On Tuesday, after a solemn ceremony in Riga, 11 Mercedes-Benz buses donated by the Riga City Hall left for the Ukrainian capital carrying humanitarian aid for residents of Kyiv city and the Kyiv region affected by the Russian occupation.
Source: Ukrainian Ambassador to Latvia Oleksandr Mishchenko
“This is one of the projects of assistance provided by Latvia and Latvian self-governments to our country which fights against Putin’s aggression together with the world community. By the decision of the Riga City Council, 11 buses were donated to the sister city of Kyiv to support the city’s infrastructure affected by the Russian bombing.”
Humanitarian aid – medicines, food, hygiene products, clothing, baby food, other baby products, household appliances, pet food, and more – was collected for several days in Riga.
Upon arrival in the capital of Ukraine, these buses will be handed over to the Head of the Kyiv City Administration Vitaliy Klitschko with the participation of Riga Vice Mayor Edvards Smiltēns. The humanitarian action was made possible thanks to the coordinated joint work of the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia, the Riga City Hall, and the Latvian charity fund Ziedot.lv.
Ties between cities and regions of Ukraine and Latvia are strengthening on all levels and in various spheres.
