Russia Plans to Isolate Ukraine's Main Cities This Winter, Zelenskiy Says
Ukraine says intercepted Russian plans call for missile and drone strikes on energy, water and heating facilities, including three nuclear plants.
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Russia plans to isolate Ukraine's main cities this winter, Zelenskiy says
Credit: bne IntelliNewsRussia plans to use the winter to cut off Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Lviv from the rest of Ukraine and sever its nuclear plants from the grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Russia appears to be preparing for an unprecedented attack on the Ukrainian energy supply. Moscow reportedly plans to deploy up to a thousand missiles, drones, and bombs this winter to cut off major cities from electricity, heating, and water. Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odessa are said to be the primary targets. "It is a cold calculation," warns the Ukrainian energy minister.
Ukraine’s Three Remaining Nuclear Power Plants Are on Russia’s Winter Target List, the Country’s Energy Minister Says
Over four and a half years into the war, Ukrainians know what to expect as the region’s bitterly cold winter months approach. Stymied on the battlefield, Russia has bombarded Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, as well as other cities around the country and placed vital civilian infrastructure in its crosshairs, hoping to batter the country’s noncombatants into submission and leverage their misery to affect political change and, if successful, the subm…
Russia is preparing its most devastating strikes yet on Ukraine. It wants to hit infrastructure connected to nuclear power plants and try to completely paralyze Ukraine's energy grid. The Kremlin's goal is to cripple three major cities, weaken the morale of Ukrainians, and with the arrival of frost, plunge the country into darkness and winter.
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