As Russia pummels Ukraine’s energy systems, Kyiv hopes US gas will fill the gap

Описание: (26 Nov 2025)

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Central Ukraine, Ukraine - 18 November 2025
1. Various of gas facility destroyed by Russian attack, Naftogaz worker walking around site

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Kyiv, Ukraine - 21 November 2025
2. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Serhii Koretskyi, Naftogaz CEO:
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"The latest attacks have become much more massive, combined, the number of missiles and Shaheds (drones) has increased many times. We have two waves of large massive attacks this year. The wave was in February and March of this year, when more than 40% of Ukrainian gas production was destroyed. And in early October of this year we had massive combined attacks again, the largest in the history of a full-scale invasion. And again, unfortunately, we have significant destruction and damage to the gas infrastructure."

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Central Ukraine, Ukraine - 18 November 2025
3. Various of destruction
4. Close of apparent shrapnel holes on pipe 
5. Various of destroyed facility 

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Kyiv, Ukraine - 21 November 2025
6. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Serhii Koretskyi, Naftogaz CEO:
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"About 30% (import additional volumes of gas) remains uncovered, we are working on it. We have high hopes for the beginning of active practical cooperation with American financial institutions."

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Central Ukraine, Ukraine - 18 November 2025
7. Various of destroyed facility 
STORYLINE:
The soil surrounding the Naftogaz gas facility in central Ukraine was once all pitch-black before much of it was burned to a rusty red by a massive Russian drone and missile assault.

Scattered remnants of Shahed drones littered the reservoir designated for storing tanks of liquefied propane gas.

Nearly a month after the October 30 attack, several tanks were empty and in ruins.

The Associated Press gained exclusive access to Naftogaz’s gas extraction fields in central Ukraine last week.

The AP is the first and only news outlet to be allowed to film and photograph war damage at the facilities.

Due to strict security protocols, the AP cannot name the facility or its exact location.

Russia has targeted Ukrainian gas extraction this year in a bid to hurt morale and force Ukraine to import large quantities of expensive gas which it can ill afford.

Without the attacks, Ukraine would be able to cover the overwhelming majority of its consumption using its domestic extraction.

Two devastating attacks on Ukraine’s gas extraction facilities in March and October mean the country must import an additional "4.4 billion cubic meters" this winter, said Serhii Koretskyi, Naftogaz’s CEO, in an interview in Kyiv on Friday.

To fill the gap, he said Naftogaz was negotiating with U.S. government lenders to secure financing to buy American liquefied natural gas.

"We have high hopes for the beginning of active practical cooperation with American financial institutions," said Koretskyi.

Ukraine’s energy crisis played into the negotiations for a peace deal over the past week, a senior Ukrainian official told AP on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak to the media.

AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko

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