# Attacks on Ukraine’s power plants show Russia has given up on military victory

https://mins.news/en/item/103336

- The Guardian, 2026-10-16 15:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/16/attacks-on-ukraine-power-plants-show-russia-has-given-up-on-military-victory

> Russian missiles and drones have repeatedly hit power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv this week, causing rolling blackouts and water outages. The strikes target Ukraine’s power grid in a campaign intended to punish the population and force capitulation, echoing a Russian assessment document that Ukrainian intelligence says it intercepted.

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