On Friday 6 September, the European Commission announced that it was providing €40 million to Ukraine to help it prepare for the harsh winter months, while Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure are a daily occurrence.
Of this amount, €35 million are allocated to humanitarian projects in Ukraine. Together with its humanitarian partners, the EU aims to repair damaged buildings, guarantee the supply of electricity and heating and provide shelter for those who need it most.
The remaining €5 million will support Ukrainian refugees and their host communities in Moldova. The funds will target the most vulnerable refugees in order to provide protection and access to basic services, and to improve preparedness for additional refugee flows.
This announcement comes as the Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, attends a regional Civil Protection Forum in Lithuania on 6 September, focusing on mobilising additional support for Ukraine in the run-up to winter, the Commission said in a press release.
This new funding brings to €966 million the total amount allocated by the European Commission to humanitarian aid programmes to help civilians affected by the war in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022. Of this amount, €895 million has been allocated to programmes within Ukraine and €71 million to support refugees in Moldova (€110 million for Ukraine and €13 million for Moldova in 2024). (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)