Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine on November 15, hitting energy infrastructure facilities in scores of regions and plunging the capital and other cities into darkness.
Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine on November 15, some of which hit residential buildings in Kyiv, will increase concerns among the G20 countries over the global impact of the war, the White House said on November 15.
Moldova has been hit by massive power outages after Russia launched a wave of strikes on energy and utility targets in Ukraine, forcing a key power line leading to the southeastern European nation to be disconnected.
Many Moscow residents who spoke to RFE/RL did not shy away from calling the Russian invasion of Ukraine a "war" a term banned in Russia by law. "Sincerity is a problem in Russia these days," said one person. While some reiterated Russian state propaganda narratives that the invasion was needed to bring "liberation" and "a peaceful life" to Ukraine, others said it hadn’t brought anything good for either country and had wreaked havoc on people in Ukraine.
This was one of the greatest military deceptions of our time, involving hundreds of thousands of Moscow citizens. How on Earth did the Russians manage to conceal the Kremlin from Nazi bombardment?