Europe works to help Ukraine keep the heat and lights on

Generators may provide only a tiny amount of the energy Ukraine will need during the cold and dark winter months.

People walk in the city centre, which lost electrical power after yesterday’s Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

European officials are working to help Ukraine stay warm and keep functioning through the bitter winter months – pledging to send more support to 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 screw on Kyiv.