Russian attacks have forced Ukraine to suspend activities at several major gas facilities this month, the state energy company said on Thursday, leaving Kyiv in need of more imports. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due to meet U.S. Donald Trump on Friday, with potential U.S. energy procurement for Kyiv as well as weapon sales believed to be on the table. In its latest barrage, Russia launched more than 300 drones and 37 missiles to target infrastructure across Ukraine in overnight attacks on Thursday, Zelenskiy said.
"This autumn, the Russians use every single day to strike at our energy infrastructure," he said on X. Russia has been hitting Ukraine's energy and power facilities for consecutive winters as the war drags into its fourth year, initially focusing on electricity but