KYIV -- Following two consecutive days of Russian military attacks on Ukraine's capital and elsewhere in retaliation for an explosion on a bridge that links Russian-occupied Crimea to Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin can be said to have demonstrated his stance that he would launch counteroffensives against attacks on "his country's territory."
But with the Russian military said to be weakening, it is unclear whether Moscow will be able to continue carrying out large-scale attacks.
Planned power outages of up to 4 hours a day began in Kyiv and neighboring areas Tuesday following Russian missile strikes the day before on energy-related facilities, including power plants and substations.
