Russian attack on Ukraine's energy sites could trigger 'tipping point' as winter sets in, says UN
1 month, 1 week ago

Russian attack on Ukraine's energy sites could trigger 'tipping point' as winter sets in, says UN

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In the first two winters of the war, millions of Ukrainians endured regular blackouts and periods of biting cold with no heating This photograph shows a heavily damaged residential building following a Russian strike in Odesa on November 15, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP The UN warned on Friday that renewed Russian targeting of Ukraine’s already devastated energy infrastructure this winter could cause severe hardship and spur new mass movements of people. “If they were to target the energy sector again, this could be a tipping point,” warned Matthias Schmale, the United Nations’ resident humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine. “It’s a race against time.” Schmale voiced concern about the impact that drawn-out power cuts could have on the large number of people living in city tower blocks.

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How Russia has weaponised winter in war-torn Ukraine
3 weeks, 3 days ago

How Russia has weaponised winter in war-torn Ukraine

Firstpost  

Russia’s systematic strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid have plunged millions into darkness, weaponising winter to erode morale and resilience. With temperatures dropping to -20 degrees Celsius, power cuts lasting up to 20 hours, and relentless air attacks, Ukraine faces a dire humanitarian crisis A worker warms himself near a wood stove as he fixes a thermal power plant damaged by …

Massive Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leaves over a million without power
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Massive Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leaves over a million without power

Firstpost  

Russia’s overnight strikes on energy infrastructure impacted Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, according to Ukraine’s top private power company DTEK A window is illuminated in a residential building during a power outage after a morning Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 21, 2024. Reuters Over a million people were reported without power across …

Latest 'Massive' Russian Aerial Attack Cuts Power To 1 Million Homes In Ukraine
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Latest 'Massive' Russian Aerial Attack Cuts Power To 1 Million Homes In Ukraine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said. Last March, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for two high-ranking Russian military officers on war crimes charges linked to attacks …

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted a “massive” missile and drone attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, officials said, adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity before winter. Ukrainian officials have in the past accused Russia of “weaponizing winter.” Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been destroyed during the almost three years …

‘Massive enemy attack’: Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
3 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Massive enemy attack’: Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

Russian missile attacks have been reported across Ukraine, with emergency power outages affecting more than one million people amid freezing cold temperatures. Ukraine’s power infrastructure has come “under massive enemy attack”, according to the country’s energy minister, leaving more than 1 million people without electricity. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Energy Minister German Galushchenko said that “attacks on energy …

Massive Russian Air Attack Pounds Ukraine As 1,000th Day of War Nears
1 month ago

Massive Russian Air Attack Pounds Ukraine As 1,000th Day of War Nears

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia pounded Ukraine on Sunday with a massive attack that killed 11 civilians across several regions and damaged the country's already fragile energy grid, as the world prepared to mark 1,000 days since Moscow's invasion. The giant attack Sunday came two days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in almost …

Ukraine dreams of reclaiming 2014 borders in war but energy crisis, displacement could crush its fight
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine dreams of reclaiming 2014 borders in war but energy crisis, displacement could crush its fight

Firstpost  

“Our priority is still to protect people, protect the nation, to liberate people from almost 10 years of temporary occupation, so Crimea and Donbas are part of Ukraine,” Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov recently said. Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov recently spoke of Kyiv’s commitment to restoring its territorial integrity, dismissing reports suggesting a shift in focus to prioritising security …

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN
3 months ago

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN

Al Jazeera  

International Energy Agency separately warns that the coming winter would prove to be the ‘sternest test yet’ for Ukraine’s energy grid. “Russia is trying to plunge Ukraine in the dark with targeted attacks on its energy systems,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday as she announced that 160 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian …

Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks

LA Times  

Workers remove debris from the roof of a damaged thermal power plant after a Russian attack in Ukraine this week. Staffers worry they will lose the race to prepare for winter unless Ukraine’s allies come up with air-defense systems like U.S.-made Patriot missiles to stop more destruction on already damaged plants. The Associated Press on Thursday visited a plant owned …

Ukraine’s military chief warns of ‘significantly’ worsening battlefield situation in the east
8 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s military chief warns of ‘significantly’ worsening battlefield situation in the east

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military chief on Saturday warned that the battlefield situation in the industrial east has “significantly worsened in recent days,” as warming weather allowed Russian forces to launch a fresh push along several stretches of the more 1,000 km-long front line. Also on Saturday, Germany announced that it will deliver an additional Patriot air defense system to …

UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions
1 year ago

UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities are worsening humanitarian conditions across the war-torn country, where heavy snow and freezing temperatures have already arrived, U.N. officials said Wednesday. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca told the U.N. Security Council that Russia’s continuing daily attacks on Ukraine’s critical civilian infrastructure have resulted in civilian casualties, and Moscow recently escalated its …

The Ukraine war has shaken up a delicate post-Cold War order
1 year, 10 months ago

The Ukraine war has shaken up a delicate post-Cold War order

Live Mint  

On 24 February, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, not only provoking the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II, but also setting in motion geopolitical trends that are likely to change the contours of the post-Cold War global order. Writing in Foreign Affairs, Ukrainian historian Georgiy Kasianov underlines how contrasting historical narratives …

Ukraine says it has enough energy for winter amid Russian attacks
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine says it has enough energy for winter amid Russian attacks

Al Jazeera  

After months of attacks on energy facilities, Ukraine is working with partners to speed up repair work. Ukraine has enough coal and gas reserves for the remaining winter months despite Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said. Shmyhal said the situation in the energy sector remains difficult but under control after a months-long Russian campaign …

As millions of Ukrainians brace for a dark winter amid continuing Russian missile strikes, Bosnians remember old agonies
1 year, 11 months ago

As millions of Ukrainians brace for a dark winter amid continuing Russian missile strikes, Bosnians remember old agonies

ABC  

Vildana Mutevelić huddled in her apartment with her two young children and elderly cousins. Russia accused of 'weaponising winter' to gain upper hand Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has accused Russia of "energy terrorism", said this week that about 9 million people were without electricity. Dozens of attacks on Ukraine's energy system The Associated Press and the PBS series "Frontline," …

Ukraine cherry picks targets as Russia hammers the east
2 years ago

Ukraine cherry picks targets as Russia hammers the east

Al Jazeera  

What happened in the 42nd week of Russia’s war in Ukraine? Russia claimed to be making limited gains, but these, said Ukraine’s general staff, came at a high cost in men and military materials, forcing Russia to delve into aged and unreliable weapons stocks. Ukraine’s counteroffensive continues Ukrainian forces have reclaimed about half the territory Russia seized since its February …

Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter, bombs
2 years ago

Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter, bombs

Associated Press  

PARIS — Dozens of countries and international organizations threw their weight and more than 1 billion euros in aid pledges behind an urgent new push Tuesday to keep Ukrainians powered, fed, warmed and moving as winter approaches. Zelenskyy made an impassioned argument that such aid could pressure Russia into pursuing peace, and conference donors strongly condemned the Kremlin’s savaging of …

Ukraine’s wartime winter: Which energy facilities are at risk?
2 years ago

Ukraine’s wartime winter: Which energy facilities are at risk?

Al Jazeera  

Russian attacks have destroyed at least 40 percent of Ukraine’s energy facilities since the war began in February. “A neighbour of my parents was stuck in a small elevator for 20 hours because there was an electricity outage,” said Ilchuk, who is also a board member at the Women’s Energy Club of Ukraine. However, this winter will be the toughest …

Brace for Bombs, Fix and Repeat: Ukraine’s grim efforts to restore power
2 years ago

Brace for Bombs, Fix and Repeat: Ukraine’s grim efforts to restore power

Firstpost  

Russian shellfire crashed into the power grid of the newly liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson, officials said Thursday, cutting electricity to desperate residents and illustrating the challenge confronting the entire country Russian shellfire crashed into the power grid of the newly liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson, officials said Thursday, cutting electricity to desperate residents and illustrating the challenge confronting the …

NATO says Russia using winter as a weapon in Ukraine war
2 years ago

NATO says Russia using winter as a weapon in Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine prepares for more Russian attacks against energy and other key infrastructure as Western officials pledge to boost support. Estonia’s foreign minister joined counterparts from six Baltic and Nordic nations — in the largest delegation to visit Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale war — to pledge electric generators, warm clothes and food. Moscow denies its intent is to hurt …

Ukraine to set up ‘invincibility’ shelters as cold, snow set in
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine to set up ‘invincibility’ shelters as cold, snow set in

Al Jazeera  

Russian air attacks have destroyed much of Ukraine’s power infrastructure, leaving people unable to light or heat their homes. Ukraine’s government has promised to set up shelters to provide heat and water after relentless Russian air attacks that have left its power structure in tatters as temperatures drop and snow falls. “If massive Russian strikes happen again and it’s clear …

Ukraine's 'invincibility centres' to provide heat, water to citizens amid harsh winter
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine's 'invincibility centres' to provide heat, water to citizens amid harsh winter

