Switzerland sends 17 more rescue vehicles to Ukraine
Published: Saturday, Nov 25th 2023, 14:50
العودة إلى البث المباشر
Switzerland is sending 17 more aid and rescue vehicles to Ukraine. In addition, Swiss experts will provide training for the Ukrainian fire department on site, as announced by the Federal Department of Home Affairs on Saturday during President Alain Berset's visit to Kiev.
By December, ten ambulances financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) with a total value of CHF 650,000, six fire engines and firefighting equipment from the Department of Defense worth around CHF 2.3 million and a used fire engine from the Knonaueramt in Zurich are to be delivered to Ukraine. Several vehicles had already been delivered earlier.
Including the new delivery, Switzerland has sent a total of 25 ambulances and 13 fire engines to Ukraine since the start of Russia's military aggression on February 24, 2022. These are worth around 3.9 million Swiss francs.
The Ukrainian healthcare system is under enormous strain, the federal government wrote. In particular, ambulances and fire engines are urgently needed, many of which have been destroyed in the fighting. In addition, there are still casualties every day in the war.
©كيستون/إسدا
Arabic 
English 
German 
French 
Spanish