Putey gave Trump no choice. This is some interesting DD..
5 MISSILES TO DARKNESS: Are We on the Verge of an Energy Armageddon? Folks, while we’re all tracking news and counting launches, everyone is missing the most critical point – the fuses. The situation this March 2026 is far worse than what’s being served to us. If Iran follows through on its threat and hits 5 key power plants in Israel, we aren't talking about a temporary glitch; we’re talking about shutting down an entire nation’s operating system.
Why are these 5 targets (Hadera, Ashkelon, Ashdod...) "make or break"?
Dead Grid (Total Blackout): Israel is an "energy island." They aren't hooked up to Europe or neighbors to pull power when things get hairy. When the main turbines go down, there’s no "jumper cable" to jump-start the system. It’s total darkness during repairs – and how do you repair anything while missiles are still raining down?
Thirsty in the Desert: This is the most chilling part. 80% of the water Israel drinks comes from the sea (desalination). These water plants "devour" massive amounts of electricity. If the power from these 5 plants fails, the pumps stop. Within 48 hours, a chaos unfolds that we haven't seen in modern history – a nation without water in the middle of a conflict.
The Destruction Algorithm: Military systems and AI analytics see this as the "point of no return." When a state loses its water and power, it stops fighting by the rules. That’s the moment the worst-case scenarios are triggered – if we don’t have power, you won’t have dams, refineries, or gas either.
What does this mean for us? This isn't just their war. If the energy system collapses there, oil prices skyrocket, transportation grinds to a halt, and inflation will eat up what little we have left. Stock market algorithms are already "screaming," and we’re staring at the sky, waiting to see if those 5 missiles make it through the "Dome."
VIDEO -- Fire and smoke rising from an oil refinery near Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse
Ukrainian drones hit the Tuapse Black Sea oil port, Russian officials said, causing a fire and at least one death in the second attack on one of the country's major southern ports in the past week.
"Tuapse came under another massive drone attack," Venyamin Kondratyev, governor of Russia's southern Krasnodar region, said on April 20.
Ukraine's drone forces commander Robert Brovdi confirmed that the Ukrainian military targeted the Rosneft-operated Tuapse oil refinery again, just hours after a blaze from a similar attack on April 16 was extinguished.
VIDEO - Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Black Sea Oil Hub For Second Time In 4 Days
The refinery, which can process around 240,000 barrels of crude oil per day and supplies products such as fuel oil and ?diesel, is part of Russia's oil giant Rosneft's export infrastructure and has been repeatedly targeted in Ukrainian strikes in recent months.
Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry said 112 Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the country overnight on April 20. Fires burn in the port of Ust-Luga, Russia, after a Ukrainian strike on the night of March 25.
Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russian oil facilities in recent weeks, curtailing exports and hampering Moscow's capacity to take advantage of a spike in global energy prices prompted by the Iran war and Tehran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had proposed an energy cease-fire to Russia.
"If Russia is ready to stop strikes on our energy infrastructure, we will be ready to respond in kind," Zelenskyy posted on April 6.
Meanwhile, in a separate attack, Ukrainian special forces struck two large Russian landing ships in Sevastopol Bay in the Russia-annexed Crimea, disabling both vessels, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) said on April 20.
During the same operation, a Russian radar system was also destroyed, HUR said in a post on Facebook along with the video showing the moment of the attack.
VIDEO -- The Ukrainian Air Force reported on April 20 that Russian forces carried out an attack using 142 drones overnight.
"Russian drones continue to attack civilian vehicles in the Sumy region," the regional governor said in a post on Telegram, adding that at least three poeple were injured.
Six people were injured in the Dnipropetrovsk region as a result of Russian attacks, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported on April 20.
US-backed negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine -- now in its fifth year -- have stalled as Washington shifts its attention to the war in Iran.
Russia has shown no indication of softening its hardline demands on Ukrainian territory and security guarantees, which Kyiv has said are unacceptable.
With reporting by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service and Reuters
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