Companies in the United Kingdom have been urged to donate generators to Ukraine in order to save lives this winter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conservative MP Mark Francois said Kyiv needs “practical” assistance as well as military and diplomatic support, warning that “no one is more aware” of the impending cold winter than Ukrainians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MP for Rayleigh and Wickford has asked businesses to donate unused generators to “help power Ukraine’s hospitals and schools”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Francois, who is currently pushing to raise awareness of the issue, has called on the Government to join him in his crusade to “power the Ukrainians”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MP said: “However harsh a winter we are set for in Britain, it will be as nothing compared to what the brave Ukrainian people will have to endure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I learnt from my recent visit with the Defence Committee that they are immensely grateful for British military and diplomatic assistance but they also need practical tools too – and that means generators, to help power their hospitals and schools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement to the House of Commons, the MP for Rayleigh and Wickford suggested that British businesses “could either sponsor the cost of a generator or provide one if they had one of their own, perhaps in their warehouse or truck park, that is not really doing anything but could save lives in a hospital or other facility in Ukraine.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, President Volodymyr Zelensky also put a price tag on how much Ukraine needs to survive the winter, pleading for 800 million euros (over \u00a3688 million) to help his country survive Russia\u2019s bombing of its civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Companies in the United Kingdom have been urged to donate generators to Ukraine in order to save lives this winter. Conservative MP Mark Francois said Kyiv needs “practical” assistance as … <\/p>\n