Ukraine facing emergency power outages across the country after Russian air attacks ahead of rare joint talks– Europe live

<p>Ukraine’s grid operator said the energy situation had ‘significantly’ worsened in the morning, with emergency repairs taking place</p><p><strong>The European Commission <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_193">has offered a bit more detail</a> on the deployment of 447 emergency generators from EU reserves to Ukraine</strong>, mentioned in the earlier post (12:33).</p><p><em>“The generators – mobilised from <a href="https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/what/civil-protection/resceu_en">rescEU</a> strategic reserves hosted in Poland – will be distributed by the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine in cooperation with the Ukrainian Red Cross to the most affected communities.</em></p><p><em>The EU will not let Russia freeze Ukraine into submission and will continue helping Ukrainians get through this winter.”</em></p><p><em><strong>They are designed to break Ukrainian spirit. They will fail.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>We won’t let Russia freeze Ukraine. We bring light and warmth where Russia sends darkness.</strong></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/23/ukraine-war-russia-us-trilateral-talks-latest-updates-news">Continue reading...</a>