Ukraine and the EU are preparing an emergency winter aid package in response to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure
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Ukraine and the EU are preparing generators, charging stations, and buses following attacks by the Russian Federation. Hundreds of thousands of people in two regions have been left without electricity.
Ukraine and the European Union are working on an emergency winter aid package that provides for the delivery of generators, charging stations, buses and support for transport infrastructure. Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi reported this, UNN writes.
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According to the prime minister, the aid is needed to counter the consequences of Russian attacks on Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Odesa and other cities. Special attention will be paid to bridges and crossings to ensure stable connections between the banks of the Dnipro.
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians left without electricity
Koretskyi reported that, as a result of today's Russian strikes on power lines and substations in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity.
The situation is extremely difficult, and every time after such strikes, energy workers do everything possible to restore power
Tomorrow, November 16, Koretskyi plans to meet in Brussels with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to coordinate the details of the aid package.
The head of government expects the decision to be finally approved and the first batches of the necessary equipment to arrive in Ukraine as soon as possible.