Скачать или смотреть Freezing, Blacked Out, Under Attack: Ukraine’s Pivotal Winter Moment

Ukraine is facing a winter emergency - and the world needs to treat it like the crisis it is.

In my live interview with CNN, we focused on the brutal cold snap now gripping Ukraine, combined with cascading power, heating, water, and lighting outages. Forecasters warn the freeze could stretch up to 10 days, with temperatures plunging closer to -20°C, pushing millions into survival mode.

This comes at the worst possible moment: Ukraine is highly vulnerable, and there is a strong likelihood Russia will strike again - aiming to break the grid and civilian morale while people are already freezing in their homes.

We also discussed growing public anger toward President Zelensky and those around him - including how Ukrainians are drawing a direct line between today’s hardship and a $100 million corruption scandal involving figures close to the president. Accountability matters - but so does perspective: Russia’s war machine is deliberately targeting the systems civilians rely on to live.

From Odesa - a city long known as Ukraine’s capital of resilience and entrepreneurship - even the toughest voices I know are now quietly reassessing how long this can go on. And when drones can penetrate defenses without triggering air raid sirens, the message is chilling: no inch of Ukraine feels safe.

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