Attacks on Ukraine’s power plants show Russia has given up on military victory

The Guardian reports: Strikes increasingly resemble an intercepted Russian blueprint to make life unliveable in major Ukrainian cities Europe live – latest updates As Russian missiles and drones have systematically slammed into power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv this week, the rolling blackouts and water outages have increasingly resembled a supposed Russian blueprint to destroy life in major Ukrainian cities seen by the Guardian.

This world story centres on Ukraine. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Russia, Russian and Ukrainian.

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Location

Ukraine · Europe

Reported by

The Guardian

First reported

16 Oct 2026, 20:58 IST

Key names

Russia, Russian, Ukrainian, Kyiv

Section

World

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