Ukrainians were beginning to think they had won their “winter war” after riding out Russia’s repeated bombardment of their country’s power and heating system. A devastating missile strike early on Thursday — in which Moscow used several of its formidable hypersonic Kinzhal missiles — sent a brutal reminder that the threat is far from over.
“It is a mistake to think that they are done with their attacks on the population, [done] with their missile strike campaign on electricity infrastructure,” Oleksiy Danilov, Ukraine’s national security chief, told the Financial Times.
“This is not a war between soldiers and soldiers. This is a war aimed at destroying critical infrastructure facilities?.?.?.?the provision of light, water and heating.”