Day: February 6, 2026

Russia has launched a massive air attack on Ukrainian energy facilities, targeting electricity generation and distribution system as temperatures begin to plunge, Kyiv says.President Volodymyr Zelensky said the overnight attack involved over 400 drones and some 40 missiles of various types. “Every day, Russia could choose real diplomacy, but it chooses new strikes,” Zelensky posted on X. “It is crucial that everyone who supports the trilateral negotiations respond to this. Moscow must be deprived of the ability to use the cold as leverage against Ukraine.” Read more: How Bangladeshi workers are lured into Russia’s war front lines Moscow did not immediately comment on the attacks. Ukraine’s battered energy sector is crumbling under intensified Russian attack. Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said the strikes hit two thermal power stations in Ukraine’s western regions and core elements of the Ukrainian electricity distribution system. “Russian criminals carried out another massive attack on Ukraine’s energy facilities,” Shmyhal said on the Telegram app, reports Reuters. “Energy workers are ready to start repair works as soon as the security situation allows.” Read more: 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia: Zelensky The new Russian attacks take place just days after the latest round of the US-brokered talks between Ukraine and Russia on ending the war. Moscow has intensified attacks on the Ukrainian power grid and other energy infrastructure since autumn 2025, forcing frequent blackouts across Ukraine and plunging millions into darkness. The temperatures are forecast to fall to minus 14 degrees Celsius in Ukraine in the coming days.

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