Russia Targets Ukraine's Power Grid

 

Daily Mail: Russian troops are pushed back to the BORDER in some regions with Putin's men 'fleeing like Olympic sprinters' - as furious Vlad strikes power grid with missiles as revenge 

* Ukrainian forces have chased Russian troops back across the border in Kharkiv after stunning counter-attack 

* Soldiers filmed themselves at checkpoint, ripping down Russian flags and replacing them with Ukrainian ones 

* Echoes earlier scenes as rapid advance captured territory while Putin's men 'fled like Olympic sprinters' 

* Russia then stuck power stations and water supply across the region in what was dubbed a 'coward's revenge' 

Ukraine has chased Russian troops back across the border after recapturing dozens of towns and key cities in a stunning counter-attack that has dealt yet another humiliating defeat to Putin's military. 

Videos that emerged Sunday afternoon and Monday morning appeared to show Kyiv's men at a border crossing with Russia in Strilecha - north of Kharkiv - ripping down Russia's flag and replacing it with their own. 

It comes after similar scenes played out across the entire Kharkiv region at the weekend, as Ukraine's troops stormed east out of the city - smashing through Russian lines and liberating a swathe of territory twice the size of Greater London, including several key transport and logistics hubs supporting Putin's men in the Donbas.  

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WNU Editor: I mentioned a few months ago that Russia has left Ukraine's power, communications, and water networks alone because they felt they were winning the war and achieving their operational objectives. These new strikes are a heads-up to me that this perception has now changed, that the momentum of the war is shifting against Russia, and the Kremlin is signaling that they will now be striking key infrastructure. This is a worrisome development, and with a third of the country now without power, coupled with winter approaching, one can only say that the suffering is going to get worse.

 Russia Targets Ukraine's Power Grid  

Russia hits power stations after Ukraine counteroffensive -- AP  

Ukraine hails snowballing offensive, blames Russia for blackouts -- Reuters  

Blackouts Hit Eastern Ukraine As Kyiv Accuses Moscow Of Attacking Energy Infrastructure -- RFE  

Ukraine accuses Russia of attacking power grid in revenge for offensive -- ABC News Australia  

Eastern Ukraine suffers blackout, Kyiv blames Russia -- Al Jazeera