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Ukrainian authorities have begun evacuating civilians from recently liberated sections of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, fearing that a lack of heat, power and water due to Russian shelling will make conditions too uninhabitable this winter. The World Health Organisation concurred, warning that millions face a life-threatening winter in Ukraine. Authorities urged residents of the two southern regions, which Russian forces have been shelling for months, to move to safer areas in the central and western parts of the country.  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged people to conserve power, particularly in hard-hit areas such as Kyiv, Vinnytsia in the southwest, Sumy in the north and Odesa on the Black Sea, Reuters reported. Ukrainians are bracing for a tough winter with little or no power in several areas. Temperatures have started dropping below freezing after Russian strikes crippled Ukrainiane's power grid and other infrastructure. This has caused black