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fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks agoThe Assault on Ukraine's Power Grid
Russian attacks deliberately target Ukrainian power plants to deepen the winter crisis, cause blackouts, and endanger civilians.
The goal is to cause an energy crisis and trigger a new refugee wave to destabilise Ukraine's European allies. As winter approaches, there is much anxiety in Ukraine. Last month, the so-called Coalition of the Willing, a group of Ukraine's allies led by France and the United Kingdom, agreed to mobilise significant resources to help Kyiv maintain its supply of electricity and central heating in big urban areas.