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'They killed my city': After 4 years of war, Ukrainians look for hope amid bleak winter

Frequent Russian strikes on energy grids leave eastern Ukrainian cities dark and displaced while small community lights offer fragile hope, officials say millions have fled and tens of thousands died.

  • Across eastern Ukraine, frontline residents cling to hope as the fourth winter begins, amid ongoing strikes and destruction, with some describing their situation as 'we have just a small island.'
  • Sieges and repeated strikes have left homes and utilities damaged, with Russian forces targeting civilian areas, including an apartment strike in Kramatorsk, and damaging infrastructure, according to reports.
  • Gennady Mokhnenko said, `They killed my city`, and a resident described how families and soldiers constantly watch the sky for rockets and bombs.
  • Tens of thousands have died and millions displaced, with civilians reporting families split across the world and some people from Mariupol having multiple members on the front line.
  • Near the front, the Ukrainian army is digging in across Donbas, with wastelands and earthworks now separating civilians from their homes, and the timeline for relief remains uncertain.
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'They killed my city': After 4 years of war, Ukrainians look for hope amid bleak winter

Four years after the war began, darkness swallows much of the day with winter in Ukraine, and frequent attacks on the energy grid threaten what little light remains.

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