Published Aug 17, 2026, 8:58 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

Ukraine war briefing: Russian campaign to ‘weaponise winter’ under way

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Ukraine war briefing: Russian campaign to ‘weaponise winter’ under way

Russian drones and missiles attacked facilities of Ukraine’s Naftogaz energy company 13 times over the past week and Moscow has targeted its premises almost 300 times since the start of the year, the state energy company said. The latest attacks caused serious damage to equipment and production capacity but no injuries. Ukrainian officials say Russia is “weaponising” the coming winter. DTEK, a coal mining and power production company, said a Russian attack started a fire at one of its mines, kil