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The Weekly Round-Up: Developments on Ukraine and Geopolitical Impact 25

October 21, 2022

Russian attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure: Russia continued its attacks on Ukrainian cities, including with Iranian Shahed-136 “kamikaze” drones, and on energy infrastructure, with President Zelensky saying that 30 percent of Ukraine’s power stations had been “destroyed” and that the attacks meant there is “no space left for negotiations with Putin’s regime.” Ukraine claims that the drones are being launched from three Russian bases in Crimea and a position in Belarus and that Iran has sent military advisers to offer technical advice on the drones. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the attacks “war crimes” under international law.

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