New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Power lines, oil lines, and red lines: repairs at ZNPP, fires in Russia's rear, and Europe's sanctions pivot define Russia Ukraine war Day 1,333.

Moscow - The war's map barely shifted on Sunday, but the stakes did. Moscow said its forces edged forward in Donetsk while technicians seized a narrow repair window at Europe's largest nuclear plant, and Western capitals debated how much reach to give Ukraine as winter pressure returns. Kyiv, still living by rotating outages and islanding routines, watched for signs that power would stabilize and support would harden.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed control of Pleshchiivka in the Donetsk region, one of a string of small settlements it says have fallen in recent days. Th...