Ukraine's Ongoing Energy Crisis

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and the challenges faced by Ukrainians during winter.

Max and Maria were joined by Andrian Prokip and Tim McDonnell to discuss the relentless Russian bombardment of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, and what this means for average Ukrainians trying to survive the winter months. Be sure to explore Tim McDonnell’s newsletter, Semafor Energy.

People in this episode

Hosts: Max, Maria

Guests: Andrian Prokip, Tim McDonnell

Topics covered

• energy crisis
• Ukraine
• Russian bombardment
• infrastructure
• survival

Keywords

• energy infrastructure
• Russian bombardment
• average Ukrainians
• winter months
• survival

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Semafor Energy

Places: Ukraine

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