“The European Union will not let Russia freeze our brave Ukrainian friends into submission. On the contrary, we are doubling down on our support to ensure that we keep the lights on,” Jørgensen said.
He said the €920 million would be used to “strengthen grids, restore damaged heat and power plants, improve physical protection and boost decentralized electricity generation and heat supply.”
Since last year Russia has launched almost daily attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, with 217 reported this year. In January alone Moscow deployed some 6,000 attack drones, 5,500 aerial guided bombs and 158 missiles against thermal power plants, substations and heating facilities, according to Greenpeace.
The campaign has left entire regions intermittently without energy and millions of people without power in subzero temperatures.