World Jan 02 Unseasonably warm winter means snow shortage on Alpine slopes Much of the Alps just don't look right for this time of year.
World Dec 13 International allies meet, pledge more aid to get Ukraine through winter Dozens of countries and international organizations threw their weight and more than 1 billion euros (dollars) in aid pledges behind an urgent new push Tuesday to keep Ukraine powered, fed, warm and moving amid the onset of winter.
World Nov 25 European officials rush to help Ukrainians keep heat and lights on European officials are scrambling to help Ukraine stay warm and keep functioning through the bitter winter months, pledging Friday to send more support that will mitigate the Russian military’s efforts to turn off the heat and lights.
World Nov 24 Bombed but unbowed, Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv moves to survival mode Residents of Ukraine's bombed but undaunted capital clutched empty bottles in search of water and crowded into cafés for power and warmth after the latest onslaught of Russian missile strikes.
World Nov 23 Officials say most Ukrainians left without power after barrage of Russian strikes Multiple regions reported attacks in quick succession and Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said that “the vast majority of electricity consumers were cut off.”…
World Nov 22 Ukrainians could face months of rolling blackouts this winter amid Russian strikes on power grid Rolling blackouts across Ukraine may continue through March, according to one of the country’s energy chiefs, as Ukrainians brace for a grim winter after weeks of relentless Russian strikes against its power grid.
World Nov 21 Ukraine begins evacuation of civilians from liberated areas ahead of winter Ukrainian authorities have started evacuating civilians from recently-liberated areas in the southern Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
World Nov 20 Renewed shelling in Zaporizhzhia threatens key Ukrainian nuclear plant again Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for “urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident” in the Russian-occupied facility.
World Nov 19 In surprise visit to Kyiv, British PM Sunak promises boost to air defenses British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine’s snow-blanketed war-time capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
World Nov 18 Russian strikes force Ukraine to face extended power outages Ukraine's electricity grid chief warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.