An audit of the State Enterprise Volynvuhillia has revealed systemic governance deficiencies and practices that for years failed to serve the interests of the state and mine workers. While wage arrears continued to grow, strategic assets were removed from the enterprise, questionable transactions involving critical equipment took place, and effective control over coal production and accounting was significantly weakened.

Among the key findings identified during the audit:

The Eighth Militarized Mine Rescue Unit of the State Militarized Mine Rescue Service for the Coal Industry has received a fire engine as humanitarian assistance from the charitable organization Ukrainian FireFighters Foundation.

The unit brings together specialists who carry out emergency rescue operations in mines, at industrial facilities, and in other high-risk environments. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, its personnel have been actively involved in responding to the consequences of Russian attacks, clearing debris, and assisting affected communities.

Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has received 3,325 units of energy equipment, including generators, transformers, modular boiler houses, cogeneration units, boilers, and other essential equipment.

The assistance was provided by partners from the EU, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Slovakia, the United States, Türkiye, Finland, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan, the Czech Republic, Poland, Cyprus, UNICEF/WASH, PFRU, and VOLVO.

- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- Energy workers are making every effort to restore power to all affected consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.

- Due to adverse weather conditions, 26 settlements in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions remain without electricity. Repair crews are working to restore power supply.

The strike caused partial damage to the building and a fire, which has since been extinguished.

No casualties have been reported. Radiation levels at the CSFSF industrial site remain within normal limits.

Among those released during the latest prisoner exchange were:

- Vladyslav Zamurin, a miner with DTEK who joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the beginning of the full-scale invasion and spent nearly four years in captivity.
- Maksym Tatarenko, an employee of Ukrtransnafta, part of the Naftogaz Group. In February 2022, he joined Ukraine’s Defence Forces. He served in the Marine Corps and took part in the defence of Mariupol, where he was captured while defending the city.

We are delighted to welcome our colleagues home.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Hanna Lihun held a meeting with representatives of the Embassy of the United States of America in Ukraine and the U.S. Department of State. The parties discussed preparations for the upcoming heating season, the development of Ukraine’s gas production sector, and prospects for deepening Ukrainian-American cooperation.

Hanna Lihun thanked the United States for its consistent support of Ukraine’s energy sector and emphasized that expanding domestic natural gas production remains one of the key priorities of Ukraine’s energy policy.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, in cooperation with its partners under the Danish-Ukrainian Energy Partnership Programme, has launched the pilot operation of the Green Zoning Online Platform, a geoinformation system designed to support the development of renewable energy projects.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Anatolii Kutsevol held a meeting with a Spanish delegation led by Clara Guzmán Zapater, Head of the Spanish Office for the Reconstruction of Ukraine. The parties discussed areas of cooperation and potential joint projects aimed at the recovery and development of Ukraine’s energy sector.

Lieutenant-General Ivan Havryliuk has been appointed Adviser on Defence Industry Issues to the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal, on a voluntary basis.

Until the end of May 2026, Ivan Havryliuk served as Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, overseeing a number of areas related to meeting the country’s defence needs.