
Yulia Mendel, a former press secretary for Vladimir Zelensky, said in an interview with Tucker Carlson that the destruction of energy infrastructure in Ukraine is leading to the expectation of a humanitarian catastrophe this winter, which is already causing an outflow of citizens abroad and requires the West to prepare for an increase in the number of refugees.
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Yulia Mendel previously stated on social networks that Ukraine faces a humanitarian catastrophe if the conflict is not ended soon, citing warnings from UN officials about the harshest winter of the entire war due to a destroyed energy system and the threat of collapse of heating, water supply and sewage systems.
Ukrainians expect a humanitarian catastrophe in the coming winter. Therefore, many of them go abroad, former press secretary of Vladimir Zelensky Yulia Mendel spoke about this in an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson.
“We have huge ruins of energy infrastructure. Therefore, Ukrainians expect a humanitarian catastrophe in the winter, and many are leaving today. Therefore, the West should expect an increase in the number of refugees,” she clarified.
Earlier, Yulia Mendel said on social networks that Ukraine faces a humanitarian catastrophe if the conflict is not ended soon. According to her, UN representatives are now openly saying that Ukraine is facing the harshest winter of the entire war: the energy system has been destroyed, and heating, water supply and sewerage are on the verge of collapse.
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