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...Shares have sunk by a third since Winters took charge in 2015 and trade at around half net asset value....
...which they described as Ukraine’s “economic lifeline” — and the north-eastern industrial centre of Kharkiv, while a wave of attacks on energy infrastructure had caused even more damage than during the winter...
...Russia targeted Ukraine’s power facilities in the winter of 2022 and 2023, plunging parts of Kyiv and other cities into cold and darkness, sometimes for hours or days....
...But he said Kyiv still needed more help from the west to get through the tough winter ahead....
...But first, both sides must face the brutal winter....
...Earlier this month he warned Ukrainians that “Russia is prepared for winter.”...
...“That is why a winter war is difficult,” said Zelenskyy in his interview....
...secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on Monday morning on an unannounced visit to meet Ukrainian leaders and reassure them that Washington has their backs as they head into what is likely to be a difficult winter...
...In December, the NBA launched its first midseason tournament in Las Vegas, a new concept for the league to drive ratings in the otherwise slow winter months....
...We meet in Palm Desert, about two and a half hours from Los Angeles, where he and his wife, visual artist Beryl Korot, have decamped to escape the New York winter....
...The scale and sophistication of Russia’s latest air strikes are of a different order from last winter’s attacks, according to officials and military analysts....
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...“Without a properly functioning logistic system, the Russian ability to sustain its forces in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia [regions] may face some hurdles during the upcoming winter,” Muzyka added....
...Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg has also warned that Russia is stockpiling missiles and drones to attack Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in the depths of winter....
...Austin reassured Ukrainian leaders of Washington’s “steadfast support” as they head into a difficult winter military campaign against Russian forces....
...Zelenskyy had said earlier on Telegram that continued support “will be critical to our resilience this winter”....
...Germany on Tuesday announced a $1.1bn winter package, including air defence systems such as an additional Patriot and an additional IRIS-T system and Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank....
...Kyiv now hopes to use them to boost its struggling counteroffensive before winter. “A new chapter of this war has (un)officially begun,” Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to Zelenskyy, said on Tuesday....
...Those repurposed projectiles would help “get us through the winter” when Russia is expected to bombard Ukraine’s energy infrastructure to plunge the country into darkness, the official said, adding that...
...As cinema operators face up to a sparse winter film slate, hollowed out yet further by the SAG-AFTRA union strike that prevents actors from promoting films and has led to winter blockbusters such as Dune...
...HOLD: Tui (Tui) Europe’s biggest tour operator has pivoted to a profit after several difficult years, writes Christopher Akers....
...It was the kind of comment that irks Ukrainian officials, who point out that southern Ukraine, where the main counteroffensive thrust is taking place, is relatively dry and its winters less harsh than the...
...Matched by pots of cyclamen, many rare irises and a superb pan of yellow-flowered Adonis cyllenea, a wild flower from southern Greece which will not persist outdoors in a British winter....
...Christopher Wellise, head of sustainability at the global data centre operator Equinix, said the company engages with governments around the world about managing energy usage....
...Monetary policy: Federal Reserve board governors Christopher Waller and Adriana Kugler speak at public events today....
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