On April 9, 2025, Eduard Burash, the ambassador of Transcarpathia, the head of the Feman organization and an advisor to the Slovak Children’s Ombudsman, organized the delivery of a large batch of humanitarian aid to Chernihiv region.
The initiative arose after the appeal of Colonel Mykola Zhuravlev of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who reported a critical situation in the village of Chaikino in Chernihiv region. The settlement is under shelling and 90 children still live there in need of food, hygiene products and other essentials.
Burash’s partners, Natalia Aleksandrova and Vladimir-Franz von Habsburg, as well as the organization “Smile as a Gift” represented by Boleslav Leshaw and Boleslav Drab, took part in the formation of the humanitarian aid. Anna Ivankova from GKCh Košice, Marcel Vrhota, Peter Jelen, Peter Roman, Gabica Jelenova and others also provided assistance.
The truck delivered beds, mattresses, hygiene products, detergents and food. The aid was organized through partners from the Ukrainian House of Charity under the patronage of Franz Volodymyr von Habsburg. In Uzhhorod, the cargo was loaded onto another truck for further transportation. Uzhhorod City Council member Arsen Melkumian and Nova Poshta employees assisted in the transshipment.
The customs and border services of Slovakia and Ukraine promptly processed the necessary documents, which allowed for unimpeded border crossing.
