The Biden White House is set to announce an additional $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine as the incoming Trump administration to take office in January.

The new aid comes as Russia has launched a barrage of attacks against Ukraine's power facilities in recent days, although Ukraine has said it intercepted a significant number of the missiles and drones.

President Biden on Wednesday denounced Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, declaring the wave of missiles and drones “outrageous.” “The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the Ukrainian people’s access to heat and electricity during winter and to jeopardize the safety of its grid,

Russia launched dozens of missiles and drones, hitting a thermal plant and sending Ukrainians scrambling for shelter in metro stations Christmas morning.