Germany to Provide €10mn to Ukraine to Rebuild Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital Destroyed by Russian Attack
Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development will provide Ukraine with 10 million euro to rebuild the Okhmatdyt children's hospital, which was destroyed by a Russian missile strike.
The head of the ministry, Svenja Schulze, said this in an interview with the Rheinische Post.
The funds allocated by Germany will be used together with funds from other sponsors and donors to restore the operation of Okhmatdyt and prepare the hospital for the winter.
This will include repair and maintenance of the hospital's facades, treatment rooms, and electricity and heat supply.
‘The destruction of the children's hospital shows how ruthlessly and inhumanely Russia is waging this war of aggression... We must not and will not accept that this place for treating children with cancer no longer exists in Ukraine. We have offered the Ukrainian government support in reconstructing the hospital so that children can once again receive the treatment they need quickly,’ the minister said.
Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Oleksiy Makeyev said that since February 2022, Russia has completely destroyed more than 210 medical facilities in Ukraine and seriously damaged more than 1,600.
He expressed his gratitude for the numerous offers of assistance from Germany following the Russian attacks.
‘I thank everyone for this - it is much more than abstract condolences. In order to deal with the consequences of Russian terror, we must immediately start rebuilding. Germany has once again provided us with concrete assistance. By allocating 10 million euros, our German partners have once again demonstrated leadership,’ the Ukrainian diplomat stressed.
Recently, Lithuania has transferred €1 million to restore the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv.
The deputy head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine said that the EU would help with the restoration of Okhmatdyt.
Sweden is also preparing a decision to allocate an additional SEK 5 million (over $470,000) in urgent humanitarian aid for the victims of the rocket attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital.
As The Gaze previously reported, on 8 July in the morning, the Russian army launched several waves of massive missile attacks on Ukraine. In particular, in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Donetsk region. The attacks killed dozens of people and injured hundreds.
The Okhmatdyt children's hospital was among the facilities hit by Russian missile strikes.