The damages have caused serious energy deficits and necessitated the introduction of rolling blackouts across the country, sometimes lasting 20 hours.Russia also occupies Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.The peak of imports this year occurred in June, when Ukraine received more than 850,000 MWh.Over the last year, Hungary accounted for 39% of the imports, followed by Slovakia with 23% and Romania at 18%, and Poland – 14%, data showed.Ukraine became a net importer of electricity, exporting only 366,000 MWh in 2024. Russia also targeted substations vital for the operation of the three remaining Ukraine-run nuclear power plants: Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and South Ukraine, intensifying the strain on the country’s nuclear power plants, which supply two-thirds of its electricity.