Russia revels in Ukraine energy crisis it caused

Hello! This week we analyze how Russian propaganda channels and pro-war bloggers are celebrating the fact that massive Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid have left millions without heating, power and water in sub-zero temperatures — and why it reveals, yet again, that Moscow’s invasion is not going to plan.

Russian propaganda celebrates as strikes put Ukraine’s energy sector on the brink

A wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power and heating infrastructure has pushed the country into one of its deepest energy crises since the start of the invasion. Russian state TV and propaganda outlets have lapped up the hardship facing millions of Ukrainians, blaming the government in Kyiv and gloating about Russian military prowess as the war approaches the four-year mark.