KYIV, March 6 – Ukraine managed to overcome the severe consequences of Russian missile strikes, which damaged about 50% of the energy infrastructure, for the 21st day in a row, the energy system has been balancing supply and demand without limiting consumers, Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko said at an expanded meeting of the presidium of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine.

"We are coming out of a difficult winter fully provided with fuel: as of February 3, 2023, coal reserves in the warehouses of thermal power plants and combined heat and power plants amount to 1.160 million tons. This is 375,000 tons more than on the same date last year. Natural gas reserves in underground storage facilities in Ukraine amount to - 9.7 billion cubic meters (about last year's volumes)," the minister said on Saturday in Lviv.