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The Race to Rescue Ukraine’s Power Grid From Russia

The test was years in the making, one of the final rituals in a drawn-out courtship between the Ukrainian and European power grids known as "synchronization.

"So far, the Ukrenergo spokesperson says, fuel supplies are holding up, but that could change quickly with continued attacks on equipment and supply lines. Ukraine may not be able to quickly join NATO or the EU, but perhaps the country can share a grid with its western neighbors.