Russia’s Relentless Missile Blitz on Ukraine’s Power Grid Threatens Regional Stability and U.S. Security Interests

In a brazen escalation of hostilities, Russia unleashed a massive assault last night against Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure, targeting power generation plants and residential areas across at least ten regions. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski, this barrage involved 420 drones—most of which were Iranian-made Shahed models—and 39 missiles, including 11 ballistic missiles. The attacks caused extensive damage to homes and buildings in eight regions, leaving dozens wounded—including children—and severely disrupting electricity and heating services in cities such as Kyiv, Kriviy Rih, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv. The blow to vital gas infrastructure in Poltava region marks another attempt by Moscow to...