Suggested lead: This Tuesday will mark four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The fighting was expected to be over quickly - but Moscow miscalculated when it launched its so-called 'Special military Operation'. More than 1-million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured and Ukrainians have shown remarkable resilience in the face of a much larger and much more powerful army.

Lower thirds:

0:03 Report by / Melissa Kent
0:26  Tetiana / Local resident
1:13  Volodymyr Zelenskiy / Ucranian president

Script:

This town in the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine

Looks like so many near the front line

Only about 20 percent of Donetsk remains 

Under Kyiv's control 

Russia is demanding Ukraine give it all up 

This graffiti reads: "Be damned, Russia"

It sums up the feeling of those still living here in  Bilozerske

Once a bustling city of 11-thousand people before the war

Only a few hundred remain

LOCAL RESIDENT, TETIANA (NO SURNAME GIVEN): 
"Well, it's not too bad indoors. I use the cats as a guide—if they start running around the house, that means the drones are flying. We try to get out quickly, do our shopping, and by one o'clock in the afternoon, it's calm again. But then the drones - I call them 'little buzzers' start flying again. 

Ukraine is now carrying out strikes deep inside of Russia

While Moscow has turned to targeting critical energy infrastructure - depriving Ukrainians of heat electricity and water

Just as the country experiences one of its coldest winters in a decade

As the cycle of attacks and counter attacks grinds on - Ukraine says it's not giving up on a diplomatic solution to the fighting 

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY:
"We continue to work every day specifically to ensure that the next round of  negotiations can bring results for Ukraine and results for peace. Ukraine will certainly do everything necessary for this and will definitely not be an obstacle to peace."

And while Ukrainians wait for THAT peace 

They're finding new and innovative ways to fight the fear and stress brought on by the war

As temperatures have plummeted

So called Blackout parties - like this one in Kyiv - are growing in popularity 

00:21-00:38 - VOXPOP 
"This gives you a boost. It improves your mental state. Because if you`re stuck at home and it`s cold, you`ll experience depression, a bad mood, and negative thoughts."

They say dancing is a great way to keep their spirits up

And -- keep warm