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Kyiv, UkraineE12 StatesE11E10

War intensifies in Kyiv

Russian strikes have plunged Kyiv into darkness as outages affect the capital, Reuters reports. The city's infrastructure has been heavily targeted, with officials noting widespread power disruptions.

President Zelensky blamed local officials for the city's vulnerability, while Kyiv mayor traded blame with the president over the response to Russian attacks, per Reuters.

Ukraine claims it has knocked out 15 of Russia’s 38 major oil refineries, according to Kyiv Post. Meanwhile, Kyiv says Russia is using its own version of Starlink for military communications, as reported by Military Times.

Zelensky also stated that Ukraine has not received $16 billion in previously agreed US aid, per Kyiv Post, amid ongoing pressure for international support.

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Sources —

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01reutersreuters.com · 6 NovZelenskiy, Kyiv mayor trade blame as Russian strikes plunge city into darkness 02kyivpost.com · 6 NovZelensky: Ukraine Has Not Received $16 Billion in Previously Agreed US Aid 03militarytimes.com · 6 NovRussia using own version of Starlink for military comms over Ukraine, Kyiv says 04reutersreuters.com · 6 NovRussian strikes cause new outages in 7 Ukrainian regions, Kyiv area worst hit, official says 05kyivpost.com · 6 NovUkraine Says 15 of Russia’s 38 Major Oil Refineries Knocked Offline

Open data on the globe —

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Oil and gas around here
10 refineries within 600 km
2 of 62 gas flares burning in the last 24 h
together they burned 0.6 billion m³ in 2025
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“Satellites see 62 gas flares within 600 km of here; together they burned about 0.6 billion cubic metres of gas last year.”
OGIM v3.0, Environmental Defense Fund (CC BY 4.0) · NASA FIRMS VIIRS (NOAA-20, NOAA-21), last 24 h · Open the same data on firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov →

Why these floors —

E12 · E11 · E10

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: war and strikes. Its words also reach E11 organizations and E10 institutions.

Here it is a dynamic between states, organizations and institutions: Russian strikes, President Zelensky and Kyiv mayor (E12 states), with infrastructure, oil refineries and Starlink (E11 organizations), and US aid (E10 institutions).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Russian strikes, President Zelensky, Kyiv mayor.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: infrastructure, oil refineries, Starlink.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: US aid.