Humanitarian cargo from Latvia delivered to Avdiivka and Toretsk

Soldiers of the National Guard delivered humanitarian cargo from the Republic of Latvia to Avdiivka and Toretsk, Donetsk region, the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) Headquarters has reported on Facebook.

The central municipal hospital in Toretsk, the only hospital in this frontline town, received new medical equipment.

The second part of the humanitarian cargo was delivered to Avdiivka and handed over to the civil-military administration. The aid will be distributed among local residents.

The JFO recalled that certificates for receiving humanitarian aid from Latvia were handed over in Kramatorsk on May 19. The event was attended by Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov, Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia Ināra Mūrniece, Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko, and Chief Chaplain of the Latvian National Armed Forces Elmars Plavins.

"This time, the total weight of humanitarian aid transported by the National Guard officers was about 10 tonnes. Most of the cargo is casual clothing for children and adults and medical equipment," the report reads.

As Ukrinform reported, Speaker of the Saeima Ināra Mūrniece said at a briefing in Avdiivka that the Republic of Latvia, as a member of EU and NATO, is always ready to help Ukraine.

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