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Russia says preparing 'massive strikes' on Ukraine's energy sector
MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday said it was gearing up for large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a tit-for-tat response to strikes by Kyiv.
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- Why it matters
- Energy infrastructure damage directly reduces power and heating available to Ukrainian civilians and military operations, making this a stated shift from previous targeting patterns to systematic civilian infrastructure.
- Most affected
- Ukrainian civilians — Risk of extended power outages and heating loss during winter months.
Ukrainian military and government — Potential degradation of operational capabilities dependent on electricity. - Likely next
- Whether Russia executes the announced strikes and the scale of damage to energy facilities that follows.
Also reported by: Politico Europe, Free Malaysia Today, The New Voice of Ukraine, The Times of India