President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday Ukraine would strike back against Russia this winter and not only be on the defensive if Moscow conducts an air campaign aimed at crippling the national power grid.
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    Oct 25 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday Ukraine would strike back against Russia this winter and not only be on the defensive if Moscow conducts an air campaign aimed at crippling the national power grid.

    Ukraine fears Russia plans to bomb key energy infrastructure to demoralise the population.

    Russia, which has called energy infrastructure a legitimate target, conducted regular long-range strikes using strategic bombers and warships last winter to fire cruise missiles from hundreds of miles away with Ukraine largely unable to respond.

    Though it still does not have such long-range armaments at its disposal, Ukraine has since increased its strike capabilities significantly, producing drones and obtaining Western weapons like Storm Shadow cruise missiles and long-range ballistic missiles known as ATACMS.

    Last week, Ukraine said it had used U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles for the first time, inflicting heavy damage on two airfields in Russian-occupied areas.

    In his statement, Zelenskiy said Russia’s actions showed it understood that Ukraine was better equipped to respond to Russian strikes now.

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