RUSSIAN strikes have left nearly 1.5million Ukrainians without power as Vladimir Putin doubles down on his attacks on civilians and infrastructure. Mad Vlad is desperately trying to regain control of his brutal invasion as his crumbling, underequipped and ill-disciplined military face being pushed back on all fronts. EPAFirefighters battle a blaze at a power station after shelling in Kyiv[/caption] So instead of focusing on trying to make gains in the battlefield, Vlad is now believed to be attempting to break the spirit of the brave Ukrainians. Missiles and drones are being used to rain down upon key civilian infrastructure targets – mainly power stations – as the weather gets colder and days get darker. It is believed Russia hopes by doing so they may be able to make Kyiv lose hope and give up the defence on their homeland. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, a key advisor to President Volodmyr Zelensky, confirmed there are now an estimated 1.5million people without power across Ukraine. READ MORE ON UKRAINE DRONE WARS RAF jets blast 53 drones in biggest ever missile drill as Russia tensions rage DOOMSDAY CLOCK 5 chilling steps Mad Vlad would take to launch a nuke within just 10 MINUTES “Another daring attack by the occupiers on our infrastructure,” he wrote on Telegram. “The enemy continues to attack energy facilities in various regions of our country.” Tymoshenko vowed “there will be light” as engineers are on site trying repair the damage left by Putin. Ukraine is heading for the winter now which could change the face of the war – with plunging temperatures, more rain and mud, and longer nights. Most read in News RACE BACK Boris arrives in UK with support from top MPs including Priti Patel to be next PM FIREBALL CRASH Plane crashes into apartment block killing everyone onboard in inferno 'I'M UP FOR IT!' Boris jets back from holiday in bid to wrestle back the keys to No10 THE HORNY OF AFRICA Inside The Gambia's sex tourist industry where Brit grans bonk toyboys KIDNAP HELL Two men arrested after boy 'kidnapped and raped' in the woods in vile attack RED BUTTON Putin WON’T be able to launch nukes - and I know why, says ex-US General