'Winter is coming': Ukraine fears its toughest test since Russia's full-scale invasion
Ukrainian officials, drone executives and national security experts are bracing for another extremely difficult winter, fearing that a Russian assault on...
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- Ukrainian officials, drone executives and national security experts are bracing for another extremely difficult winter, fearing that a Russian assault on energy infrastructure could pose the toughest challenge of the war yet.
- Just last month, in the peak of the Ukrainian summer, Zelenskyy confirmed Sergii Koretskyi as Ukraine's new prime minister and said the former CEO of state-owned gas company Naftogaz would help to protect lives "and ensure that we make it through the winter." His comments come as Ukraine's enhanced drone capabilities have sought to raise the cost of the war for Russia and test President Vladimir Putin's resolve after four-and-a-half years of conflict.
- "Winter is coming, obviously, and the last winter was very hard for Ukraine and for big cities in general.
- 'Putin is on a long-term path to defeat' There is little doubt that Putin will once again try to exploit winter in an attempt to finally break Ukraine by knocking out the country's electricity and heating capacity, according to Kurt Volker, former U.S.
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Ukrainian officials, drone executives and national security experts are bracing for another extremely difficult winter, fearing that a Russian assault on energy infrastructure could pose the toughest challenge of the war yet. Just last month, in the peak of the Ukrainian summer, Zelenskyy confirmed Sergii Koretskyi as Ukraine's new prime minister and said the former CEO of state-owned gas company Naftogaz would help to protect lives "and ensure that we make it through the winter." His comments come as Ukraine's enhanced drone capabilities have sought to raise the cost of the war for Russia and test President Vladimir Putin's resolve after four-and-a-half years of conflict. "Winter is coming, obviously, and the last winter was very hard for Ukraine and for big cities in general. 'Putin is on a long-term path to defeat' There is little doubt that Putin will once again try to exploit winter in an attempt to finally break Ukraine by knocking out the country's electricity and heating capacity, according to Kurt Volker, former U.S. That being said, Volker, who serves as an advisory council member of DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, said Kyiv is in a better position to...