NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - The Cuban Way
We look at the state of the island as it struggles with an energy crisis.
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Four years since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the toll it has taken on those in Kyiv
It's been four years since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. NEWSMAX’s foreign correspondent, Shelby Wilder, reported from Kyiv as residents struggle without electricity due to Russian strikes during a tough winter.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Tommy Waller and Andrei Illarionov) - Putin’s “operation holodomor”
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Russia’s Attack on the Most Vulnerable Aspect of Modern Civilization Should be a Warning to the United States The brutality of the Russian warfighting doctrine is on display in the war with Ukraine, serving as a stark warning to the United States. This doctrine inhumanely targets civilian populations for suffering and death, demonstrated by Russia’s recent operations carried out to kill Kyiv residents using cold. These relentless genocidal attacks have been dubbed “Holodomor,” a combination of the Slavic words meaning “cold” and “mass death, mass murder,” meaning “mass murder by cold”. This name itself echoes the name of the most terrible tragedy in the history of the Ukrainian people – the Holodomor in Ukrainian,…Open
ABCNEWS - Russian border regions face blackouts after Ukrainian strikes, governors say
Governors of two Russian regions bordering Ukraine said Tuesday that residents are facing sustained power outages as a result of Ukrainian attacks on energy targets.
ABCNEWS - 'Normal life has disappeared': Russia's energy offensive plunges Ukraine into dark
Major Ukrainian cities are now regularly thrust into darkness by rolling blackouts affecting hundreds of thousands -- sometimes even millions -- of people.
NPR (Hanna Palamarenko) - Ukrainians are sharing hacks online on how to survive winter power cuts
After repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, Ukrainians face long outages during a cold winter at war. On social media, Ukrainians share tips for keeping warm at home.
After repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, Ukrainians face long outages during a cold winter at war. On social media, Ukrainians share tips for keeping warm at home.Open