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The Donetsk region, where the Russians intensified their offensive, is still the scene of intense fighting. Also, as winter approaches, increasingly harsh weather conditions have a definite impact on the war in Ukraine. This is the subject of Talk franceinfo. Every evening from 6 p.m., Manon Mella and her guests debate with Internet users on the franceinfo Twitch channel.
On Tuesday, November 8, electricity was restored after a two-day blackout in the occupied city of Kherson, according to an official of the occupation authorities. This city in southern Ukraine under the control of Russian military forces since the start of the war was deprived of water and electricity on Sunday after two strikes for which Moscow and kyiv accuse each other. In the Ukrainian capital, kyiv, neighborhoods are also suffering power outages following Russian attacks on power plants in the region. A difficult situation for civilians as winter arrives.
Manon Mella receives Anna Colin Lebedev, a specialist in post-Soviet societies, and reporter Gaële Joly who has returned from Kherson to discuss it. Agathe Mahuet, special correspondent in kyiv is also in the Talk thanks to the means of duplex.
“General Winter” is the nickname given to the Russian winter since the rout of Napoleonic troops in Russia in 1812. The expression reappears in the context of the war in Ukraine because it seems that the Kremlin is betting on this meteorological actor to paralyze the front lines.
However, falling temperatures and snow, after nine months of fighting, have consequences for the Ukrainians as well as the Russian armed forces. So, will winter be decisive for the evolution of the war in Ukraine?
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