“If we survive this winter, and we will, Ukraine will definitely win this war,” said the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, last week. In an effort to force Ukraine to negotiate, in recent weeks Russia has been trying to destroy the country’s energy infrastructure with a series of mass strikes. Nato’s secretary general accused Vladimir Putin of using the time of year as a weapon of war against Ukraine. Now, with Ukraine's authorities warning of power cuts throughout the next few months, millions of people face the nightmare of what is expected to be the hardest winter in the country’s history since the second world war. Swipe to read more about Ukrainians' stories of struggle and survival – and click the link in bio to read the full photo essay by Lorenzo Tondo and Julian Borger – with all images by @alessio_mamo. #ukraine #ukrainerussiawar #kyiv #ukrainewar #zelenski