Estonia to fund emergency repairs of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

It is noted that the funds will be used to cover the urgent needs of Ukrainian energy companies, including the purchase of spare parts, generators, and fuel, as well as for emergency repair works.

Estonian Minister of Energy and Environment Andres Sutt emphasized that this support will help Ukraine cope with potential challenges during the winter period.

"Estonia’s support will help Ukraine handle the possible difficulties it may face this winter," he said.

The Estonian government also reminded that the country had previously contributed €620,000 to the Fund from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ budget.

The Energy Support Fund for Ukraine was established under an agreement between the European Commission and the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine to minimize the impact of Russian attacks on critical energy infrastructure.

Attack on Ukraine on December 23

During the night and morning, Russian forces once again carried out a massive combined attack on Ukrainian territory, using over 600 strike drones and dozens of missiles.

As of 07:50 AM Kyiv time, emergency power outages had been introduced in most regions of the country. In Kyiv, fragments of an enemy drone fell in the Sviatoshynskyi district — preliminary reports indicate that at least four people were injured.

In the Sumy region, the drone strikes destroyed a critical infrastructure facility in Shostka, leaving a significant part of the city without electricity and heating. The Rivne region was also hit: a residential building was damaged, windows were blown out, an outbuilding was destroyed, and three cars were damaged.

Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned of the possibility of massive attacks during the Christmas period, despite the Kremlin’s statements denying the existence of a so-called Christmas truce.

Read about the consequences of the night attack in the RBC-Ukraine report.