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Ukraine faces more challenges as winter sets in Source: Getty / Anadolu Agency

Health officials fear the lives of millions will be at risk in Ukraine as winter approaches, because of damage to the country's energy infrastructure. The warning comes amid renewed shelling near the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, which an international team is about to inspect.

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Health officials fear the lives of millions will be at risk in Ukraine as winter approaches, because of damage to the country's energy infrastructure. The warning comes amid renewed shelling near the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, which an international team is about to inspect.

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