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Ukraine war latest: 80% of Ukraine faces emergency power cuts, 15% of Kyiv residential buildings remain without heat after Russian attack
The Kyiv Independent ^ | January 25, 2026

Posted on 01/26/2026 7:02:10 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Russia launched a mass aerial attack on Ukraine overnight Jan. 24, killing at least one person and injuring others, while causing widespread damage to energy infrastructure.

In Kyiv, one person was killed and four others injured during the attack. Explosions were first heard at 1:20 a.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground, who reported blasts throughout the night, including the interception of a ballistic missile.

The Ukrainian Air Force tallied 396 aerial weapons, including 21 missiles and 375 drones. Hypersonic "Tsirkon" missiles, ballistic Iskander missiles, and Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles were used.

The attacks continued Russia’s targeting of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, worsening an ongoing winter energy crisis following similar mass attacks on Jan. 9 and Jan. 20.

(Excerpt) Read more at kyivindependent.com ...


TOPICS: Ukraine
KEYWORDS: absurdzeeping; botched2022treaty; delusionalzeepers; delusionalzeeping; gofigure; ohboy; proxywar; tbozo; tothelastukrainian; ukraine; welfarewar; zeepershasthesads

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1 posted on 01/26/2026 7:02:10 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

From the photos and videos I’ve seen, its more like 15% of buildings in Kiev remain WITH heat.


2 posted on 01/26/2026 7:13:48 PM PST by PGR88
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To: MinorityRepublican

It’s a good thing Ukraine is winning or things could get bad.


3 posted on 01/26/2026 7:16:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ( Klaatu barada nikto.)
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To: PGR88

Vlad is finally taking a glove off, they play the long game. One week western shock and awe has never been Russian doctrine. Russia saves the “ best” for last…..attrition is something the West could not stomach since WW2.

Post war analysis will uncover all the western MSM lies and omissions. The western Neo cons are learning a lesson….no tears.


4 posted on 01/26/2026 7:19:11 PM PST by delta7
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s a good thing Ukraine is winning or things could get bad.….and Vlad will be running out of missiles, ammunition, manpower and money any day now.


5 posted on 01/26/2026 7:21:59 PM PST by delta7
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To: delta7

Bad Vlad is good for your precious metals prices.


6 posted on 01/26/2026 7:24:09 PM PST by dennisw (There is no limit to human stupidity / )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
It’s a good thing Ukraine is winning

Russian pyrrhic victory.

After almost 4 years, Russia has advanced a paltry 60 kilometers, resulting in more than a million Russian casualties.


7 posted on 01/26/2026 7:24:36 PM PST by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Maybe the EU will rush right in there with their 30 troops and save the day.


8 posted on 01/26/2026 7:25:03 PM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: delta7; tlozo

9 posted on 01/26/2026 7:27:07 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ( Klaatu barada nikto.)
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To: delta7
Russia saves the “ best” for last

LOL, saves its "best". Okay

A Russian commander is “teaching” his subordinates military discipline in the Russian army

This time, new recruits were tied upside down to a tree as punishment for abandoning their combat positions out of fear of being killed.

Russian Commander Punishing Troops

10 posted on 01/26/2026 7:30:01 PM PST by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: delta7

“Vlad is finally taking a glove off, they play the long game.”

...He waited until after more than a million Russian casualties, just to have the satisfaction of a supposed surprise? Scrapped all the stored tanks from the Soviet Union, emptied out the National Wealth Fund and gold reserves, sacrificed Gazprom, Rosneft and Lukoil; Russia’s clients in Syria, Armenia, Venezuela and (soon) Iran; just to make it look hard?

Nonsense.

Russia has been driven over a cliff by Putin’s mismanagement.


11 posted on 01/26/2026 7:30:17 PM PST by BeauBo
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Open-source data and media reports indicate Russia has lost 19 generals during the invasion of Ukraine

Losses among senior commanders occurred both on the front lines and far from the battlefield. In the early months of the war, several generals were killed by sniper fire or artillery strikes. Since then, others have died as a result of strikes on headquarters, acts of sabotage and explosions inside Russia, and incidents involving aviation. In 2022, the deaths of Generals Andrei Sukhovetsky, Oleg Mityaev, Vladimir Frolov, Andrei Simonov, Kanamat Botashev, and Roman Kutuzov were recorded. In subsequent years, the list grew to include notable names such as Sergei Goryachev, Oleg Tsokov, and Vladimir Zavadsky.

https://theins.ru/en/news/288319

12 posted on 01/26/2026 7:35:42 PM PST by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: delta7

Yeah!! Let’s celebrate the Rooskies causing.pain to people that never hurt them!!!

You Putinistas are evil if you think this is a good thing.


13 posted on 01/26/2026 7:41:29 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Water pipes bursting will be an interesting problem.


14 posted on 01/26/2026 7:49:24 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: VanShuyten

Yeah!! Let’s celebrate the Rooskies causing.pain to people that never hurt them!!!
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You have a short or selective memory. The Ukie Neo Nazis locked Russians in the Trade Center in Odessa, and burned them alive. That event in May 2014 sparked off this civil war. Russians have long memories.


15 posted on 01/26/2026 7:51:02 PM PST by delta7
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Funny how ALL the ethnic clashes started AFTER Putin seized Crimea.


16 posted on 01/26/2026 8:02:26 PM PST by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: MinorityRepublican

it’s a lie and a trick.... they mean RUSSIA has no electrical power or natural gas.... Ukraine is crushing Ivan.

Ukraine is taking back all of the land and really destroying all the Russian infrastructure.... right?


17 posted on 01/26/2026 8:52:22 PM PST by Dick Vomer ( (2 Timothy 4:7 "deo duce ferro comitantes" <p><b></B><P> <img src="">)
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To: delta7

“… this civil war…”

It’s not a civil war. It’s an invasion by the Rooskies.

Hit your head with a hammer a couple of times until you see and think straight.


18 posted on 01/26/2026 8:59:15 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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To: tlozo

So what? Ever read any histories of the Russian military? Mistreating their soldiers isn’t anything new. Yeah, the Russians are brutal but explain how it helps Ukraine.


19 posted on 01/26/2026 9:05:16 PM PST by rxh4n1
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To: tlozo

Yes, but it’s the Russian way. They got plenty more lives to spend than Ukraine. Kindly explain how you think Ukraine is going to win.


20 posted on 01/26/2026 9:07:28 PM PST by rxh4n1
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