Poland sends hundreds of generators to Ukraine as Russia strikes energy system

A resident stands near tents of a government-run humanitarian aid points, where residents can warm up, charge their devices, get hot drinks and psychological support, installed next to apartment buildings, during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov

WARSAW, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Poland is ‌sending hundreds of generators to Ukraine, authorities and fundraisers said on ‌Friday, as Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure leave citizens ‌facing a bitter winter without heat or electricity.

Russia's onslaught on Ukraine's energy system has led to power and water outages in Kyiv that typically last three to four times longer than ‍in previous winters. Temperatures in the capital at ‍night have plunged as low ‌as minus 20 degrees Celsius.