Ukraine has been carrying out attacks on Russian energy infrastructure across the country, and the level of disruption “is unprecedented in the history of the Russia-Ukraine” war, the International Energy Agency said, according to a report Monday in The Wall Street Journal.
The Ukrainian military last week launched its biggest drone attack on Moscow since the start of the war in February 2022 to show the Russians that it is gaining more of an ability to strike the country’s decision-making centers as the war shows no end in sight.
The United States and Russia learned that major powers cannot simply walk over smaller powers and impose their will on countries that, on paper, stand no chance to defend themselves.
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to add $750 million in new funding for military support of Ukraine in the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as the war shows no end in sight, despite President Donald Trump vowing during his campaign in 2024 to quickly bring it into the war.
The Russian military conducted a new ballistic missile attack on Ukraine Sunday in response to earlier strikes by Kyiv on the eastern part of the country, now under the control of the Russians.
Last week, Boris Pistorius, the German defense minister, visited Kyiv to talk about the bond forged by war between Ukraine and Germany, and announced a new strategic relationship between the countries that he said will be a “long-term partnership to be reckoned with.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that he believes that the Ukraine War is “coming to an end” amid a three-day ceasefire that was expected to span from 9 to 11 May after a request from President Donald Trump.
The Ukrainian military last week carried out several high-profile drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, including attacks on a key oil refinery on the Black Sea that resulted in major damage and a health emergency for residents in the city of Tuapse, according to reports.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is under Russian control, was attacked by Ukrainian forces on Sunday in Kyiv’s latest escalation of attacks on civilian infrastructure.
The EU announced last week that it will provide Ukraine with $105 billion in loans to keep the country functional until the end of 2027 as it continues its war with Russia, which has no end in sight.