Ukraine has received 1.5 billion euros of macro-financial aid from the European Union, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said.
“Thus, the total budgetary support from the European Union this year reached 18 billion euros. These funds help us to maintain economic sustainability and fulfill social obligations,” Shmygal wrote in his Telegram channel.
He also thanked the EU for the weighty and timely assistance to Ukraine and expressed hope for further support.
The portfolio of domestic government bonds (government bonds) of Ukrainian banks increased by UAH 4.355 billion (by 0.7%) – to UAH 632.116 billion, legal entities – by UAH 2.404 billion (by 1.8%) – to UAH 135.172 billion, individuals – by UAH 0.321 billion (by 0.6%) – to UAH 51.515 billion.
According to the NBU, the total portfolio of government bonds increased by UAH 7.087bn (by 0.5%) – to UAH 1554.292bn from UAH 1547.205bn a day earlier, in the ownership of the National Bank and therobschina remained unchanged, non-residents – changed slightly.
The official exchange rate for December 21 – 37.5516 UAH/$1
Movement of trains on the railway station Medyka (Peremyshl direction), stopped due to the derailment of a freight train in Poland, resumed, reports the press service of “Ukrzaliznytsia”.
“The section near Medyka (Poland) is open for traffic, the train №74 “Peremyshl – Kharkiv” has just departed with a delay of 4 hours 30 minutes. Passengers of flight No. 31 “Zaporizhzhya – Peremyshl” are already waiting for buses for transfer to Krakow,” Ukrzaliznytsia’s Telegram channel said on Wednesday evening.
Ukraine on Wednesday received EUR 150 million in non-repayable financial assistance from the EU as part of a bilateral agreement to finance the Support for Ukraine’s Early Recovery program (State Building and Resilience Contract), the Finance Ministry said.
“Grant funding will help ensure priority measures to restore critical facilities affected by Russia’s armed aggression, including transport infrastructure, utilities and services, social infrastructure and residential areas,” Minister Sergii Marchenko said in a release.
It is specified that the second tranche of EUR 100 million is expected in the first quarter of 2024. The funds will be used to finance both recovery activities and support small farms and other agricultural businesses.
The day before, Marchenko said that since the beginning of this year, Ukraine has managed to attract more than $39 billion in external financing, compared to $32.1 billion for the entire last year, and by the end of the year this amount will reach about $42.3 billion. In particular, the EU is expected to receive EUR 1.5 billion of the last tranche of macro-financial assistance this year.
The Dobrobut Medical Network, with the support of the Direct Relief International Foundation, has updated its program of free surgical care for the wounded and rehabilitation of the military.
According to Dobrobut in its press release, the program will run from December 18, 2023, to May 15, 2024, at the Dobrobut Medical and Diagnostic Center in Kyiv.
Military and civilians with injuries and traumas sustained as a result of hostilities can receive surgical care. In addition, children of military personnel will be able to receive scheduled and urgent surgical care.
The military also has a program of free physical rehabilitation for injuries sustained during hostilities.
Applications for participation in the program will be reviewed by a special medical commission.
“Dobrobut has been cooperating with Direct Relief since April 2022. Thanks to this, more than 2.3 thousand patients have received free medical care at the Dobrobut Diagnostic and Treatment Center. With the support of the American partner, Dobrobut surgeons have performed nearly 1,000 surgeries.
“Dobrobut is one of the largest private medical networks in Ukraine. The company’s portfolio includes 15 medical centers in Kyiv and Kyiv region, an emergency service, dentistry and pharmacies. The medical centers of the network provide services for children and adults in more than 75 medical areas. Every year, Dobrobut specialists perform more than 7,000 surgeries. The network employs more than 2,800 people.
Thanks to cooperation with international charities such as Direct Relief International, Children of War Foundation, International Medical Corps and University of Miami Global Institute, as well as the work of the Dobrobut Foundation charity fund, the network’s clinics continued to operate even during the hostilities and provided a significant part of medical services free of charge for months. Since the first days of the war, the Dobrobut Medical and Diagnostic Center in Kyiv has been providing emergency medical care to Ukraine’s defenders and people injured in the fighting 24/7 free of charge. Thanks to the activities of Direct Relief International and the Dobrobut Foundation, the Dobrobut Medical and Diagnostic Center provides free medical care to wounded soldiers and people in difficult situations due to the hostilities.
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