UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, June 20 —  The International Committee of the Red Cross will hand over 13 modular boiler houses to provide heat supply to residents of the Kharkiv region, reported the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.

In the spring of 2024, the Russian army attacked Ukrainian energy facilities with missiles and drone strikes. March attacks destroyed the power and heating infrastructure supplying Kharkiv and its region. Currently, local power plants are unable to generate enough electricity to cover all consumer needs.

“13 mobile modular boiler houses will provide heat to about 23,000 residents of the Kharkiv region during the next heating season,” the Regional Military Administration reported.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced at the final session of the Peace Summit in Switzerland on Sunday that Norway will also help Kharkiv restore its energy infrastructure.

In addition, Ukraine will receive more than $1 billion for the energy sector from G7+ partners, which includes more than €70 million in new grant contributions to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.  

Ukraine will also get $500 million of new financing from the United States to support the energy sector, €300 million of additional financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and at least $47 million as an additional grant from the World Bank and humanitarian aid from EU member states.

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