Why Ukraine is Now Targeting Russia’s Electricity Grid

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In this video, we’re going to look at Ukraine’s recent strikes on Russia’s electricity infrastructure; how Russia has reacted; and why it could pose a real problem for the Kremlin going forward.

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Strikes on Russian electricity infrastructure
https://www.politico.eu/article/kyiv-sends-missiles-drones-into-russia-retaliation-non-nuclear-strike/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-drones-reportedly-strike-electrical-substation-in-russias-ulyanovsk-oblast/
https://x.com/igorsushko/status/1979988130146234448
https://uawire.org/russia-redeploys-air-defense-ssytems-from-mariupol-toward-rostov-to-protect-refineries-from-ukrainian-drones

US intel sharing
https://www.ft.com/content/f9f42c10-3a30-4ee1-aff7-3368dd831c8c

Trump-Zelensky meeting
https://www.ft.com/content/7960c6aa-dbfa-4a55-91e8-ae44601842ec

Russia economic data
https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/inflation-cpi
https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/interest-rate
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marktemnycky/2025/09/20/minister-says-russia-on-brink-of-recession-as-sanctions-and-war-bite/

Battlefield update
https://www.economist.com/interactive/europe/2025/10/17/russia-latest-big-ukraine-offensive-gains-next-to-nothing-again

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