The United States is providing $125 million for electrical parts and other supplies to help crews in Ukraine keep up with repairs of the country's electrical system. Samantha Power, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), said her organization plans to use the money to procure back-up power for Kyiv's water and heating systems. The funding will also help replenish supplies of gas turbines, transformers, and other vital power equipment. Russian forces since October have intensified strikes on Ukraine's electrical grid and other critical infrastructure, repeatedly plunging Ukrainians into darkness and winter cold. To read the original story by AP, click here.
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