Russian attacks during the winter of 2025-2026 damaged Ukrainian power plants, heating facilities, substations, and gas infrastructure across nine regions, making repairs increasingly difficult and causing electric pump failures that disrupted water supplies

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.