EnergyReader · 2026-08-01 13:57

Ukraine Spent $1.9 Billion on Gas Imports as Russian Strikes Cut Domestic Production

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 1, 2026

Montel's senior energy consultant Hubert Put concluded in an analysis published Wednesday (2026-07-29) that Ukraine has sustained electricity supply through more than four years of Russian infrastructure attacks, and that the tactical lessons now interest European grid planners directly. Montel treated the country as one of energy's more concrete stress tests: a grid forced to manage reliability under sustained aerial bombardment.

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