ISW Update: Russia targets Ukraine's energy grid as diplomacy stalls
ISW reports Russia launched a major strike against Ukraine’s energy system, specifically targeting substations supporting nuclear power plants, while leveraging a temporary moratorium on strikes to stockpile drones and missiles for further attacks. The United States is pressuring Ukraine to move toward a peace deal, while Russia remains adamant that Kyiv concede fully. Separately, Russian forces have advanced near the Kostyantynivka–Druzhkivka area and near Pokrovsk, and a February 6 assassination attempt is said to have left GRU deputy head Vladimir Alekseyev alive.
