Naftogaz

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed energy cooperation, including ties between Naftogaz and ORLEN, at the Ukraine Recovery Conference. Kyiv welcomed a €3.2 billion tranche from the EU’s Ukraine Support Loan and called for predictable financing in 2027.

Finland's National Enforcement Authority has frozen nearly €4 million in Russian funds to compensate Naftogaz. The action is part of enforcing an international arbitration ruling that ordered Russia to pay billions for expropriating Ukrainian energy assets in Crimea.

Russian forces attacked a key Naftogaz facility in the Kharkiv region using drones and missiles in a double-tap strike. The attack was part of a nationwide assault involving 729 drones and missiles, described as one of the largest in the ongoing war.

Russian forces conducted near-continuous drone and ballistic missile attacks on Naftogaz infrastructure across Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Poltava regions from May 18-23, damaging critical gas facilities and injuring two employees. An Ukrnafta fuel station was destroyed, and Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretskiy emphasized the civilian nature of the targeted infrastructure.

Kazakhstan's Justice Minister Erlan Sarsembayev stated that a $1.4 billion arbitration award against Gazprom by the Astana International Financial Centre court is outside the country's legal jurisdiction. The ruling involves a dispute between Naftogaz and Gazprom.

Kazakhstan will not enforce a $1.4 billion claim by Ukraine’s Naftogaz against Gazprom, despite a court recognizing a Swiss arbitration award. The decision stems from Naftogaz’s international efforts to recover assets over unpaid transit fees and wartime contract disputes.

Kazakhstan's Astana International Financial Centre Court has recognized a Swiss arbitration ruling requiring Russia's Gazprom to pay Ukraine's Naftogaz $1.4 billion for unpaid gas transit services. This marks the first foreign court enforcement of the award. Naftogaz is pursuing asset recovery across multiple jurisdictions as Gazprom continues to refuse payment.

EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso reported that Ukrainian companies Naftogaz and Ukrzaliznytsia are successfully repaying their loans despite ongoing financial challenges. The EBRD deployed a record €2.9 billion in Ukraine in 2025, demonstrating confidence in the country's private sector resilience.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of cynicism after a Russian attack on a gas facility in Ukraine's Poltava region killed five people, including three Naftogaz employees and two emergency service workers. The attack occurred while Russia was seeking a truce to stage a military parade in Moscow. Thirty-seven people were injured in the strikes.

Russian air attacks on Ukraine's Naftogaz gas facilities resulted in the deaths of three workers and two emergency service rescuers, with 37 others wounded. The incident was confirmed by Naftogaz CEO Serhiy Koretskyi. The attack is part of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.