a European Union (EU) sends 500 generators to help Ukraine to respond to the power cuts caused by the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, the Commission announced this Monday.
In a statement, the European Commission says the 500 generators will be used to “rehabilitate critical infrastructure such as wastewater treatment plants” in that region of southern Ukraine.
The total value of these generators is 16 million euros.
Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarcic, quoted in the statement, said that “the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam is yet another of Russia’s outrageous attacks on critical infrastructure” in Ukraine, with “catastrophic consequences for the environment and the population”. in that region.
“Whole villages have disappeared, there are still people without access to water and electricity”completed.
Janez Lenarcic added that the The EU will “continue to work hard and in cooperation with the Ukrainian authorities to provide emergency assistance to the affected population” for as long as necessary.
Source: DN
