00:00Ukraine has demonstrated the effectiveness of its long-range attacks against Russia, so this
00:05Winter power cuts will affect not only Kyiv, but also Moscow. This was stated
00:12the former U.S. Marine Corps sniper and Legion volunteer
00:16International, Matthew Samson, in an interview with Channel 24.
00:22When asked directly if power cuts were possible in Moscow this winter,
00:28The military officer stated that it is certainly quite realistic.
00:33Ukraine has proven more effective at attacking Russian infrastructure and facilities than
00:38They remain military targets. Therefore, in my opinion, it is entirely realistic to imagine that
00:44Moscow is experiencing gradual power cuts, very similar to those in Kyiv and other cities.
00:50They have been suffering for years, he stated. Samson believes that the blackouts in the capital
00:56Russians will be a clear demonstration to the whole world of how weak, small, and...
01:02Russia is vulnerable, and it is incapable of protecting its airspace, even
01:07about its capital, let alone the rest of its territory. This will be disappointing for the
01:13The average Russian citizen, who really has no idea what's going on, but I think we
01:19It will bring us significantly closer to the end of this war. And that is what I hope, he added.
01:24volunteer. It was reported that in September of last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr
01:30Zelensky declared that if Russia threatened kyiv with power cuts, the Kremlin should
01:36They understood that similar blackouts were possible in Moscow. However, last year Ukraine did not reach
01:43fulfilling that threat. Although Russia managed to inflict colossal damage on the Ukrainian energy sector,
01:49Power outages in Russian territory, following Ukrainian retaliatory attacks,
01:55They were very localized and short-lived. Only Belgorod, located very close to the border.
02:01With Ukraine, he fully experienced the reality of the energy war. This year, Zelensky returned to
02:08threatening Russia with a harsh winter. However, this time his threats seem more credible after the
02:15repeated successful attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Moscow this summer.
