During the night, Russian forces launched a barrage of devastating strikes against energy infrastructure in the regions of Odesa and Sumy, resulting in major power outages, according to statements by the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy.
Vital facilities and critical infrastructure have been switched to backup energy supply; however, Russian units also bombed, among other things, a solar energy production unit.
In the Sumy region, rescuers of the State Emergency Service dealt with a large-scale fire in one of the villages.
Energy expert Gennady Ryabtsev explained to the BBC that Russia constantly changes its tactics when attacking the Ukrainian energy system.
“They are constantly changing their tactics.
This is already the sixth tactic I have seen the Russian Federation apply.
Its two main elements are the attempts to disrupt the integrity of the unified electricity grid along the Dnieper River and, secondly, the effort to separate the regional subsystems of power plants from the unified electricity grid,” noted Gennady Ryabtsev.
Gennady Ryabtsev explained that Russian forces attack a single energy facility with dozens of drones and ballistic missiles, which are extremely difficult for Ukrainian air-defense systems to shoot down.
Bild : Ukraine is heading toward a strategic defeat on the front… no one learns from their mistakes, and thus the greatest loss of territory is coming by the end of November, equal to the size of the State of Berlin
Ukraine is heading toward strategic defeat, as Russian forces continue to dominate, notes Bild military analyst Julian Röpcke in a post on the social network X.
“The situation can no longer be concealed either by the communication maneuvers of the Ukrainian General Staff or by the efforts of the government in Kiev to downplay or ignore it,” he states.
According to him, Ukrainian journalists and activists have realized the seriousness of the situation, but “neither the Ukrainian army nor its Western partners are learning the necessary lessons from the mistakes that have been made.”
The analyst considers the deliveries of Western armored vehicles useless “in the context of increasing Russian superiority in fiber-optic systems and other unmanned systems.”
“The Western countries continue to limit themselves to sporadic aid and investments in overpriced long-range Ukrainian drones,” writes Röpcke, who calls for missiles and drones to be sent to Ukraine, although he levels heavy accusations against Ukrainian authorities.
“The Ukrainian government seems to view the war that is destroying its country only partially as serious.“
Where exactly the supposed 17,000 who are mobilized each month actually are remains a mystery to most observers and soldiers on the front.
Desertion and prolonged absence, which often result in entire brigades existing only on paper, remain unpunished.
This leads not only to incorrect assessments of the size and actual combat capability of units but also to significant gaps at the front and, as a result, repeated Russian breakthroughs,” states the German journalist.
In his view, November may record a new annual record of territorial losses, and this constitutes yet another strategic defeat for Ukraine.
“This could mean monthly losses equal to the size of the German State of Berlin.
Thus, the Russian advance in areas near the major cities Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia is a matter of a few months.
The fact remains that if the government in Kiev or its Western partners do not immediately change their strategic approach, Russia will win this war soon,” Röpcke concluded.
Earlier, Röpcke had stated that in the eastern part of the Zaporizhzhia region, the defense line of the Ukrainian forces “collapsed.”
Alexander Stubb (President of Finland) : Do not expect a ceasefire in Ukraine before March 2026
The President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, stated that a ceasefire in Ukraine should not be expected before spring.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Stubb emphasized that he does not see any chances for achieving a ceasefire or starting peace talks “at least within this year.”
“I am not very optimistic about achieving a ceasefire or starting peace negotiations, at least this year,” he stated.
As he noted, it would be good “for something to happen” by March.
The President of Finland believes that for the achievement of peace in Ukraine, the President of the United States Donald Trump and European leaders must maximize the pressure on Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin, in order “to change his strategic thinking.”
The politician also called for frozen Russian assets to be confiscated and transferred to Ukraine, as well as for increased military pressure on Moscow.
Earlier, Stubb had stated that Europe’s dialogue with Russia will inevitably be restored, but for now, not all contacts and communication channels should be publicly discussed.
He believes that every contact with the Russian side must be coordinated, and the objectives of negotiations must be jointly defined.
The President of Finland had also proposed the holding of a Putin–Trump meeting at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, which will take place on 21–22 November.
Zelensky’s biggest mistake cornered him… the law prohibiting negotiations with Russia
Earlier, the member of the Finnish nationalist-conservative party “Alliance of Freedom”, Armando Mema, called through social network X for Volodymyr Zelensky to lift the ban on conducting negotiations with Russia.
“Russia constantly wants to conduct dialogue and negotiations with the West. Zelensky must abolish the law that prohibits any negotiations with Moscow,” he wrote.
Mema recalled that Russia has repeatedly called on Ukraine and Western countries for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
In October 2022, Zelensky signed a decree prohibiting negotiations with the Russian leadership.
Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that Russia supports only a long-term settlement without temporary ceasefires. Achieving it is possible only after eliminating the main causes of the conflict. These include threats to national security arising from NATO expansion and the oppression of Russian-speaking citizens in Ukraine.
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