r/worldnews • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 11d ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/
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u/IndividualSkill3432 11d ago

They seem to be holding back missiles to have a very serious attack on Ukrainian energy supplies just as its getting cold. This story has been building for months. This is likely to be one of the biggest if not the biggest they will be able to put together.

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u/BringbackDreamBars 11d ago

If this is the energy knockout attempt, it puts the shutdowns in Kyiv potentially in context.

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u/warpigeon4L 11d ago

Isn’t it also a war crime to target civilian energy infrastructure

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u/evgis 10d ago

Not really, it's dual use infrastructure and NATO made a nice precedent.

The Coercion Strategy: In May 1999, as NATO targeted electrical power grids and civilian infrastructure, Shea defended the strikes by stating that the power systems also supported military functions. He remarked that if President Slobodan Milosevic wanted water and electricity restored for the population, he had to accept NATO's conditions.