Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed that the large-scale strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are “a response” to the attacks on Russian energy facilities, Russian state-controlled news agency Interfax reported on April 11. Moscow has recently intensified its missile and drone strikes against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, destroying several thermal power plants across the country, including the Trypillia plant, the main electricity supplier to Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Cherkasy oblasts. In March, attacks reportedly damaged or completely destroyed 80% of the thermal generating cap…
