The Director General of the Ukrainian Red Cross (URC), Maksym Dotsenko, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andriy Sibiga, discussed assistance to communities and children.
“During the meeting, the parties focused on the practical results of humanitarian initiatives that have already been implemented and on further expanding cooperation in the context of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine,” the UCC reported on its official Facebook page.
Among the key topics of discussion were the health and recreation of Ukrainian children abroad. This primarily concerns the children of military personnel, deceased and missing defenders, as well as children from frontline regions.
With the assistance of the Ukrainian Red Cross, more than 700 children were able to recover and relax outside Ukraine last year. The first trips for children took place in early 2026, and the program continues to expand. In the near future, it is planned to organize recreation for children from regions subject to constant shelling, in particular the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
During the meeting, the parties also discussed support for the energy sustainability of communities and assistance to the population during the winter period.
A separate vector of dialogue was the prospects for the development of humanitarian cooperation outside Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Red Cross (URC) is improving its crisis response mechanisms for emergency situations in cooperation with its partners.
“With the support of the German Red Cross, the Ukrainian Red Cross has delivered modern decontamination stations to the Rivne, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia regions. These regions have an increased level of man-made and radiation hazards due to the location of nuclear power plants and large industrial enterprises,” the URC reported on Facebook on Saturday.
The first practical training exercises on deploying the stations took place at the training ground of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in Rivne region. The event was attended by representatives of the UCC’s civil protection department and volunteers from rapid response teams from Kyiv, Rivne, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia.
During the training, participants practiced decontamination, degassing, and sanitary treatment of equipment and victims.
Such training strengthens the teams’ readiness to work in real conditions and enhances cooperation between the Ukrainian Red Cross and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Source: https://interfax.com.ua/
