The war in Ukraine is reaching another major climax, a decision point, as Russia presses forward in its autumn counter offensive round Kursk, and its attack on the strategic hub of Pokrovsk on the central front.
Against the background chatter of diplomatic toing and froing, high level discussions in Washington, threats and counter-threats between Moscow and Nato, winter is bringing a grim new reality. Russia is setting out to bomb Ukraine’s critical infrastructure – electricity especially – to uselessness. The aim is for as many Ukrainians to freeze in the dark in the months to come.
