Ukrainians brace for another winter of power cuts as Russia shifts tactics
Russia launched nearly 2,900 attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure from March to August 2025, aiming to cause blackouts and undermine civilian morale before winter.
- Russia has damaged 90% of Ukraine's thermal power plants and half of its generation capacity since its February 2022 invasion.
- By one count, Russia launched 2,900 attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure alone between March and August 2025.
- Hopes that Ukraine could pass the winter without blackouts appear slim, amid stepped-up combined strikes against gas facilities and transmission substations.
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Zelensky Aide To Ukrainians Suffering Blackouts: Meditate On It
Ukraine’s ruler, Volodymyr Zelensky, has an aide who gave some interesting advice to the civilians suffering under the country’s blackouts. Timofey Milovanov, a member of the advisory board of the Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom and an adviser to the presidential office, said that people should manage stress, meditate, and blame Russia. “How should one prepare?” Milovanov posited. “First of all, mentally and psychologically,” Milovan…
Ukrainians brace for another winter of power cuts as Russia shifts
SHOSTKA: As the lights went out in her hometown, 40-year-old Zinaida Kot could not help but think about her next dialysis treatment for kidney disease. Without electricity, the machine that keeps her alive stops working. Kot is among millions of Ukrainians who are bracing for another winter of power cuts and possibly blackouts as Russia renewed its campaign of attacks on the
As Russia hits energy grid, Ukraine tries to avoid a cold, dark winter
Ukraine is facing a third winter at war, and Russia is targeting energy infrastructure like never before – an apparent bid to weaken morale. But war has taught the Ukrainians how to keep the lights on under almost any circumstance.
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