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Ukraine war briefing: Russian campaign to ‘weaponise winter’ under way
Ukrainian energy companies Naftogaz and DTEK report string of attacks; pictures show success of strike on Russian rocket fuel maker. What we know on day 1,637
TL;DR
- Russian forces have attacked Ukraine's Naftogaz energy company facilities 13 times in the past week, and almost 300 times this year, causing damage but no injuries.
- A Russian attack on a DTEK coal mine resulted in the death of a 52-year-old man.
- The "Spasskaya Tower" military music festival in Moscow has been postponed due to increased Ukrainian drone attacks.
- Ukraine successfully struck rocket fuel and explosives workshops at the Kamensky Combine in Russia's Rostov region.
- A Russian drone crashed and exploded in Moldova after violating its airspace.
- Senior Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison for opposing the war.
- The Yabloko party, the only official political party opposing the war, was banned from elections, and its appeal was denied.
- Russia reportedly threatened Britain with consequences over the alleged use of British drones in strikes on Russian mainland.
- Ukraine's western backers are accused of "reflexive control" for hesitating to fully support Ukraine's military.