Over one million Ukrainians are without electricity, water and heating in freezing temperatures following relentless Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. The European Commission is today deploying 447 emergency generators worth €3.7 million from EU strategic reserves to restore power to hospitals, shelters and critical services. This mobilisation is designed to address urgent needs and builds on continuous EU support to Ukraine's energy resilience. Since Russia's full-scale invasion began, the EU has sent near 10,000 generators to Ukraine through the Civil Protection Mechanism. Ahead of this winter, the Commission also completed the relocation of a full thermal power plant donated by Lithuania—the largest coordinated logistical operation in the Mechanism's history—to restore critical capacity to Ukraine's grid.

The Commission strongly condemns Russia's attacks on critical energy infrastructure and the humanitarian harm they cause. The EU will not let Russia freeze Ukraine into submission and will continue helping Ukrainians get through this winter.