European officials are scrambling to help Ukraine stay warm and keep functioning through the bitter winter months, pledging Friday to send more support that will mitigate the Russian military's efforts to turn off the heat and lights.
Nine months after Russia invaded its neighbour, the Kremlin's forces have zeroed in on Ukraine's power grid and other critical civilian infrastructure in a bid to tighten the screws on Kyiv. Officials estimate that around 50% of Ukraine's energy facilities have been damaged in the recent strikes.
"Millions are being plunged into extreme hardship and appalling conditions of life by these strikes," Volker Turk said in a statement Friday. "Taken as a whole, this raises serious problems under international humanitarian law, which requires a concrete and direct military advantage for each object attacked."
The generators are intended to help provide power to hospitals, schools and water pumping stations, among other infrastructure. The electricity supply has been at least partially restored in all regions of Ukraine, and the country's energy grid was once again connected to that of the European Union, Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said on Friday.
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