The Polish government’s Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS) has sent the first batch of generators announced for Ukraine as part of its assistance in overcoming the consequences of Russian shelling, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Kyiv reported on Thursday.
“The first batch of generators sent by RARS is already in Kyiv. Poland’s Chargé d’Affaires in Ukraine, Piotr Lukasiewicz, officially handed them over today to Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba and the head of the Kyiv Regional Administration, Mykola Kalashnik,” the embassy said in a statement on social media.
Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine – Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine Oleksiy Kuleba said that 379 generators have already been received and some of them have already been transferred to the Kyiv region.
“We have received energy support from Poland – 379 generators of various capacities. Today, the first batch of equipment was delivered to the Kyiv region. By the end of January, all aid will be distributed among the communities,” he wrote on X.
The Deputy Prime Minister also announced that the Polish government has already decided to purchase an additional ten high-capacity generators.
He explained that the Kyiv region is under constant Russian attack and “knows well what power outages and risks to basic services mean.” “The generators will ensure the stable operation of critical infrastructure – water, heat, and electricity supply,” Kuleba said.
As reported, last week Lukasiewicz announced the arrival in Kyiv of 400 generators of various types from Polish government reserves.
Earlier, it was also reported that as part of a nationwide fundraising campaign for generators for Ukraine called “Warmth from Poland for Kyiv,” more than PLN 5 million (over $1 million) had already been raised. The campaign was organized by the Polish Stand with Ukraine Foundation.
