Switzerland to Donate Fire Truck for Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast

The vehicle was obtained thanks to the charitable foundation Give Good and the support of the Ambassador of Ukraine to Switzerland Iryna Venediktova.

Source: Kharkiv RMA

The fire and rescue vehicle was brought from Switzerland. It is designed to extinguish small fires or to provide support during the elimination of large-scale fires. The car is equipped with a pump and fire hoses. From today, the special vehicles will start performing their assigned tasks.

“We are sincerely grateful to our partners and everyone involved for this assistance. It is crucial to strengthen the logistics of Kupyansk, as the de-occupied community is under fire from the occupiers almost every day. This vehicle is in good condition and has low mileage. We continue to work together for the Victory,” said Yevhen Ivanov, deputy head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.

Earlier in June 2023, Switzerland announced humanitarian aid worth CHF 1.2 million (EUR 1.22 million) for demining in Ukraine.

Also, in June 2023, the House of Representatives refused to back a proposal for a CHF5 billion ($5.5 billion) aid package for war-torn Ukraine over the next five to ten years. Most right-of-center parliamentarians swayed the vote on a motion for a multi-year Ukraine aid package.

Switzerland has been criticized for prohibiting other countries from transferring Swiss-made weapons to Kyiv for neutrality reasons. This also applies to Germany, which cannot supply Ukraine with ammunition for the Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft missile systems.

See also

• US foundations to provide modular bridges in Kharkiv Region. Plans are underway to install modular bridges in Kharkiv Oblast to replace those destroyed during the war. The first such structures have already been delivered to Ukraine.
• Destroyed hospitals reconstruction ongoing in Izium and Balakliia of Kharkiv Oblast. After the liberation, Izium Hospital became known beyond the borders of Ukraine. Famous actors and musicians donated EUR 250,000. Benefactors from abroad and all over Ukraine brought equipment.
• After negotiations with the United Nations and international organizations regarding the problem of the territory demining, the Swiss company plans to help the Izium region and has already started the work.