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Kyiv faces worst winter of war as Russia pounds Ukraine's power system

For more than three months, not a day has passed without Russian air raids striking Ukraine's power plants, plunging the country into cold and darkness in the depths of winter. RFI spoke to residents in the capital, Kyiv, where the situation is particularly critical.

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EU sends emergency generators to Ukraine as Russian strikes cut power for heating

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that around 4,000 buildings in the capital Kyiv were still without heating and most of the city was cut off from electricity after Russian strikes.

Euronews

Russian knowledge of Soviet-era energy systems has helped it to target Ukraine’s heating and homes

In the middle of Ukraine’s fiercest winter of the war, many Ukrainians are unable to prepare hot meals or are unable to heat their homes while temperatures have dipped as low as -20C in the past few weeks. Harsher weather is forecast.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Brutal’ attack on Kyiv leaves millions without power as Abu Dhabi peace talks end without breakthrough

Second day of landmark negotiations came as dozens injured and one killed in major Russian missile and drone attack, according to Ukrainian officials

The Independent UK

'We need support, we need help,' Ukraine energy provider CEO says during Kyiv blackout

Russia has repeatedly hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the nearly four-year war, but Kyiv says this winter has been the toughest yet.

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv, Moscow and US set to open trilateral peace talks in UAE for first time

Zelensky announces fresh negotiations after issuing scathing criticism of European allies during speech at Davos

The Independent UK

Over half of Kyiv homes still lack power after Russian air strikes, Zelenskyy says

Russia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of its invasion, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance.

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Ukraine endures a bitter winter after Russian attacks as peace efforts overshadowed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 4,000 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, and nearly 60% of the city is without power following days of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Putin and Zelensky ‘stupid’ not to strike peace deal ahead of US talks

The Kremlin said it would welcome Witkoff to Moscow on Thursday, after Zelensky was reportedly forced to miss a planned summit with Trump

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv to replace Chinese-made Mavic drones

The Guardian - AU

Almost half of Kyiv without heat and power as Russia batters Ukraine's energy grid

Russia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of the war, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance.

Euronews

The second coming of Loris Karius, eight years on from his Liverpool nightmare in Kiev

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Regret and retirement followed Karius’ disastrous 2018 Champions League final, but the former Liverpool goalkeeper now finds himself in the midst of a remarkable redemption arc at fallen giants Schalke 04, as he tells Will Castle

The Independent UK

Europe's impossible puzzle: defend Ukraine from Putin and Greenland from Trump

Europe's rush to defend of Denmark's sovereignty against threats from the US echoes the defence of Ukraine's sovereignty against Russia – and raises the uncomfortable question of whether both sides of the Atlantic can continue working together to defend Kyiv.

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says US can do more to stop Putin as he cancels Davos meetings

Both Ukraine and Russia have been invited to join Trump’s ‘board of peace’

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Euronews

Putin's envoy to crash Davos amid Trump-Zelenskyy deal talks

The Kremlin's top negotiator and Putin's confidant Kirill Dmitriev is to meet Trump team at Davos this week, casting doubt on the anticipated US-Ukraine agreement.

Euronews

Newsletter: EU mulls retaliation but prioritises diplomacy with US over Greenland

Also in this newsletter: we preview the week ahead at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and bring you the latest from Portugal after Sunday's presidential ballot.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Putin’s forces planning ‘large-scale attack’ in coming days

Zelensky says sustained Russian strikes against Ukraine's energy grid show Putin is not serious about ending the war

The Independent UK

Ukrainian delegation arrives in US for peace talks as Russia hammers energy sites

A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the United States for talks on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war

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Evening Standard

Britain and Ukraine stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’, Lammy says on Kyiv visit

The Deputy Prime Minister visited Ukraine’s capital to mark the first anniversary of a 100-year partnership agreement between the two countries.

Euronews

Some Western-supplied air defence systems in Ukraine out of ammo at critical time, Zelenskyy says

The Ukrainian president has repeatedly called on the country's allies to bolster its defence systems to protect its critical energy infrastructure amid ongoing Russian attacks.

The Guardian - UK

‘An attempt to break people’: Bucha holds out amid Russia’s weaponisation of winter

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power plants as severe frost set in have been described as ‘crimes against humanity’

Euronews

War in Ukraine: How Kyiv copes with winter power outages

Ukraine faces another harsh winter as Russian strikes leave Kyiv without stable electricity or heating. Residents rely on emergency centres to cope with the cold.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Drone strikes ‘cut power to 200,000 homes in occupied southern Ukraine’

A Kremlin-installed local official said strikes disrupted power in the Zaporizhzhia region

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Russian attack destroys Kharkiv energy facility as UK pledges emergency support

Response crews at work following strikes in Ukraine’s second city as Britain commits £20m after Zelenskyy declares energy emergency. What we know on day 1,423

The Conversation

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine outlasts the Soviet fight with the Nazis – here’s what history tells us about Kyiv’s prospects

Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine passed a significant milestone on January 13. It has now outlasted the 1,418 days it took Vladimir Putin’s notorious predecessor, the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, to bring his war against Nazi Germany to a successful conclusion.

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