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06
October
2022

US provides $55 mln emergency aid to help Ukraine prepare for winter – USAID

KYIV. Oct 6 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The United States is providing $55 million in emergency assistance to invest in Ukraine’s heating infrastructure to help the country prepare for winter amid Russia’s brutal war, US Agency for International Development (USAID) head Samantha Power said during a visit to Ukraine.

"This assistance will support repairs and maintenance of pipes and other equipment necessary to deliver heating to homes, hospitals, schools, and businesses across Ukraine.," USAID said.

"The new USAID assistance will directly benefit up to seven million Ukrainians in 19 regions. USAID will also provide power generators and alternative fuel sources to hospitals, centers for internally-displaced persons, and shelters for socially vulnerable citizens, helping provide the people of Ukraine with access to warm shelter during winter. The assistance will target parts of Ukraine that have been devastated by Putin’s war, including the regions of Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zaporizhia, and Zhytomyr," it said.

"The new funding comes in addition to significant USAID assistance to Ukraine’s energy sector since the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion and will help Ukraine ensure continued supplies of heating and hot water to its citizens. Under the initiative, USAID has already provided heating pipes and other equipment to help restore services to 22,000 people in Kyiv who had lost access due to the Russian military’s destruction of civilian infrastructure," it said.