Russia Might Try to Freeze Ukrainians This Winter: A Reported Plan Includes 1000-Weapon Assault on Power Grid
The plan calls for up to 1,000 missiles, drones and bombs and aims to cut electricity and heating supplies by as much as 90%.
- On October 2, The New York Times reported that Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal recently presented European partners in Paris with an intercepted Russian plan detailing an ambitious winter campaign to cripple Ukraine's power, heating, and water infrastructure.
- Proposals within the document involve forcing three operating nuclear power plants offline by striking grid connections, alongside a campaign of up to 1,000 missiles, drones, and bombs aimed at electrical substations.
- Russia identifies Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa as priority targets, with the plan aiming to cut electricity and heating supplies to these cities by 90 percent while severely disrupting sewage systems and pumping stations.
- Despite months of infrastructure strengthening, the threat looms as Russian President Vladimir Putin previously pledged an expanded campaign, recalling last winter’s strikes that left more than 1 million people without power.
- Estimates suggest the campaign could eliminate nearly 15 gigawatts of generating capacity, with The Economist reporting that the strikes are expected to peak in November and further strain the national energy grid.
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The war between Russia and Ukraine is moving from territorial conquests to attacking energy resources. While Zelenski attacks Putin's refineries, Moscow plans to leave Kiev and the big cities in the dark in winter. Article NYT: Russia intends to disconnect Ukrainian nuclear power plants from the electricity grid and destroy the water supply network first appears on Romania TV.
The nuclear power plants are the heart of Ukraine’s electricity system. And Russia plans to shut them down this winter. The goal of leaving an entire country in the dark is not new, but Moscow now has advantages: its ballistic arsenal and the drones with jet engines. A more difficult projectiles to shoot down by the air defenses of the invaded country. A document obtained by 'The New York Times' describes the method that the Kremlin forces could…
Russia Might Try to Freeze Ukrainians This Winter: A Reported Plan Includes 1000-Weapon Assault on Power Grid
The strategy was detailed in a Russian-language document described by Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal to European partners during a recent meeting in Paris.
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