Recently appointed Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi chaired a meeting of the Energy Headquarters on Monday, Aug. 10, reviewing preparations for the upcoming winter as Russia continues to intensify its strikes on critical energy infrastructure. Russia is widely expected to shift its winter campaign away from attacking Ukraine’s power grid, including heating and electricity, toward targeting water infrastructure instead. AdvertisementKoretskyi’s energy background“Following the results of the Energy Headquarters meeting, I gave the relevant directives,” Koretskyi said, adding that “the Ministry of Energy is coordinating and monitoring their implementation.” Koretskyi has led Ukraine’s energy response since taking office as PM, following his tenure as CEO of Naftogaz, where he previously led the state-owned company’s response to wartime infrastructure damage. Zelensky praised Koretskyi’s expertise as vital for Ukraine’s winter survival, citing his reforming of Ukrnafta after years of oligarchic control and steering Naftogaz through a difficult previous winter despite Russian strikes.