Help us deliver power units to Ukrainian communities enduring relentless attacks
As Ukraine enters another autumn and winter under relentless attack, millions of people are once again facing the prospect of cold homes, dark streets, disrupted water supplies and life‑threatening power cuts. For several years now, Ukraine Appeal has been sending generators to communities in Ukraine during the colder months — and this year the need is even more urgent.
In December 2025, the town of Vyshhorod in Kyiv region endured several days without electricity, facing cold conditions with resilience and mutual support. A network of “Points of Invincibility” was deployed across the town, including 11 heated tents, along with generators that kept heating systems running in 22 apartment buildings. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Kyiv Region
What is happening in Ukraine now
In recent weeks, Ukraine has faced some of the heaviest attacks on its energy infrastructure in months. In Kyiv, a city of more than three million people, widespread power outages have stopped the metro, disrupted water supplies and left entire districts without electricity. Across the country, the national grid operator has been forced to introduce emergency shutdowns and strict consumption limits because so many power facilities have been damaged.
On Tuesday evening, 13 October, Russia launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv, targeting the TEC‑4 power plant and striking a nine‑storey residential building. Photo
Fuel infrastructure has also been hit hard. More than 300 petrol stations have been destroyed in the past six months, and strikes on fuel depots in Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv continue, affecting transport, emergency services and humanitarian work. Although Kyiv has installed around 700 generators to support water and heating systems, many large pumping stations need far more powerful equipment that cannot be produced or delivered quickly. As a result, water pressure drops and essential services fail.
Analysts estimate that Ukraine has lost around half of its pre‑war electricity‑generating capacity. Blackouts have become a daily reality for millions, affecting hospitals, heating, communications and public transport. As winter approaches, attacks are intensifying. Late September and early October saw the largest assault on the energy system in months, clearly aimed at plunging cities into cold and darkness.
Since the very beginning of the full‑scale invasion, Russia has repeatedly targeted the TEC‑5 Combined Heat and Power Plant in Kharkiv. A recent strike poses a serious threat to the survival of thousands of people this winter: on the night of 11 Ocotber 2026, a massive attack on the city damaged CHP‑5 and two electrical substations, leaving nearly 105,000 subscribers — including 853 residential buildings and 76 other facilities — without heating. In total, over the course of this week alone, the Russians launched more than 200 strikes against electricity generation and transmission facilities in Ukraine.
Beyond the constant missile strikes on civilian infrastructure and the energy system, Russia continues to intensify its terror against the civilian population. More than 100 civilians have been killed and over 300 injured in just one week in October 2026. Children are among the dead and wounded.
In the early hours of 7 October, a Russian missile struck a five‑storey residential building in the city of Pryluky, Chernihiv region. The attack killed 22 people, including five children, and injured 54 others. Rescuers saved 15 people, including one child. A total of 212 personnel and 50 units of equipment — including rescue teams and canine units — were involved in the operation. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Chernihiv Region
At least 30 people were killed and 20 injured as a result of the Russian strike on Kramatorsk in Donetsk region on 8 October 2026. Only in that one day the town suffered 18 strikes carried out by Russian forces, resulting in the deaths of 35 civilians and injuring 22 more. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Donetsk Region
On 10 October, a strike on a residential building in Zaporizhzhia killed 20 people. Photo: Zaporizhzha regional administration
On the evening of 12 October, a Russian missile struck a four‑storey residential building in Kharkiv. Four people were killed, and 41 were injured in the attack; psychologists from the State Emergency Service assisted more than 100 residents. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Kharkiv Region
How you can help
Ukraine Appeal is launching a focused winter campaign: to fundraise for EcoFlow generators and power stations for communities in Ukraine. Portable, efficient power units can make an immediate and life‑saving difference. Unlike large industrial generators, EcoFlow units can be deployed instantly, moved easily and used in multiple locations as needs change. A single EcoFlow unit can support:
a classroom
a shelter
a medical point
a community hub
To donate to Generators for Ukraine, please use this link.
Together, we can help Ukrainian communities face this winter with dignity, safety and hope.
