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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh in London and Philip Oltermann in Berlin

Ukraine pleads for help to fix energy grid hit by Russian bomb raids

A high-voltage substation switchyard stands partially destroyed after the Ukrenergo power station was hit by a missile strike.
A high-voltage substation switchyard stands partially destroyed after the Ukrenergo power station was hit by a missile strike. Photograph: Ed Ram/Getty Images

Ukraine’s supplies of spare parts for its battered electricity grid are running out amid sustained Russian bombing, and European companies are being asked to urgently donate surplus kit to help the country get through the winter.

There were power cuts lasting 48 hours or more across the country last week after a fresh wave of Russian missile attacks, the latest step in a wave of bombings targeting power plants and substations which route energy around the network.

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