Russia has attacked power stations and other critical infrastructure in Ukraine, plunging cities and towns into darkness, in response to a swift counteroffensive by Kyiv’s forces that has driven Moscow’s troops out of swathes of territory. The bombardment ignited a massive fire at a power station on the western outskirts of Kharkiv, killing at least one person and leaving Ukraine’s second largest city without power. Several areas of Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine, have been hit with widespread blackouts and cuts in water supply due to Russian attacks on infrastructure sites. Do you think that it is time for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia?

