Russia is losing on the battlefield, so it is using winter as a weapon against civilians – Zelensky says

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He made the remarks during a discussion with students at the University of Copenhagen, which he attended alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Ukrinform reports, citing the Ukrainian president’s Telegram post. “Winter has already become part of his [Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s] operations. This is an operation against the civilian population. So, in 2026, he has failed in all his operations – every single operation on the battlefield. That is why he decided to launch an operation against the civilian population,” Zelensky said. Russian battlefield losses amounted to 52,000 personnel in October, the president Zelensky said.