Ukraine is Freezing Over
Simon Whistler · February 4, 2026 · 14 min video · Europe & NATO
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Cold, cold, it's very cold. I walk around shivering, especially in the mornings. I wake up and it's awful.
These are the words of 70-year-old Tatyana. A Ukrainian resident who, in an
Interview with Sky News, described the sheer horror that many Ukrainians are
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About this briefing
Ukraine faces a brutal winter as war cripples power. Civilians endure darkness, cold, and fear while resilience, aid, and defiance challenge Putin’s strategy of weaponizing winter against everyday Ukrainian survival. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Living In The Dark 06:48 Putin’s Gambit 11:07 Resilience
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