# Ukraine hits back at Russia’s ‘you’ll be frozen’ social media taunt

https://mins.news/en/item/22369

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-14 16:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hits-back-at-russias-youll-be-frozen-social-media-taunt/

> Ukraine responded to a Russian Defense Ministry post taunting Ukrainians with a winter “freeze” threat. Ukraine’s Strategic Communications Department shared an image of a burning Russian oil refinery, saying people could “warm up by the fires of Russian refineries,” while arms maker Fire Point joined the exchange.

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