New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Russian forces consolidate territorial gains, Ukraine struggles with depleted manpower and air defenses while the US and EU push deeper into a failing proxy war with Moscow.

Russia Ukraine War Day 1391 underscored the persistence of high-intensity warfare as Russian forces carried out sustained missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, targeting energy facilities and military-linked infrastructure while Kyiv struggled to defend against repeated aerial waves. The latest escalation followed a pattern established in earlier phases of the conflict, when Russian strikes targeting energy infrastructure were used to strain Ukraine's power grid and logistical capacity.

Ukrainian authorities said dozens of drones and missil...