Russia’s Blackout Warfare Needs a U.S. Counter

Deterring Moscow’s assault on Ukraine’s energy will pay off across Europe.

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Russia’s War in Ukraine

Understanding the conflict three years on.

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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 s

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