# Russia adopts new tactics to destroy Ukraine’s energy grid this winter

https://mins.news/en/item/100857

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-15 05:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-turns-to-new-tactics-to-destroy-ukraines-energy-grid-this-winter-for-good/

> Russia struck multiple facilities supplying Kyiv on Oct. 14, as it intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s power plants, substations and oil and gas infrastructure. The campaign has shifted tactics, including mass use of jet-powered drones and loitering munitions, and has left hundreds of thousands in Kyiv and front-line regions without power and water.

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