In Ukraine’s capital, Putin’s attacks don’t dim the resolve to fight Russia

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December 1, 2022 at 1:00 a.m. EST
Anastacia Osmolovska, left, and Viktoria, right, visit a bar in central Kyiv on Nov. 12. (Jedrzej Nowicki for The Washington Post)
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KYIV, Ukraine — War and winter have brought new misery to Kyiv after a long summer lull. Russia’s missile campaign to destroy Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has revived fears that had abated after Ukrainian forces drove Russian troops away from the capital in the spring.

The first snowfall of the season has brought subzero temperatures to a city plunged into darkness and cold by the attacks.