00:20Russia is warning of a potentially massive new escalation in the Ukraine war Russia's defense
00:27ministry said that its armed forces have begun preparations for what it described as massive
00:33strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure Moscow says the planned attacks would come in a
00:40response to what it calls continued Ukrainian strikes against civilian infrastructure and
00:46Russia's fuel and energy facilities in a statement the Russian Defense Ministry said preparations had
00:53begun to target Ukrainian energy facilities framing the move as retaliation the warning comes just one
01:01day after a deadly Russian strike in the Kiev region Ukrainian officials said a warehouse and
01:07ammunition related site in the Myla area was hit triggering a massive explosion in fire Ukrainian
01:15president Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike killed at least 37 people with dozens more injured and
01:22homes damaged Zelensky also said Russia had launched nearly 2,000 attack drones more than 1,600 aerial
01:31bombs and 31 missiles against Ukraine during the preceding week the latest Russian warning has
01:38raised fears that Ukraine's already battered energy infrastructure could face another major campaign
01:44particularly with winter approaching Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine's power grid during
01:50previous winters causing blackouts and widespread disruption both sides have significantly intensified long-range
01:59strikes against energy industrial logistics and other infrastructure in recent months but there is an important
02:06caveat Russia's announcement is an official claim and the exact timing targets and scale of any future
02:15massive strikes remain unclear for now Moscow is signaling that a major escalation against Ukraine's energy sector
02:23could be coming potentially opening another dangerous phase of the war
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