The energy grid operator cited the need to balance the load following Russian missile strikes the day before Residents of the Ukrainian capital and Kiev Region will experience power outages of up to four hours under a new schedule of rolling blackouts introduced by the grid operator.

The country’s security chief says the fighting will enter a new phase between November and February A pivotal moment in the Russia-Ukraine conflict will occur in the coming months, Ivan Tertel, the head of the State Security Committee of Belarus (KGB), has said. Russia launched its military operation in the neighboring country in February.

The French authorities warned on Tuesday that they will be forced to intervene if energy industry workers do not end their strikes “without delay.” “The strike has stretched for too long and has consequences. There are still territories in France where gas stations operate normally, but fuel demand is high and it creates a problem…