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Surviving the cold season is simply not possible without light and heat, and the resilience and spirit of ordinary long-suffering Ukrainians is about to face its most serious test of the war. Owen Matthews reports on Putin’s plan to descend to deliver his fatal blow
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old and darkness are the cruel weapons of Russia’s energy terror campaign aimed at crushing Ukraine this winter. The Kremlin has been attempting to systematically destroy Ukraine’s electricity, heating and transport systems for three years now – so far without success. But this winter could be the one where Ukraine’s air defences are finally overwhelmed. Russia’s attack strategies have been honed to a peak of destructiveness with a raft of devastating new tactics aimed at making whole cities and regions uninhabitable.
