Ukraine Faces Summer Power Shortages Amid Ongoing Russian Attacks

Ukraine's energy system is at high risk of summer power shortages due to ongoing Russian strikes combined with high temperatures and scheduled maintenance, with analysts forecasting peak deficits from 0.7 GW under moderate conditions up to 6.2 GW in worse scenarios; rolling outages are expected during peak hours and critical infrastructure resilience and physical protection of generation and transmission assets are urgent priorities.