Russia is no longer simply attacking Ukraine’s grid; it is field-testing a strategy of blackout warfare. As it unleashes thousands of drones and hundreds of missiles per month across Ukraine, Moscow now combines strikes on power plants and hard-to-replace high-voltage transformers as well as and destruction of natural gas systems all the way down to the city level. The impacts are stark: families shivering in the dark, schools interrupted, hospitals trying to deliver lifesaving care with generator power and limited water, and industry starving for electrons.
Full Article Available at: https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/11/ukraine-blackout-energy-russia-deterrent/
Suggested Citation: Gabriel Collins and Igor Khrestin, “Russia’s Blackout Warfare Needs a U.S. Counter,” Foreign Policy, December 11, 2025, https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/11/ukraine-blackout-energy-russia-deterrent/
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