Once again, the ancient logic of siege has found a modern form: on Tuesday, Russian forces struck petrol stations and warehouse facilities across Kyiv, targeting not soldiers but the sinews of urban life itself. The city's mayor confirmed the attacks, placing them within a sustained campaign to erode the infrastructure that allows a capital — and its people — to function. In war, the line between military necessity and the deliberate exhaustion of civilian endurance has always been contested; these strikes press hard against it.