Volume 12 of the Kyiv Independent's reader Q&A on the war answers questions on schooling under constant air raids — including Ukraine's first fully underground kindergartens — winter energy fears, the drone war, European aid now outpacing U.S. support, and the Trump-Putin diesel export deal, which Dominic Culverwell calls largely propaganda but a political win for Putin. Reporters' claims include a widening kill zone making breakthroughs harder and winter relocation from Kyiv, while recommendations urge supporting Ukraine's EU membership and fundraising for generators.