The state-owned enterprise Forests of Ukraine has shipped the first batch of round timber under a contract with the Ministry of Defense, the company’s press service reported on its telegram channel.
According to the report, 11,021 thousand cubic meters of pine have already been shipped from the branches of Polissia, Stolychne, Slobozhanskyi, Northern and Central forest offices to the frontline regions for the construction of engineering and military facilities. The final destinations will be Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
It is explained that the timber is intended for five military units of the Engineer Troops engaged in the construction of fortifications of the first line of defense – dugouts, fireworks, trenches. The delivery price includes the cost of removal from the intermediate warehouse, loading into railcars and delivery by rail. To reduce costs, the railcars are lined with boards to increase their capacity.
As reported, in September 2024, the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” signed an agreement with the Ministry of Defense for the supply of almost 65 thousand cubic meters of round timber. In total, this year, 10 contracts have been concluded with military units for the supply of 97 thousand cubic meters of wood, most of which have been completed by 95%.
“This year, we have supplied 185.2 thousand cubic meters of wood worth UAH 335.5 million, which is almost twice as much as last year. We close all applications by 100%, because we understand the importance and significance of wood for the construction of fortifications,” summarized the Forests of Ukraine.
As reported, Ukraine launched a forestry reform in 2016. As part of it, the sale of raw wood at electronic auctions has already been introduced. Since 2021, an interactive map of wood processing facilities has been operating in a test mode in a number of regions.
The industry has implemented the Forest in a Smartphone project, which contains a list of logging tickets for timber harvesting and allows you to check the legality of logging on the agency’s online map.
On June 1, 2023, Ukraine launched a pilot for the electronic issuance of logging tickets and certificates of origin of timber. In addition, the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” has launched a pilot project for the procurement of timber harvesting services through the electronic platform Prozorro.
