EU to deliver 447 generators to support Kyiv and frontline communities
Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.
According to Kuleba, this assistance is vital to ensure the uninterrupted operation of schools, hospitals, social institutions, shelters and heating points, as well as boiler houses, water intakes, treatment facilities and artesian wells.
The generators designated for Kyiv will meet the needs of the city's critical infrastructure.
Overall, assistance will be provided to the Kyiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa, Sumy and Mykolaiv regions.
The delivery is being carried out through the European Commission's Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) from rescEU reserves, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society.
The shipment includes 445 low-capacity generators and two high-capacity units. The total value of the assistance is EUR 3.7 million.
"We expect the delivery to arrive in Ukraine within a week," Kuleba noted.
As reported, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that international partners had confirmed their intention to provide Ukraine with new assistance to overcome the energy crisis, including more than 6,000 units of energy equipment.
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