KYIV, Nov 9 – The U.S. State Department has appointed former U.S. Ambassador to the country Geoffrey Pyatte as the coordinator of assistance to Ukraine in repairing, maintaining and strengthening its energy sector after massive Russian airstrikes.

"Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Geoffrey Payette has been tasked with coordinating the U.S. government's energy support to Ukraine with international partners," The Voice of America quoted State Department spokesman Ned Price as saying.