Russia Resumes Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy System Ahead of Peace Talks

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Maria VarenikovaFebruary 3, 2026 at 08:54 AM

AI Summary

medium article 2 min

Despite upcoming peace talks in Abu Dhabi and a request from President Trump for a pause, Russia resumed large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Missiles targeted power plants in Kyiv and at least five other regions, leaving hundreds of thousands of civilians without heat during freezing temperatures. Ukrainian officials stated the targets were purely civilian, not military. President Zelensky reported that Ukrainian intelligence anticipated the renewed strikes and confirmed a delegation departed for talks with Russian and U.S. representatives to discuss security guarantees and reconstruction. The attacks caused damage in multiple cities, including Kharkiv, where heating was disrupted for hundreds of apartment buildings.

Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context

Dmitry S. Peskov 40% United Arab Emirates 40% Abu Dhabi 40% Kharkiv 50% Denys Shmyhal 50% United States ×260% Donald Trump ×260% Vladimir V. Putin ×260% Volodymyr Zelensky ×370% Kyiv ×370% Russia ×790% Ukraine ×995%

Keywords

russia-ukraine conflict 100% energy infrastructure 90% missile attacks 80% peace talks 80% kyiv 70% power plants 70% civilian targets 60% winter 50% united states 50% security guarantees 40%

Sentiment Analysis

Very Negative

Score: -0.60

Source Transparency

Source

New York Times - World

Political Lean

Center-Left (-0.30)

Far LeftCenterFar Right

Classification Confidence

90%

Geographic Perspective

Ukraine

This article was automatically classified using rule-based analysis. The political bias score ranges from -1 (far left) to +1 (far right).

Topic Connections

Explore how the topics in this article connect to other news stories

No topic relationship data available yet. This graph will appear once topic relationships have been computed.

russia-ukraine conflict energy infrastructure missile attacks peace talks kyiv power plants civilian targets winter united states security guarantees

Explore Full Topic Graph