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The shipment of the first tranche of humanitarian aid from Cyprus to the people of Ukraine, was sent yesterday. The humanitarian aid will be transported via cargo ship to Thessaloniki and then to Poland where the European Union has established a logistics hub of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism in cooperation with the Polish authorities.

A total of 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid including 80 tonnes of food supplies (infant milk and food, flour, long life food), shelter equipment (sleeping bags, tents, blankets, biological toilets), 13 tonnes of medical supplies and medicines, 5000 pairs of shoes, 22500 liters of bottled water, electricity generator, personal hygiene kits and other civil protection and first aid equipment.

The volume of humanitarian aid that has been gathered mainly through the individual contributions of citizens, is a tangible demonstration of solidarity by Cyprus to the Ukrainian people. Furthermore, part of the aid package has been offered or acquired through the initiative of the different services of the Government.

The aid was collected under the supervision of the Citizen’s Commissioner, in cooperation with other government services, such as the Civil Defence, the National Guard, the Ministry of Health and the Cyprus Port Authority. The shipment of the above humanitarian aid was arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The freight costs were covered by the Humanitarian Aid fund of the ministry’s budget.

(SCH)