Ex-Soviet nations warm to homeless

With temperatures forecast to remain well below freezing throughout eastern Europe for at least another week, the region's homeless are facing an all-out fight for survival.
In Ukraine, the hardest hit country, over 1,200 people are currently receiving medical treatment for hypothermia, according to government data.
The Emergencies Ministry said hospitals in Kyiv had been asked to keep patients admitted even after their treatment had ended, in order to protect them from the extreme temperatures that are forecast to plunge as low as minus 30 Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit) until the middle of February.
Yulia Yershova, spokeswoman for the Emergencies Ministry, told Deutsche Welle that thousands of shelters were being set up throughout the country to help the homeless survive the cold.