UKRAINE: Thousands now without electricity after Russian strikes resumed the moment a rare truce expired.
A brief humanitarian pause let civilians flee occupied Oleshky, then Russian forces hit energy infrastructure across the country again.
The pattern is familiar: Moscow uses winter as a weapon, targeting power when civilians are most vulnerable.
The ceasefire was always temporary. The grid attacks are the strategy.
◆ Why it matters
Russia granted just enough time to move people out, then went straight back to the infrastructure campaign that has defined this winter. The timing tells you the pause was tactical, not a shift in approach. Energy cuts in occupied zones also tighten Moscow’s control over who stays and who can leave.
Source: BBC World