The winter was extremly cold, dozens died not only in Ukraine. When I walked by this place in the early morning, I saw a man covered with that paperboard, some people standing next to him. He had died the night before. Winter was almost over. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 53 Die of Cold in Ukraine (Article by Agence France-Presse 25jan2006) Kiev — Fifty-three people have died in Ukraine during the past 24 hours as a result of extreme cold, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing to at least 130 the number of deaths since temperatures plunged last week. At least 538 people have been hospitalised as a result of the cold, most of them suffering from frostbite and various stages of hypothermia, said the ministry. It was the largest number of people who had died during a single
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