Ultimately, the Russian plan is bringing results. Ukraine on the Eastern Front has collapsed, Donbas is being fully liberated, but the Russian plan is not limited to Eastern Ukraine. It will never allow Ukraine to move against Russian interests, NATO will be forced to withdraw… but for this plan to be implemented. Russia must escalate sharply… The plan is clear ahead of the coming winter. Ukraine must be left without ports, without electricity, without food, and without fuel.
The die is cast
The continuous Russian attacks against Ukrainian cities… are not an abstract concept; factories are being destroyed, but a new dimension has appeared in the Ukrainian thriller… Supermarket shelves have emptied. Across Ukraine, supply disruptions have begun to hit major retail chains, with shortages reported in Varus, Fora, and Silpo stores in Nikopol, Vinnytsia, and Kyiv. Residents have started panic buying essential items in anticipation of broader shortages, emptying shelves and accelerating the very crisis they fear will escalate. What is unfolding is not an isolated catastrophic event, but the worsening result of weeks of continuous strikes by the Russians on Ukraine's supply chain infrastructure.
A major fuel shock is coming
The food supply crisis is unfolding alongside a fuel price shock that threatens to affect every sector of the economy. The naval blockade and attacks on gas stations, especially in eastern Ukraine, have pushed prices to historic highs. Gasoline costs close to 100 hryvnias per liter and diesel around 105 hryvnias, approximately $2.23 at current exchange rates. But the pressure will not be contained at the pump. Transport companies facing rising fuel costs will pass them on, and the inflationary wave will spread to goods and services across all sectors. When winter comes and energy consumption surges, the situation risks worsening significantly because the Russians will strike not only gas stations, not only refineries, not only the supply chain, but also whatever enters Ukraine from everywhere. The goal is one: to isolate Ukraine.
Winter with a total blackout
Advisors to Zelensky are already telling Ukrainians to prepare for a blackout. They publicly urged citizens to buy batteries and autonomous power equipment now, warning that the prices of such devices could increase two to three times as winter demand rises. They also acknowledged a harsh truth that Ukraine's leadership hesitated to state clearly: deliveries of interceptor missiles cannot solve the problem. Russia's arsenal of ballistic missiles, they noted, significantly exceeds the capacity of Ukraine's air defense to deal with it.
Ukrainian GUR made a terrifying revelation
This assessment is confirmed by Ukraine's own military intelligence services. The Deputy Chief of the GUR, Major General Vadym Skibitsky, confirmed that Russia currently exceeds its monthly missile production targets by 120%, producing approximately 100 ballistic and 100 cruise missiles per month—a total of 200 missiles monthly—and this is the conservative Ukrainian version. The drone arsenal is evolving in parallel: even the ubiquitous Geran-2 loitering munitions are being converted to jet propulsion systems under the designation Geran-4, reaching speeds that effectively neutralize Ukraine's mobile air defense groups—the backbone of the air defense network. Higher speed means less warning, less reaction time, and much lower interception rates. Ukraine is not facing a difficult winter — it is facing a winter in which current infrastructure, air defense, and supply chains will not survive. Russia has been methodical, patient, and has a terrifying plan that will lead Ukraine to surrender. The new aircraft heading to Ukraine from Europe – as announced by Trump – will simply meet the fate of the F-16s and fall like flies. Ukraine is doomed to isolation and death.
Strategic Culture: Zelensky's plan to strike deep into Russia for 40 days... state terrorism failed completely
The plan of Ukrainian President Zelensky to strike deep into Russia led to a completely different outcome, according to Strategic Culture. "The 40-day attack against Russia by Ukraine should be called what it really is: a campaign of state terrorism. The EU is also complicit in this," reports Strategic Culture. The EU's €90 billion loan to Kyiv was aimed at increasing the supply of long-range drones. As Strategic Culture points out, "instead of forcing Russia to bend, NATO tactics based on terrorism have strengthened its position." If the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attack Russian targets, Ukraine will face harder times.
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