https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sodcit-after-battlefield-setbacks-russia-returns-to-destroying-ukraine-s-moraleContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sodcit-after-battlefield-setbacks-russia-returns-to-destroying-ukraine-s-moralehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sodcit-after-battlefield-setbacks-russia-returns-to-destroying-ukraine-s-morale#u137675Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:26:21 +0000Russia has shifted its strategy toward destroying Ukrainian morale by targeting civilian infrastructure and power plants following setbacks on the battlefield. This campaign includes massive strikes on the energy grid and recent bombardments of Kyiv and Kharkiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky reports that Vladimir Putin has explicitly ordered military commanders to ignore the rules of war protecting civilians, a claim supported by intelligence intercepts of Russian communications. This shift suggests a move away from seeking a traditional military victory in favor of bombing Ukraine into submiss