Ukrainian private energy company DTEK enacted emergency power cuts across Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.

The energy lens matters because the Strait of Hormuz carries a large share of global seaborne crude oil and LNG. That makes this story bigger than battlefield developments alone.

Russian missile, drone and aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities, regions and infrastructure during the Russia-Ukraine war, including civilian casualties, damage to energy and civilian infrastructure, claimed military targets and Ukraine's air-defence capacity.