Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: ‘Putin Seeks to Use Winter as a Weapon’, Says Streeting Amid Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Facilities as Zelenskyy Calls for Urgent Action

Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: As the Russia-Ukraine war escalates, concerns are growing over the impact of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as the cold winter months approach. UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has supported demands for an energy ceasefire, claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin has utilised winter as a weapon against Ukrainian civilians. Here’s what we know so far.

Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Putin ‘using winter as a weapon’, says Streeting

The defence secretary has backed calls for an energy ceasefire, after Zelenskyy said Russia had targeted more than 15 energy facilities overnight. 

Wes Streeting wrote on X: “Russia continues to attack Ukraine’s energy sector. Putin seeks to use winter as a weapon. 

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“There needs to be an energy ceasefire – Ukraine is not the problem, nor is Ukraine the aggressor.” 

Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Russia has launched one of its largest attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector – Zelenskyy

As well as responding to Trump’s sanctions decision (see previous post), Zelenskyy says on X that Russia targeted more than 15 Ukrainian energy facilities last night.

It was one of Russia’s “largest attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector”, he added. “The Russians have scaled up their anti-energy operation and are trying to stretch our reserves and repair capabilities as thin as possible.”

Zelenskyy said Moscow launched more than 320 Shahed attack drones between 7 pm yesterday and 7 am today.

He continued: “And although our warriors are shooting down a significant number of them, the sheer scale and unrelenting pace of Russia’s strikes, specifically against our energy sector, are unfortunately having severe consequences.” 

Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Ukrainian power infrastructure hit overnight, says Russian defence ministry

Russia’s defence ministry says it carried out a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian infrastructure targets.

These include the country’s largest steelworks in ​the city of Kryvyi Rih, a substation in the northwestern city of Zhytomyr and another steel plant ⁠in Zaporizhzhia.