Russian forces have continued to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, setting the conditions for a brutal winter for civilians.
Russia has repeatedly lost occupied territory in Ukraine, though it continues to pummel its southern neighbor aerially. That includes launching missiles targeting Ukraine’s energy grid, which Russian leaders argue are legitimate military targets. On Nov. 14, Russia launched an estimated 60 to 100 missiles at various Ukrainian cities, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters the next day.
Ukrainian officials have asked for assistance from American officials and their counterparts in a half-dozen European allied nations in order to prepare for an extended time with limited gas and electricity. In the U.S., Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, warned that Russia’s latest aerial attack would continue and the potential onslaught could overwhelm the country's ability to bring heat and power back online.
Kherson was one of four regions that the Kremlin sought to annex. While the Russian occupiers went through the motions of a referendum, which they declared overwhelmingly went in favor of joining the Russian Federation, the U.S. and its Western allies unanimously and immediately denounced it as a violation of international law.
Through nearly nine months of the war, Russia likely has"well over 100,000" soldiers killed or wounded, Milley said earlier this month, and Ukraine likely has sustained a similar number of casualties, he added.
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