First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, together with international partners, visited key facilities of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and reviewed the condition of the New Safe Confinement on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster.

The focus was on restoring its protective functions, which were damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack in February 2025.

- As a result of shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, a number of consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kherson, Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- Energy workers are operating in an enhanced mode to restore electricity supply to all consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.

On April 26, 2026, events dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster took place on the plant’s grounds.

A ministerial meeting of the G7+ Coordination Group on Energy Support for Ukraine was held in Kyiv, bringing together European Commissioners, heads of international financial institutions, energy ministers, and other high-level representatives of partner countries.

First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal подчеркнул that preparing for the upcoming winter is a key challenge for Ukraine’s energy sector, noting that at least EUR 5.4 billion is required to meet this objective.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are expanding their partnership in the development of nuclear energy and the restoration of critical energy infrastructure. The corresponding Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal, and the Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi.

The document предусматривает cooperation across a number of key areas, in particular:

“Chornobyl has become both a symbol of the criminal irresponsibility of the Soviet totalitarian system and of the heroism of those who took part in mitigating the consequences of the disaster,” Denys Shmyhal emphasized.

According to him, Chornobyl remains one of the key lessons for humanity. Russia’s war against Ukraine has further exacerbated these challenges. The occupation of the exclusion zone, the seizure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and the strike on the New Safe Confinement pose risks not only to Ukraine but to the entire continent.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with Lithuania’s Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas, who is visiting Ukraine on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster.

The Head of the Ministry of Energy thanked his counterpart for visiting one of Ukraine’s energy facilities that has been repeatedly targeted by Russian attacks.

A multimedia art and technology exhibition titled “Chornobyl: 40 Years On. A Story That Obliges” has opened in Kyiv, marking the 40th anniversary of the accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

The opening ceremony was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Andriy Pyshnyy, representatives of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, the Chornobyl NPP, and other stakeholders.

- As a result of shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- Energy workers are operating in an enhanced режим to restore power supply to all consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a third working meeting with representatives of the gas generation business, during which the participants reviewed the results achieved over the past week and outlined further steps.