A week-long pause in Russian combined drone-missile air strikes on Ukrainian cities is good news.
The peace negotiations are slowly advancing, but the final issue of territorial concessions by Kiev seems impossible to deal with.
In the meantime, the scale of Russian destruction of Ukrainian power plants and energy grids is unprecedented.
Slavyangrad on Telegram:
“The destruction of the Kiev thermal power station is so colossal that it’s unlikely to be restored
Videos of the scale of the destruction of the machine room after the strikes are being published by the power station’s workers.
It’s practically impossible to eliminate such consequences, say energy experts.”
Watch:
The destruction of the Kyiv thermal power station is so colossal that it’s unlikely to be restored
Videos of the scale of the destruction of the machine room after the strikes are being published by the power station’s workers.
It’s practically impossible to eliminate such… pic.twitter.com/4GQIacB4Lc— Bernadette (@BDooher) January 29, 2026
With the historic low temperatures in both Russia and Ukraine, U.S. President Donald J Trump’ announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to ‘not fire on Kyiv for a week due to cold weather’ is very good news.
Reuters reported:
“’I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that’, Trump said at a Cabinet meeting, citing ‘extraordinary cold’ in the region.
‘It was very nice. A lot of people said, ‘Don’t waste the call, you’re not going to get that.’ And he did it’, Trump added.”
Watch:
I asked Putin not to fire on Kiev and other towns, cities for a week during cold weather and he agreed to do it, it was very nice – Trump
‘A lot of people said, don’t waste the call. You’re not going to get that. And he did it, and we’re very happy that they did it.’ he added pic.twitter.com/C8fZzzrrPx
— Viory Video (@vioryvideo) January 29, 2026
Axios reported:
“Russian strikes have left many Ukrainians without power or heat at a time when temperatures are well below freezing. Pausing the strikes would be a significant step, as attempts to freeze the population into submission are a clear element of Russia’s strategy.
U.S. officials hope to leverage such confidence-building measures in peace negotiations.
But a Ukrainian official was initially skeptical, telling Axios: ‘Only the reality itself can prove it. We will see how tonight goes’.”
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