Will Ukraine survive the winter?

Al Jazeera notes that the column's views are the author's own and "do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial stance."[1]The column says that Ukraine and its European allies face "another difficult winter" that will test whether they can keep fighting a war of attrition[1]. In the author's view, Ukraine's heavy air campaign against targets deep inside Russia "has not worked."[1]According to the column, Russia has started hitting targets it used to avoid, such as ships carrying goods to and from Ukraine, bridges across the Dnieper and data centres[1]. The author writes that Kyiv authorities have started telling residents to leave because winter preparations may not be enough[2]. NBC News reports that President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin would "immediately" release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel[3]. NBC adds that the US Treasury said it would ease sanctions on Russia through April 7[3].Bloomberg reports that Russia has partially lifted its diesel export ban, letting 500,000 metric tons reach international markets[4]. CNBC reports that Trump is under growing political pressure to bring fuel prices down before the November midterms[5].The Al Jazeera columnist argues that Washington's "ambivalent position is not helping Ukraine"[2]. According to the Kyiv Independent, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 12 that Ukraine will stop striking Russian refineries only if Moscow stops attacking Ukraine's power grid[6].