EU sends emergency generators to Ukraine as France plans to coordinate aid


FILE PHOTO: French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises,especially in Venezuela, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

PARIS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The European ‌Union is deploying emergency generators to Ukraine, saying Russian bombings have left ‌a million people without power and heating, while France plans to ‌hold a call to rally international help for Ukrainians exposed to extreme cold.

Electrical engineers have been working around the clock in hazardous conditions for weeks since Russia escalated attacks on Ukraine's grid during ‍a cold snap that has reached temperatures of ‍minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 F).

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