India Today  

Ukraine's government promised to create shelters to provide heat and water and encouraged citizens to conserve energy as a harsh winter loomed amid relentless Russian strikes that have left its power structure in tatters. "If massive Russian strikes happen again and it's clear power will not be restored for hours, the 'invincibility centres' will go into action with all key …

Amid attacks on Ukraine’s energy grids WHO warns of ’life-threatening’ winter
2 years, 1 month ago

Amid attacks on Ukraine’s energy grids WHO warns of ’life-threatening’ winter

Live Mint  

After a string of devastating Russian attacks on the nation's energy grid, the World Health Organization issued a warning on Monday that the coming winter would be "life-threatening" for millions of Ukrainians. During his visit to Kyiv, Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the UN agency for health, said to reporters, "Put simply — this winter will be about …

Ukrainians face life-threatening winter, as temperatures dip: WHO
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukrainians face life-threatening winter, as temperatures dip: WHO

Al Jazeera  

Millions of people in Ukraine face a life-threatening winter this year, the World Health Organization has warned, as Russia continues to pound the country’s energy infrastructure while temperatures plummet. In recent weeks, Russia has targeted energy infrastructure with missile strikes, including water and electricity stations, leaving homes across the country without power as winter sets in – further compounding the …

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, is warning residents that they must prepare for the worst this winter if Russia keeps striking the country’s energy infrastructure — and that means having no electricity, water or heat in the freezing cold cannot be ruled out. Residents of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied city of Kherson received warning messages on their phones urging …

Russian bombings of civilian infrastructure raise cost of Ukraine’s recovery,IMF
2 years, 1 month ago

Russian bombings of civilian infrastructure raise cost of Ukraine’s recovery,IMF

Live Mint  

Russia's latest strikes on civilian infrastructure have raised the cost of Ukraine's recovery and could see it needing close to $4 billion a month just to keep power and water supplies going, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The IMF had envisaged Ukraine's external financing needs at around $3-4 billion a month next year but sees …

EU boosts funding for Ukraine amid concerns over a refugee exodus
2 years, 2 months ago

EU boosts funding for Ukraine amid concerns over a refugee exodus

LA Times  

European Union leaders Friday gave the green light to a plan to provide Ukraine with about $18 billion in financial support over the next year, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia is trying to spark a refugee exodus by destroying his country’s energy infrastructure. “Ukraine is telling us that they need approximately 3 to 4 billion euros per month …

Ukraine says threat to power grid ‘critical’ amid Russian attacks
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine says threat to power grid ‘critical’ amid Russian attacks

Al Jazeera  

Warning comes as Russia bombards energy facilities and causes blackouts in cities across Ukraine. Ukraine has warned of an emerging “critical” risk to its power grid after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that repeated Russian bombardments had destroyed one-third of the country’s power facilities as winter approaches. The warning on Tuesday came as Russian forces claimed to have retaken territory from …

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine-War
2 years, 2 months ago

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine-War

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS: — Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power — Belarus army would likely have little impact in Ukraine war — Bodies exhumed from mass grave in Ukraine’s liberated Lyman …

Russia’s war at 6 months: A global economy in growing danger
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia’s war at 6 months: A global economy in growing danger

Associated Press  

MECKENHEIM, Germany — Martin Kopf needs natural gas to run his family’s company, Zinkpower GmbH, which rustproofs steel components in western Germany. Russia’s war led the International Monetary Fund last month to downgrade its outlook for the global economy for the fourth time in under a year. “The world may soon be teetering on the edge of a global recession, …

U.S. hosts weapons summit for Ukraine as Moscow warns of world war
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. hosts weapons summit for Ukraine as Moscow warns of world war

The Hindu  

Top U.S. officials hosted emergency talks with allies in Germany on Tuesday on supplying Kyiv with more weapons to fend off Russia's assault, as the UN 's chief headed to Moscow in a bid to avert further escalation of the conflict. The meeting of 40 countries at the U.S. Ramstein Air Base in Germany comes after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei …

UN: Ukraine War Threatens To Devastate Many Poor Nations
2 years, 8 months ago

UN: Ukraine War Threatens To Devastate Many Poor Nations

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions, a U.N. task force warned Wednesday. “As many as 1.7 billion people ― one-third of whom are already living in poverty ― are now highly exposed …

UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations
2 years, 8 months ago

UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations

The Hindu  

Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions, a U.N. task force warned Wednesday. “As many as 1.7 billion people - one-third of whom are already living in poverty - are now highly exposed to disruptions in food, energy and …

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