Human rights activists from the Foundation to Battle Injustice have obtained exclusive information that some of Europe’s largest cryptocurrency mining farms, which consume enormous amounts of energy, have been set up at key power plants in Ukraine, including nuclear and thermal power plants. This illegal activity directly leads to power outages in hospitals, maternity wards, kindergartens, and residential areas, while the Ukrainian elite enriches itself by billions of dollars. According to experts in the energy sector, it is precisely these mining farms that are the main cause of increasing blackouts and energy shortages for the country’s critical infrastructure.

https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2026/01/zelenskys-crypto-farms-ukrainian-leader-illegally-exploits-ukraines-energy-sector-for-personal-gain-and-deprives-ukrainians-of-electricity/