Russia is targeting energy facilities in Ukraine to undermine its defense-industrial capabilities. Russian forces are also trying to exploit the lack of air defense systems in a new attempt to disrupt Ukraine’s energy system, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The report reminded us that the intense Russian strikes during the winter of 2023-2024 were mainly aimed at Ukrainian defense-industrial base (DIB) facilities. Instead, Russian strikes on the energy infrastructure in early spring 2024 likely aim to disrupt the energy network, in part to halt Ukraine’s effo…