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Russia escalates strikes on eve of peace talks

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Resumed strikes on Kyiv after a three-day pause during U.S. envoys' visit

Witkoff and Kushner wrapped up Kyiv talks on Sept 7, reporting 'substantive progress' and movement on scheduling new trilateral talks, but the 72-hour capital pause expired Sept 8. Russia immediately resumed strikes on Kyiv with a complex barrage of ballistic, cruise, anti-ship missiles and drones, killing at least five and damaging a TV station.

Updated 21 hours ago

Putin proposes Victory Day truce as Russian strikes hit Ukrainian power grid

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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

The energy war within the war

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

Russia intensified strikes on Ukraine's energy grid in January and early February 2026, killing at least 13 people and cutting power to 1.2 million properties. President Trump brokered a brief pause that expired February 1. Following attacks on January 9 and 13 that deployed over 500 drones and missiles, Russia struck again on January 24-25, February 2-3, and February 24-26 with hundreds of drones and missiles, including rare ballistic missiles. Targets included power plants, substations, and nuclear-linked infrastructure in Kharkiv, Odesa, Kyiv, and western Ukraine. The strikes caused repeated blackouts for tens of thousands during subzero temperatures and reduced generation capacity to 14 gigawatts—less than half pre-invasion levels.

Updated May 19

Russia’s winter energy war on Ukraine’s grid

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Conducts missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy, transport and port infrastructure

Since October 2022, Russia has waged a parallel war on Ukraine's electricity, heating and transport systems, launching repeated waves of missiles and drones at power plants, high-voltage substations, rail hubs and ports. The campaign intensified in winter 2025–26 with near-daily barrages. These destroyed 70% of generating capacity, forced a formal energy emergency on January 15, 2026, and left the grid meeting only 60% of national electricity needs amid temperatures as low as minus 20°C.

Updated May 10