17 EU countries send 500 power generators to Ukraine
EU member states have responded to Ukraine's request for help and sent 500 power generators after the Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure facilities.
Source: European Pravda, citing Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, on Twitter
Quote: "Thank you for standing with Ukraine against Russian terror. For weeks, Russia has been attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure. 17 European Union member states heard our plea and sent 500 power generators to help Ukrainians to survive winter."
🇪🇺Thank you for standing with 🇺🇦 against russian terror. For weeks russia has been attaking Ukraine's energy infrastructure. 17 🇪🇺 member states heard our plea & sent 500 power generators to help Ukrainians to survive winter
— Olga Stefanishyna (@StefanishynaO) November 9, 2022
EU Civil Protection Mechanism@EU_Commission @eu_echo
Background: On 20 October, Ukraine asked the EU and NATO to help with energy equipment after Russian attacks.
After that, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, said that Kyiv had engaged in dialogue with partners on assistance to restore the energy infrastructure after Russian shelling. They reached an agreement with 12 countries.
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