Kirillo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president’s office, said that 43,000 people had left the city of Sumy, 3,500 from the Kyiv region and Alpha from Energodar.
On the other hand, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced, on Wednesday, the allocation of an aid package of more than two billion euros to those affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine, including residents, companies and countries, including those hosting refugees..
A statement from the EBRD said that the funds will be quickly secured to support Ukrainian companies and, when possible, help businesses relocate to ensure they can continue to operate..
The package of 2.2 billion euros will contribute to “helping countries directly affected by the influx of Ukrainian refugees” into their territory, after at least 2.2 million people left Ukraine to escape the crisis.Military operations in Ukraine.
“We are facing a crisis unlike any other, but throughout our history, we are a bank that rises to the challenge,” said bank president Odile Renaud-Paso.“.
In Ukraine, the funds will be used mainly for debt relief, financing the import of oil resources and providing liquidity.
Outside Ukraine, aid will be provided to neighboring countries by financing the purchase of energy resources to compensate for the ban on oil imports from Russia and Belarus. Amounts of money will also be allocated to provide “municipal services and to help the homeless in their livelihoods and liquidity for small and medium-sized businesses.”“.
The bank said that it expects “the crisis to have serious repercussions on the economies of several countries in which it is active.”“.
And last week, the Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development voted in favor of taking measures against Russia and Belarus over the military operations in Ukraine. These measures, if approved by the bank’s governors, will prevent these two countries from benefiting from the financial capabilities and expertise of this body.
In a related context, US lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a $14 billion aid package for Ukraine, which is part of a massive project to fund federal agencies and spare the United States a shutdown of official administrations..
On the other hand, Britain announced that it was preparing to send more portable missile systems to enhance the capabilities of the Ukrainian forces in terms of destroying Russian tanks and planes, but it denied that it was in the process of escalating the conflict..
For its part, Canada announced that it will send additional military equipment worth 50 million dollars to help Ukraine confront the Russian invasion of its lands, according to what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday.