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Robert Dex

Ukrainians told to help war effort by leaving the country to save energy

Locals pose in snow-covered Kyiv

(Picture: Getty Images)

Ukrainians have been told they can “contribute” to the war effort by leaving the country temporarily in order to reduce demand on the country’s energy supply.

The head of the country’s biggest private energy firm said it would be “very helpful to the system” if people could find “an alternative place to stay for another three or four months”.

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