Russian Armed Forces

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Intensified strikes on Ukraine's energy grid in early November, damaging facilities in 12 regions on Nov 9 ahead of Abu Dhabi talks.

Russia escalated missile and drone strikes in the week before the first trilateral talks since February, damaging energy facilities in 12 regions on Nov 9. At least four people were killed in attacks on Odesa and the Kyiv region, a 2-year-old was injured in Kharkiv, and Dnipro and Kamianske lost power.

Updated 2 days ago

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Conducts missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy, transport and port infrastructure, including renewed mass strikes in November 2026.

Since October 2022, Russia has attacked Ukraine’s power plants, substations, rail hubs and ports in repeated missile and drone waves. The campaign forced a formal energy emergency in January 2026, when the grid met only 60% of demand and available capacity had fallen to about 14 gigawatts from 33.7 before the invasion.

Updated 3 days ago

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Launched large energy strikes Feb 17 (425 drones/missiles), Feb 24-26 targeting grid, nuclear infrastructure despite talks[2][4]

The energy war continued through 2026. In February, Russia launched repeated strikes on Ukraine's grid ahead of peace talks, cutting power to millions. In October, a U.S.-brokered energy ceasefire collapsed after Moscow struck Ukrainian energy sites, ignoring the pause Trump announced. Ukraine responded by hitting the Ryazan oil refinery, its first strike on Russian energy infrastructure since the truce.

Updated Oct 26

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As of May 2026: Launched 216 drones as truce expired May 12; prisoner exchange not completed; claimed 23,802 Ukrainian violations across 3-day window

The Trump-brokered three-day ceasefire expired at midnight on May 12, and Russia launched 216 attack drones at Ukraine within hours. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 192 of them. At least one person was killed in Dnipropetrovsk, and debris set fire to a 16-storey residential building in Kyiv's Obolon district.

Updated May 31