Kyiv • UNN
Sweden has allocated SEK 1.4 billion (EUR 120 million) in humanitarian aid to support the people of Ukraine this winter amid intensified Russian attacks on infrastructure. The funds will be used to support Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, energy, healthcare, as well as grain exports and the education sector.
The Swedish government has announced a winter humanitarian aid package to Ukraine to support the population. The total value of the aid is 1.4 billion Swedish kronor (approximately 120 million euros) and is the largest single non-military support provided by Sweden to Ukraine. This is stated on the government portal of the Kingdom of Sweden, reports UNN.
Ukraine is going through a winter under Russian aggression. Just like last year. last year, Russia is intensifying its attacks on civilian infrastructure, not least against the electricity and heating supply. These attacks have had devastating consequences for the already severely affected population and worsen the humanitarian situation in the country. the humanitarian situation in the country. Support will help keep Ukraine warm and strengthen the country's resilience of the country this winter
The aid will support Ukraine's civilian infrastructure in the winter, its energy system, shelters, and healthcare support.
Most of the money, 900 million Swedish kronor, will go to the World Bank's to the World Bank's fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine. F
SEK 900 million allocated to the World Bank's Ukraine Recovery The World Bank's Ukraine Recovery Trust Fund (URTF), which supports Ukraine's central infrastructure Ukraine's central infrastructure in energy, housing, healthcare, and transportation. A key factor in the ability of the Ukrainian population to survive the winter is the purchase of of heating equipment and power transmission in the Ukrainian power grid. \ Energy and environmental support through the EBRD