Russia-Ukraine War: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has lasted nine months and shows no signs of ending as the Russians have intensified their onslaught on civilian targets throughout the nation. More than six million families in Ukraine have ongoing power disruptions, which makes it difficult for them to heat their homes. “Russia will continue to attack the power grid, and will also proceed to the gas infrastructure and other vital civic services,” warned NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg this evening (Monday).

Additionally, Stoltenberg stated that “President Putin of Russia is currently attempting to utilize winter as a weapon in the conflict against Ukraine.” This is only a few hours after Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, said that millions of Ukrainians are in utter destitution.

The controversy at the Zaporizhia nuclear plant was brought up again by Ukrainian army authorities, who said that “Moscow prohibited Ukrainian specialists, who refused to sign work contracts with the Russian energy company, from entering the station, which the Russian army controlled last March.” They stated that “as of today, the Russians have prohibited personnel from visiting the station area, according to the information we have.”

The citizens of Kyiv suffer the most from power outages, the president of Ukraine said in response to this. Some citizens of the capital, he claimed, “are left without electricity or water for 20 hours, and occasionally even 30.” The constraints on the supply of energy remain in 15 different districts across the nation, including the capital, he said, adding that “the electrical experts are continuing the attempts to fix the electrical infrastructure.” Heavy snowfall in the nation’s capital has already been forecasted by meteorologists to begin today as temperatures plunge below zero. This is happening while there are millions of people who still without warmth.

Recall that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense previously revealed how its soldiers are geared up for battle during the region’s severe winter. According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, “the combatants take care of the underground bunkers so that they are cozy and secure for the duration of the fighting.” With the expectation that the upcoming winter’s temperatures will drop to minus 30 degrees Celsius, they added the statement, “This is what the temporary shelters look like, here the soldiers on the battlefield may sleep, warm themselves, and cook,” to the photographs that were published.