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In war between Russia and Ukraine, United States is first to surrender, but Americans still stand with Ukraine

Got an opinion on anything you've read in the Kyiv Independent? Send it to letters@kyivindependent.com — your letter may appear in our Letters section. Mark Cary, United States member I vividly remember when the Soviet Union collapsed. I was in my second year in college studying the history, ideology, and global influence of this dictatorship in an academic concentration called "Soviet and Eastern European Studies." In 1989, the world felt joy and hope when the Berlin Wall fell. Once that

Demonstrators rally in support of Ukraine in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2, 2025.

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Ukraine's energy infrastructure includes thermal power plants, nuclear facilities, hydroelectric stations, and an extensive transmission network. Russia has systematically targeted power generation and distribution facilities since February 2022, destroying approximately 50% of Ukraine's thermal generation capacity and causing widespread blackouts across multiple oblasts.

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