Nearly three years into the war, Ukrainians have grown used to bracing for brutal winters with electricity blackouts and heating cuts from Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure. Greenpeace warned in November that Ukraine’s power grid faced a "heightened risk of catastrophic failure.

Ukrainian attacks on oil facilities deep within Russian territory continue. Since the start of 2025, the frequency of strikes has noticeably increased, and there are grounds to believe that the capabilities of the Defense Forces will only grow.