{"id":56520,"date":"2026-02-07T07:11:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/generator-fit-to-power-village-arrives-in-ukraine\/07\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T07:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:11:32","slug":"generator-fit-to-power-village-arrives-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/generator-fit-to-power-village-arrives-in-ukraine\/07\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Generator &#8216;fit to power village&#8217; arrives in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A group of men from Guernsey have joined forces to send a generator &#8220;big enough to power a small village&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/crley6x0dgzo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:war-torn Ukraine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">war-torn Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The generator will be stationed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cnvg70v1z0ro?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:city of Odesa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">city of Odesa<\/a>, in south-western Ukraine, where it will be used to provide energy and infrastructure in a village there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Guernsey businessman John Mellor donated the standby generator from an old empty building in St Peter Port.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_191p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_191p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; 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