President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen progress in Ukraine’s implementation of the recommendations of the European Commission.
During a call with von der Leyen we condemned today’s Russia’s missile attacks. Welcomed new package of sanctions and agreed on further pressure on Russian aggressor,” he said on Twitter Thursday.
This week, the Pryirpinia Community Foundation donated antibiotics worth UAH 67.8 thousand to the Vyshneve City Hospital and a maternity hospital in Bucha district for a similar amount as part of the Social Medicine Program, totaling UAH 5.8 million. This was reported on the Facebook page of the Public Council at the Bucha District State Administration.
At the beginning of this week, the Charitable Foundation “Pryirpinia Community Foundation”, with the assistance of the Public Council at the Bucha District State Administration, handed over a batch of Indian-made antibiotics Moxetero to the Vyshnya City Hospital utility company for a total of UAH 67,798. The volunteers also donated 200 packs of Moxetero to a maternity hospital in Buchanan district for the same amount.
According to the head of the foundation, Tatyana Lagovskaya, the humanitarian aid was handed over to the hospital in Vyshneve as part of the Social Medicine program implemented by the organization since the end of February this year. The Indian-made medicines worth over UAH 4 million – antibiotics Flucap 74, Linezolid-hetero, Moxetero – were provided by the benefactors The final recipients of the program are residents of Buchanan district who cannot afford medicines costing from UAH 400 to 800 per pack of 10 pills, as well as IDPs, military personnel fighting at the front line, and wounded soldiers being treated in hospitals and clinics.
During the first week of the program, hundreds of packages of medicines worth more than UAH 280,000 were delivered as humanitarian aid to Vorzel, Mykhailivsko-Rubezhivske and Gostomel general practice clinics and hospitals in Vinnytsia where wounded soldiers, including those from Buchansk district, are being treated. The needs of the outpatient clinics in the district are coordinated in effective cooperation with the Deputy Head of the Bucha District State Administration, Mr. Danil Mavlyanov.
In addition to antibiotics, Lagovska said the program includes medical supplies (sterile and disposable surgical gowns, surgical instruments, bandages), which are currently to be delivered by the foundation’s volunteers from abroad. Among the recipients of such medical supplies is even the Kyiv Military Hospital of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. “Thanks to the fruitful and effective cooperation with the governor of Kyiv region in 2022 Oleksiy Kuleba, and now the acting head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration (KORA) Dmytro Nazarenko, our drivers go to Germany, Poland, and Slovakia as volunteers. And they bring back in their cars what our fellow countrymen from Bucha, Irpin, Vyshneve, and other towns and villages of the Bucha district have collected in these countries,” says the director of the charity foundation.
According to Oleksandr Tygov, Head of the Public Council at the Bucha District State Administration, the antibiotics will be distributed free of charge to the IDPs in Vyshneve. According to Mr. Tygov, other organizations that are members of the Public Council are also providing humanitarian aid to medical institutions. For example, last week the Local Communities Movement handed over medical supplies to St. Peter’s outpatient clinic.
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European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel said it is necessary to attract private investment both from Ukraine itself and from the European Union to rebuild post-war Ukraine, for which favorable conditions must be created.
He said this on Thursday in Stockholm at the end of a meeting of the European Council at the level of development ministers. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kurbakov also attended the meeting by video link.
“It is clear that we must prepare ourselves for recovery and reconstruction, which go hand in hand with the process of reform on the way to European membership. These processes reinforce each other. Ukraine needs to move forward on fighting corruption, reforming the judicial system, which will increase the efficiency of spending in Ukraine and create a predictable and fair economic environment to attract private investors. This must be mobilized to ensure that the private sector can play a key role for civil society and local authorities. We must use our funding to attract private investment, both from Ukraine and the EU,” Borrell said of his vision.
The EU high representative stated that the reconstruction of Ukraine will be “the next huge task.” “And the longer this war goes on, the more destruction there will be and the more work we will have to do to support Ukraine in its reconstruction. It is also very clear that Russia must make up for the incredible destruction and loss it has caused Ukraine and its people. It must pay the price for rebuilding Ukraine. To do this, we are working on how we can use and mobilize frozen Russian assets in accordance with international law,” he added.
Borrell recalled that during Wednesday’s informal meeting of defense ministers, defense chiefs discussed military support for Ukraine and today with development ministers discussed rebuilding Ukraine. “Those two things go together. We have to help Ukraine to avoid destruction and we have to support Ukraine to rebuild it. But the less destruction, the better for reconstruction efforts. So we have to send generators to Ukraine to produce electricity and we have to send missiles to prevent Russia from destroying them,” he detailed.
