Recent Russian pounding of Ukraine's energy grid will pose a "new challenge" for the country this winter, the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, has told Euronews.

Ukraine is facing its fourth winter since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. In the months running up to the start of the country's heating season, the EBRD was working with Ukraine's state-run oil and gas company Naftogaz to ensure that Ukraine has sufficient gas storage to cover the winter.

However, these efforts have been thwarted in recent weeks, as Russia is scaling up its missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's already weakened energy infrastructure. This pummelling of the grid plunged several regions, including Kyiv, into darkness.

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