US steps up support for Ukrainian infrastructure amid Russian attacks


Pentagon prioritising air defence and energy equipment as Moscow targets power and water supply. 6park.com
俄罗斯在冬季来临之际加大了对乌克兰关键基础设施的攻击力度，五角大楼称优先考虑为基辅提供防空和能源设备。



The Biden administration is urgently prioritising air defence and energy equipment for Ukraine as Russia steps up attacks on its neighbour’s critical infrastructure in the approach to winter. 6park.com
拜登(Biden)政府正紧急优先为乌克兰提供防空和能源设备。在冬季即将来临之际，俄罗斯加大了对乌克兰关键基础设施的攻击力度。 6park.com
 
In Bucharest on Tuesday, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said the US will provide more than $53mn in funds for critical energy infrastructure supplies such as distribution transformers, circuit breakers and surge arresters. 6park.com
周二，美国国务卿安东尼•布林肯(Antony Blinken)在布加勒斯特表示，美国将向乌克兰提供逾5300万美元资金，用于配电变压器、断路器和避雷器等关键能源基础设施供应。 6park.com
 
“This equipment will be rapidly delivered to Ukraine on an emergency basis to help Ukrainians persevere through the winter,” the US state department said.美国国务院表示：“这些设备将在紧急情况下迅速运往乌克兰，帮助乌克兰人熬过这个冬天。” 6park.com
 
In recent weeks, Russia has stepped up its attempts to leave vast swaths of Ukraine without water and power as it faces setbacks elsewhere on the battlefield, and western nations are increasingly tailoring new military assistance packages accordingly. 6park.com
最近几周，俄罗斯加大了攻击，试图让乌克兰大片地区断水断电，因为它在战场上的其他地方遭遇挫败。西方国家也越来越多地相应地调整新的军事援助计划。 6park.com
 
The Pentagon last week said it would provide more than 200 generators to Ukraine’s military, in addition to ammunition for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (Nasams), to help counter Russia’s attacks, after providing other ammunition and air defence systems earlier this month. Officials also promised more weapons, including Nasams. 6park.com
五角大楼上周表示，除了为国家先进地空导弹系统(Nasams)提供弹药外，它还将向乌克兰军方提供200多台发电机，以帮助反击俄罗斯的攻击。本月早些时候，五角大楼还向乌克兰军方提供了其他弹药和防空系统。官员们还承诺提供更多武器，包括Nasams。 6park.com
 
A senior defence official said: “There may be a mix of air defence capabilities that we can provide very soon and others that we can provide down the road and we really are looking at all possible capabilities.” 6park.com
一名高级国防官员表示：“可能会有我们可以很快提供的防空能力和我们可以在未来提供的其他能力的组合，我们真的在研究所有可能的能力。" 6park.com
 
Defence officials on Tuesday said they are also scouring US and ally stockpiles for additional air defences to send to Ukraine, labelling them “an urgent priority”. 6park.com
国防官员周二表示，他们也在搜寻美国和盟国的库存，以寻找更多的防空武器送往乌克兰，并将其称为“紧急优先事项”。 6park.com
 
“We are watching Russia continue to double down on its strategy to try to inflict pain on the Ukrainian people, to try to break their will,” the senior defence official said. 6park.com
“我们正看着俄罗斯继续在其战略上加倍下注，试图给乌克兰人民造成痛苦，试图摧毁他们的意志，”上述高级国防官员表示。 6park.com
 
Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff of Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in an interview with the Financial Times that he has repeatedly expressed Kyiv’s urgent need for specific military assistance to US and UK military and national security officials. 6park.com
乌克兰总统泽连斯基的参谋长安德烈·耶尔马克(Andriy Yermak)在接受英国《金融时报》采访时表示，他已经多次向美国和英国的军事和国家安全官员表达了基辅对具体军事援助的迫切需求。 6park.com
 
“Our partners know what exactly we need for today, for the next week, and next month. But still, we have some questions we are discussing which we think it’s necessary finally to settle,” he said. “I mean [questions about] tanks, I mean long-distance missiles, I mean planes, I mean, of course, air defence.” 6park.com
“我们的伙伴知道我们今天、下周和下个月到底需要什么。但是，我们仍然有一些问题正在讨论，我们认为有必要最终解决这些问题。我指的是(有关)坦克，我指的是远程导弹，我指的是飞机，当然还有防空。” 6park.com
 
Yermak said the Biden administration had told him more air defences from the US were “possible by the end of this year”. 6park.com
耶尔马克表示，拜登政府告诉他，美国“可能在今年年底前”提供更多防空系统。 6park.com
 
“We need these weapons to win. We are sure how we use them,” he said. “We showed that we are able not just to defend ourselves but to liberate our territories.” 6park.com
“我们需要这些武器来赢得胜利。我们知道如何使用它们，”他说。“我们表明，我们不仅有能力保卫自己，而且有能力解放我们的领土。”
“Without these, our children can’t go to school,” he added.“没有这些，我们的孩子就无法上学。”他补充说。