Ukraine is better prepared for potential Russian strikes on its energy grid than it was last winter, though fully shielding every facility remains impossible, Prime Minister Serhi Koretskyi stated during the Yalta European Strategy (YES 2026) annual conference in Kyiv. Speaking at the forum, Koretskyi said the government has drafted a comprehensive resilience plan and is preparing response mechanisms ranging from baseline contingencies to severe crisis scenarios.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “The winter will be hard – I have nothing new to add to that. But we have no other plan than to get through this winter with dignity,” Koretskyi said. Koretskyi noted that Russian forces continue to subject Ukrainian power infrastructure to sustained aerial attacks, making total physical defense unfeasible. However, he emphasized that structural lessons drawn from the previous heating season have significantly bolstered state readiness. “Russia may view the current period and the winter season as an opportunity to exert rapid pressure on Ukraine,” Koretskyi explained, adding that the government intends to navigate the coming months through internal coordination and continued assistance from international partners. Decentralization and multi-tier response plans According to the prime minister, the core of Ukraine’s winter energy strategy centers on the decentralization of critical utility and life-support networks across regions, cities, and oblasts to prevent localized damage from triggering systemic grid collapses.