Referring to the participation in the meeting of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine Kurbakov, the High Representative said that he “spoke about his vision of priorities.” “It is absolutely clear that we must continue to support Ukraine to win this war,” Borrell stressed.
On Thursday, at a press conference at the Kyiv City State Administration, the Heroicar project presented a unified platform for providing wheeled vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The event was attended by veterans of the volunteer battalion of the Azov Army, the head of the Heroicar project, representatives of the Women of Steel organization, and Akhtem Seitablaev, a well-known film director and project ambassador.
When discussing the supply of vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the experts emphasized the importance of constantly replenishing the military with working wheeled vehicles and concluded that creating a centralized system for the supply and maintenance of vehicles in the context of public-private partnerships is the most effective way to solve the problem.
“Last year, more than 60,000 vehicles were imported to Ukraine for the needs of the Armed Forces. The average service life of wheeled vehicles in war is 2-9 weeks. We need to send vehicles to the frontline constantly. This is the key to our victory. But it is not enough to supply vehicles to the military. They also need to be serviced and repaired in a timely manner. We need to check the needs of the military for these vehicles. In the old days, Cossacks used to have horses, but today these horses have become steel, just like our Cossacks who are fighting for their freedom,” said Oleg Petrenko, a veteran of the AZOV volunteer battalion and coordinator of the Support AZOV charity foundation.
“We have created a unified national platform for the supply of vehicles for the Armed Forces. As part of this platform, we collect applications for wheeled vehicles, verify them with the Armed Forces, purchase the vehicles that are needed at the front, bring them to the required technical condition for operation at the front, deliver them to the Armed Forces and carry out maintenance together with our partners. The main task is to make the whole process as transparent and efficient as possible for the benefit of our military. We have established deliveries of vehicles from the US, Europe and Korea and can provide the Armed Forces with any kind of transport, but right now there is a need for pickup trucks. That is why we are supplying Ford F-250 and Ford F-350. These are very powerful frame trucks with a 6-liter diesel engine. Any man-portable air defense system or machine gun can be mounted on such a pickup. The body capacity of the first model is 1.5-1.8 tons, the second – up to 2.5 tons. Some of the vehicles we have sent to the front line have already been equipped with full-fledged anti-aircraft systems that weigh 2.2 tons. The vehicle works perfectly and performs its tasks,” said Oleksandr Pugach, Project Manager of the Heroicar project.
Within the platform, any military or civilian can apply for a vehicle. The application will then be verified by the Armed Forces and the fundraising process will begin. Within 30 days of completion, the car will be at the front. The project also takes care of the maintenance of the vehicles, including repairs and technical inspections. Each vehicle has a plate on the dashboard with a phone number to call for all technical issues.
Heroicar has already delivered 19 vehicles as part of the “Guardians of the Sky” project – mobile air defense fire teams that use machine guns and man-portable air defense systems to hunt drones and missiles that protect the skies in central Ukraine and Kyiv. 3 vehicles are operating in eastern Ukraine. Another 10 vehicles are on the way. We have also delivered 4 Volkswagen T4 buses for cargo transportation. Now we are delivering vehicles to various brigades of the Azov regiment and to military units on the front line. HeroCar is already accepting applications from the military.
“I am the wife and sister of a defender. I have three brothers – in captivity, in the sky and at the border. I know that vehicles on the front line are a consumable that is vital for our defenders. That is why I am appealing to everyone to help buy pickup trucks for the 93rd Kholodny Yar Brigade, which is in the middle of hell today. They are defending Bakhmut. They need to remain mobile and highly effective in the fight against the enemy,” said Sofia Cherepanova, a representative of Women of Steel.
This application, along with others, has already been posted on the HeroCar platform.
To support our military, Hero Car has launched a large-scale campaign. The vehicles that will soon be sent to the front, along with those that have already been through the war, can be seen near the Kyiv City State Administration and in 5 other shopping centers in Kyiv. Near the vehicles, you can meet Azov soldiers who can talk to you personally and learn firsthand about the need for wheeled vehicles. And for a donation to the vehicles for the military, you can get a unique sticker pack.
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Kormotech’s Save Pets of Ukraine initiative has released a charity book about saving animals and their loving people from war. All proceeds will be used to help the four-legged friends
Two women who managed to take 47 cats from Kyiv to Germany at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. The military and dogs are “at zero”. A couple who rescued pets from locked abandoned apartments. A lady with more than 60 dogs. Cats who warmed and calmed their people in the most disturbing moments. A girl who started sleeping better thanks to her dog. These are just a few of the characters in the book Saving Pets (and People) in Ukraine, published by the team of the social initiative Save Pets of Ukraine. This is a collection of inspiring stories with happy endings about cats, dogs, their owners and volunteers who were forced to evacuate from the war and supported each other. And also about the people who take care of a large number of four-legged animals on a daily basis. These are stories about how people save animals, and they save their caring people in return.
