The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

NEWSFLASH: Kyiv in the dark; rolling power outages across all Ukrainian regions

It didn't happen this winter as expected. But Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have gradually whittled away at Ukrainian power, meaning rolling blackouts are common for the first time in ages.

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Tim Mak
May 17, 2024
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Earlier this week, a box I haven’t seen in over a year appeared in our office elevator.

We work on the eleventh floor…

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