Ukraine experiences its harshest winter in decades, says Zelensky

Ukraine experiences its harshest winter in decades, says Zelensky

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Ukraine is experiencing its harshest winter in decades.

According to Ukrinform, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in an interview with Sky News.

“This was the harshest winter for a couple of decades... minus 20... at night minus 30. But it doesn't matter, day or night, because if you don't have heating, it's difficult during the day, during the night... because minus 30 is so difficult, [a] big challenge for our people," the president said.

He praised the work of specialists in restoring Ukraine's energy systems after repeated Russian attacks.

“We had absolutely heroic teams who renovated electricity, energy system and also we had losses because they did it [repairs] under missile attacks," he stated.

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As reported by Ukrinform, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the strategy for restoring energy and updating energy protection for next winter will be finalized on March 1.

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