The book aims to draw attention to stray animals in Ukraine, which have become much more numerous over the past year. According to the study, this number has increased by 20-30% in the rear regions and by 100% or more in shelters in the frontline regions. Thus, 25,799 dogs and 19,473 cats are under the care of shelters and volunteers. The study was conducted by the Ukrainian public opinion research center SociOinform at the request of Kormotech, Ukraine’s largest manufacturer of cat and dog food, which founded the national initiative Save Pets of Ukraine in 2022.
The book also presents stories of four-legged adoption, which may serve as an example for readers. After all, adopting stray animals into families is the best and most humane way to reduce the number of tails in shelters and on the streets. Thus, a few weeks before the book’s release, when the editor of one of the national TV channels learned about it, he signed up for an interview to take a cat into his family.
All proceeds from the sale of Saving Pets (and People) in Ukraine will be used to help dog and cat shelters.
You can buy the book on the Save Pets of Ukraine website or through social networks:
https://www.savepetsofukraine.kormotech.com
https://www.facebook.com/savepetsofua
https://www.instagram.com/savepetsofua/
https://t.me/savepetsofua
About Kormotech
Kormotech is a global family-owned company with Ukrainian roots that has been producing high-quality pet food since 2003. The rations are developed by its own R&D center in cooperation with European and American consultants. The company has production facilities in Ukraine and the EU, and successfully exports products of its own brands Optimeal, CLUB 4 PAWS, Woof!, Meow! and its partners’ own brands to 33 countries. The product range includes more than 650 items. Kormotech is a leader in Ukraine and is among the TOP-10 most dynamic and TOP-51 most powerful pet industry producers in the world according to Petfood Industry.
https://kormotech.com/uk
Save Pets of Ukraine
Save Pets of Ukraine is an all-Ukrainian initiative to provide comprehensive assistance to four-legged animals during the war. It was founded by Kormotech, a Ukrainian manufacturer of food for cats and dogs. The initiative is implemented in partnership with the NGO Element of Life, as well as the U-Hearts charity foundation, a partner in attracting assistance from the global community.
Save Pets of Ukraine has united dozens of non-profit and business organizations and private donors in the United States, England, Europe and Ukraine.
Currently, the initiative provides food for shelters and pet volunteers, medicines for veterinarians, and provides comprehensive support to shelters for cats and dogs. During the year of its operation, the initiative has already helped 262,000 pets across Ukraine.
In 2022, Ukrtruboprom has reduced the production of pipes by 37.9% compared to the previous year – down to 449.7 thousand tons.
According to the association, all the plants showed negative dynamics last year. “Interpipe Niko Tube and Trubostal decreased their production of seamless pipes by 31.1% and 61.6%, respectively, Centravis – stainless pipes by 38.3%, Interpipe NMTZ – electric-welded pipes by 67.1%. The production of tubes at Oskar fell by 20%, and only Ukrtruboizol, an IPO, reached the level of production the year before last.
At the same time it is reminded that Dnepropetrovsk pipe plant is idle and is in the state of liquidation.
Director General of Ukrtruboprom Association Georgiy Polskiy noted that at the end of winter last year, after the full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, virtually the entire pipe industry came to a halt. Nevertheless, later on the plants managed to partially restore production, and in the summer to have a stable load, although we cannot speak about pre-war volumes.
“A new test for the industry was the enemy strikes on the energy infrastructure facilities. The peak of the rocket attacks was in November-December, the country was several times plunged into blackout, pipe plants were limited by power supply and could not work rhythmically. As a result the production of pipes by the end of the year dropped below April 2022. On the whole, the last year output of pipes in Ukraine went down by 38%,” says the head of the Association.
He says that break up of the traditional logistic schemes, in particular, blocking of the Ukrainian seaports at the Black Sea, had an extremely negative influence on the industry. As a result, the companies used longer routes for exporting their products through Western border crossings and European seaports. This led to a rise in logistics costs by 2-3 times and hit the cost of Ukrainian products.
“Since autumn, pipe companies have had another challenge – export of scrap metal. From October to December the volume of exports reached about 25 thousand tons, increasing the deficit in the domestic market. At the beginning of 2023 the problem became catastrophic, because only in two months of this year export of scrap metal has already reached 23 thousand tons. This threatens the stable work of Ukrainian pipe enterprises”, – said Polskyy.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 increased the production of pipes by 15.1% compared with the previous year – up to 980.7 thousand tons, including enterprises “Ukrtruboprom” increased their production by 32.6% – to 710.5 tons.
