ATTACKS ON UKRAINE POWER PLANTS SHOW RUSSIA HAS GIVEN UP ON MILITARY VICTORY

What happened: Russian missiles and drones struck power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv this week, continuing a campaign against Ukraine's grid despite a declared "energy ceasefire." Strikes hit Combined Heat and Power Plants 4 and 5 and the Trypillya Thermal Power Plant. Key numbers: Kyiv has 3 million residents. Why it matters: Ukrainian analyst Volodymyr Fesenko said the risk this winter will be worse than last year, and that Russia may now focus on destroying infrastructure rather than capturing it. Protests over blackouts are planned for Saturday.

Russian missiles and drones struck power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv this week, continuing a campaign against Ukraine's grid despite a declared "energy ceasefire." Strikes hit Combined Heat and Power Plants 4 and 5 and the Trypillya Thermal Power Plant.

Ukrainian analyst Volodymyr Fesenko said the risk this winter will be worse than last year, and that Russia may now focus on destroying infrastructure rather than capturing it. Protests over blackouts are planned for Saturday.