UPDATE 1-Ukraine's electricity imports jump 40% to record 894 gigawatt hours in January

Ukraine's electricity imports jump by 40% in January 2026 versus December ‌2025 to a record 894 gigawatt hours amid constant Russian attacks on the Ukrainian energy ⁠system, analyst ExPro said on Monday.

"This is the highest import figure for the period of full-scale war. Hungary continues to account ​for the largest share – 45%. Overall, supplies increased in all ‍directions except Moldova," the consultancy said in a report. In recent months, Russia has sharply increased the intensity and scale of its attacks on Ukraine's energy ⁠sector, ‌targeting power stations, ⁠energy distribution systems and gas sector facilities.

Two consecutive attacks

on the generating and thermal power ‍facilities of the capital Kyiv left 6,000 apartment buildings without heating, ​and the power grid operator was forced to cut off ⁠electricity supplies to entire districts for dozens of hours. It took workers several weeks ⁠to restore heat to most buildings, but more than 200 remain cold in the midst of unusually severe frosts that ⁠have swept across Ukraine.

Last week, following peace talks in Abu ⁠Dhabi and ‌a request from US President Donald Trump, Moscow said it agreed

to halt strikes on Ukraine's energy targets ⁠until Sunday.