Ahead of Brutal Winter Season, Intensified Attacks Cripple Basic Services Across Ukraine By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/ahead-of-brutal-winter-season-intensified-attacks-cripple-basic-services-across-ukraine/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Is_the_UN_Ready_for_a_NonRenewable_YearTerm_for_the_SecretaryGeneral_How_Pacific_Wisdom_Is_Shaping_G UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 2025 (IPS) - In recent weeks, the Russo-Ukrainian War has taken a considerable turn for the worse, with armed hostilities escalating in both frequency and intensity, causing extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and a significant loss of life across Ukraine. Attacks on energy infrastructures and the resulting power outages are forcing the most vulnerable civilians to deal with a “cold, frightening ordeal” in the winter season, warned the United Nations (UN) human rights chief. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service