Ukraine's potential to disrupt Russia's Soviet-era power grid

Ukraine could potentially cause blackouts in Russia due to vulnerabilities in its Soviet-era power grid. Former Ukrainian Energy Minister Oleksiy Orzhel stated that Russia's more extensive and weaker grid has critical points susceptible to blackouts, though public outcry against Putin is unlikely. Orzhel believes such attacks might instead bolster Putin's narrative by identifying Ukraine as the enemy, while Ukraine's own grid is better prepared for winter outages.