Russia is going dark this winter — and it’s not just “one bad night.” In this Friday Crazy News episode, I break down the wave of power cuts and utility failures reported across multiple Russian regions, what’s driving them, and why the grid looks increasingly fragile as temperatures drop. This isn’t abstract “infrastructure talk.” When electricity fails in winter, everything follows: heating systems, water supply, communications, elevators, hospitals, logistics — everyday life.We’ll also cover 13 major non-economic stories from Russia this week: drone incidents across regions, security crackdowns, courtroom decisions, and the domestic shocks that rarely make it into one clear picture:-where outages and emergency shutdowns are being reported (and how widespread the pattern is)-what officials say vs. what residents report on the ground-aging networks, delayed maintenance, and the “patch-and-pray” model of repairs-why winter peak loads expose weak points fastThe bigger trend: Russia’s utilities entering a stress spiralIf you follow Russia closely, this is one of those weeks you can’t ignore.