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The coming winter will be the main challenge for the Ukrainian government due to ongoing Russian attacks on the energy infrastructure. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky acknowledged that it is impossible to fully protect all energy facilities, but Ukraine is prepared better than last year.
He stated this during his speech at the YES Annual Meeting 2026, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
How is Ukraine preparing for new strikes?
According to Koretsky, getting through the winter is the government’s main challenge.
Undoubtedly, winter is the main challenge. And we are all preparing for it. There is a resilience plan, we protect assets and energy infrastructure. We are preparing decentralized measures to ensure the livelihoods of regions, cities, and oblasts. And this is the main task,
— said the prime minister.
At the same time, the head of government acknowledged that it is impossible to fully protect all energy facilities from Russian strikes.
"Fully protecting everything is impossible. This is clear. But we are substantially more ready for these attacks than last winter," Koretsky emphasized.
The prime minister noted that the government is preparing for different scenarios of development, including the worst.
"Therefore the government and everyone are taking maximum actions to move forward and know the plan: B, C, and possibly the worst of all possible ones. It is better to be prepared, to know all such options, than to be unexpectedly attacked in any given sector,"
— Koretsky concluded.
As a reminder, Zelensky stated that Ukraine is ready for possible Russian strikes on the energy infrastructure this winter. In his words, Russia may attempt to cause blackouts in Ukraine. In that case, the Ukrainian side will prepare a response to Russian attacks.
At the same time, Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine does not seek to repeat the humanitarian catastrophes that Russia creates. Diplomatic negotiations remain an alternative to mutual strikes. Among possible steps he named the full unblocking of the Black Sea and an energy truce.
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