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Ukraine war intensifies

Russian strikes have plunged Kyiv into darkness as outages hit the capital, Reuters reports. The city's mayor and President Zelensky traded blame over the damage.

Ukraine claims 15 of Russia's 38 major oil refineries are now offline, according to Kyiv Post. Meanwhile, Zelensky stated Ukraine has not received $16 billion in previously agreed US aid.

Kyiv says Russia is using its own version of Starlink for military communications, as reported by Military Times. This suggests a shift in how both sides are leveraging satellite technology during the conflict.

European leaders are pushing for Kyiv to join NATO, with the Atlantic Council noting that Trump could help facilitate this, per their report. The move would signal a significant escalation in Western support.

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01reutersreuters.com · 6 NovZelenskiy, Kyiv mayor trade blame as Russian strikes plunge city into darkness 02kyivpostkyivpost.com · 6 NovZelensky: Ukraine Has Not Received $16 Billion in Previously Agreed US Aid 03militarytimesmilitarytimes.com · 6 NovRussia using own version of Starlink for military comms over Ukraine, Kyiv says 04kyivpostkyivpost.com · 6 NovUkraine Says 15 of Russia’s 38 Major Oil Refineries Knocked Offline 05reutersreuters.com · 6 NovRussian strikes cause new outages in 7 Ukrainian regions, Kyiv area worst hit, official says 06atlanticcouncilatlanticcouncil.org · 6 NovTo settle Russia’s Ukraine war, Europe needs to let Kyiv in. Trump can help (really).

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 · E13

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 intensifies. Its words also reach E11 organizations, E10 institutions and E13 civilizations.

Here it is a dynamic between states, organizations and institutions: Russian strikes, Kyiv into darkness, the city's mayor and President Zelensky (E12 states), with Ukraine claims and Russia is using (E11 organizations), and $16 billion (E10 institutions).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Russian strikes, Kyiv into darkness, The city's mayor, President Zelensky.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Ukraine claims, Russia is using.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: $16 billion.

E13 Civilizations

The floor of patterns across many states. In this briefing: European leaders.