Difficult days for Ukraine: Western experts have warned that Moscow's intensifying wave of strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure could lead to the collapse of the entire power grid, causing unimaginable suffering for millions of people. In addition, The US State Department has issued a warning for citizens in Ukraine to leave the country.
The British newspaper The Guardian reported that Greenpeace is highlighting another dimension of the threat to Ukraine's power infrastructure. The organization claims that Russian strikes could damage the nuclear reactors that supply electricity to the country. "It is clear that Russia is using the threat of a nuclear disaster as a means to defeat Ukraine. However, they risk causing a nuclear catastrophe for all of Europe," said Shaun Burnie, a nuclear expert working for Greenpeace in Ukraine.
Russia is targeting intermediate stations, some of which aer used for cooling and controling nuclear reactors. Officials in Kyiv fear that damage to one of these stations could lead to meltdowns and other disasters at one of the nuclear power plants. Kyiv is preparing for a significant Russian airstrike, which may include the use of Iranian-made drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. The US Embassy in Kyiv has been closed, and American citizens in the city have been instructed to stay close to shelters.
Overnight, Ukraine launched a drone attack on several Russian industrial facilities, including a large plant that produces margarine and mayonnaise. Additionally, the Ukrainian military reported a "significant" strike on a Russian military command post in the Belgorod region, likely using US-supplied missiles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview to Fox News, stated that if American aid to his country stops, Ukraine will be defeated in the war against Russia. "We will, of course, fight. We have our own production capabilities, but they are not sufficient to win. They are not sufficient for us to survive," Zelensky said in the interview.
