power for 3-4 hours, then a 10- to 15-hour break. We have apartment blocks without heat for weeks already\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

He said Ukraine was holding on thanks to gas imports, including from the United States, as attacks had forced gas, coal and hydropower plants to run below capacity. DTEK has lost 60\u201370% of its generating capacity and suffered damage worth hundreds of millions of dollars, he said.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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When the post Maidan Coup Kiev regime first assaulted the Russian speakers of the Donbass, they didn\u2019t think this is where it would lead them.<\/p>\n

Kiev last night. pic.twitter.com\/DmkZvGvcSh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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EVACUATION: Kiev Mayor, Former Boxer Champ Klitschko Says 600,000 Have Left Cold and Dark Ukrainian Capital in January<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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