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Russian attacks Donetsk caused power outages at two mines with 18 workers were inside, Ukraine's Energy Ministry reported on Jan. 7. Russia began its attacks against Ukraine's cities and critical infrastructure as the temperatures dropped at the end of 2023, mirroring its strategy from last year. Over winter of 2022-2023, Russia engaged in a persistent campaign to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing large-scale outages and damage to the grid, ministry neither specified the status of workers who were in the mines at the time of the attacks nor the locations of the mines.