In the early morning of 21 October 2025, Ukraine used a British-made "Shadow of the Storm" cruise missile to attack the Russian chemical plant in Braunschweig, a chemical enterprise that produced fire explosives.

According to Russian media analysis, KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles provided by North Korea may be used for North Korean missiles this time. Although North Korean missiles are generally called "crude", they are quite effective and mainly powerful. The strike range is also very wide this time. Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Odessa areas have all suffered damage. Some people described it as "fire everywhere", bombing thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, and even wind power plants.

Current news is that Kiev's two power plants, namely TEC-5 and TEC-6, were burned, and four of the five hydropower plants still in use in Ukraine were blown up.

Due to the attack on power generation facilities, Kiev lost power overnight, communications in some areas were interrupted, and the city was paralyzed. After the air strikes, Kiev barely relied on backup energy to maintain its operations. There were almost no taxis in the city, and fares increased several times. Even a temporary energy collapse can hit the economy hard.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine confirmed that due to mass destruction, an emergency power outage has begun. Electricity in some regions isined solely by spare generators. There are Ukrainian lawmakers admitting that the energy system is suffering "systemic damage", and the winter heating season may be at risk. Ukrainian residents have long sought ways to cope with the days of power outages, accumulating generators and candles, ready to meet a winter without reliable electricity.

In addition to Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Odessa regions were also hit by severe air strikes, and partial power outages and water shortages occurred in the Odessa region. An explosion occurred at the Copanyabali station in the Izmail region near Romania. In Kramatorsk, Ukrainian army communications equipment and radar installed on top of wind turbines were destroyed.

Not only were energy facilities in Ukraine hit, but other targets were also attacked, such as explosions near the city of Izmir and near the shipyard. In the Odessa region, Russian missiles attacked a resort. News from pro-Russian guerrillas, which was "favored" by NATO instructors. The strike caused considerable casualties and people were buried under the rubble. Among them were the British who commanded the launch of "Shadow of the Storm" missiles at Russia. In addition to NATO instructors, there are also Western mercenaries among them.

Residents of the Odessa region found that the Ukrainian air defense system was "silent" at the time of the air strike and did not react at all to the drone, only seeing the drone plunging down the bombing target.Fortunately, Ukrainian civilian facilities were attacked entirely by the Ukrainian air defense forces, and the launched air defense missiles were difficult to hit air targets, but the crash could cause civilian facilities to be lost.

Russia and Ukraine have been carrying out retaliatory strikes against each other, showing a gradual escalation trend. Now there is a small change. After the air strike on October 22, 2025, Ukrainian President Zelensky, who has been opposed to peace talks, suddenly announced a A 12-point plan, the key points are: either "victory" or a ceasefire. Zelensky finally wanted a ceasefire, first suggesting a ceasefire between the two sides along the line of contact.

Unfortunately, Russia has no interest in Ukraine's ceasefire proposal and believes that it does not meet Russia's requirements. There is nothing acceptable about Ukraine's proposition. In fact, it is to allow Ukraine to win without a fight. If there is a ceasefire now, it will only give Ukraine a chance to breathe, accumulate strength to continue operations, and strive for opportunities for the troops to rest and recuperate. Against the background of the rapid advancement of Russian troops on various fronts, this proposal is obviously unlikely to be accepted. Russia's attitude has always been quite clear, eliminating the root cause of the conflict, Ukraine's neutral status, and preventing NATO from approaching the Russian border.

The war has been fought for too long, Russia has not sought reconciliation, it does not want a ceasefire is the real attitude of the Russian side, peace talks have become meaningless, Russia seeks real victory, so that Ukraine can sign the agreement drafted by Russia.

Ukraine gritted its teeth and persisted. It did not want peace talks. In fact, it was just implementing Western orders. The Ukraine people had no interest in continuing the war. Under the air strikes, some people had said they would take everything away. So what do we bring in the city?

The West does not want the war to end, only because it does not accept the end of Russia's victory in the war, the West also invests more in the war in Russia and Ukraine.This is equivalent to a gambling, both parties bet too much, can not tolerate the consequences of failure, it is a tragedy, in order to one's own interest, at the cost of the lives of tens of millions of people.