Ukraine deploys 54 mobile “resilience wagons” across 12 regions
Ukrzaliznytsia has deployed a network of mobile resilience hubs in 12 regions of Ukraine, currently consisting of 54 railway wagons.
Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
“After the massive Russian attack on energy infrastructure on January 9, 54 mobile ‘resilience wagons’ began operating in a record short time across 12 regions of Ukraine. They have become points of warmth, communication, and support for people,” the statement said.
So far, more than 9,000 people have visited these mobile hubs. In the Kyiv region alone, 18 mobile units are operating – in Brovary, Boryspil, Fastiv, Vasylkiv, and other communities. On peak days, they receive up to 1,000 visitors per day.
The “resilience wagons” are also operating in frontline regions – in communities of the Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Poltava regions.
Some 13 more wagons have been sent to Ukraine’s western regions.
The mobile wagons were equipped jointly with international humanitarian organizations All Hands and Hearts, World Central Kitchen, White Stork, and the Hachiko Foundation. They are fully autonomous and are located at railway stations and terminals in cities and towns so that people can reach them quickly if needed.
According to the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, 19 “resilience wagons” – mobile heating points based on Ukrzaliznytsia railway wagons – are operating in the Kyiv region, along with 495 stationary resilience points.
The initiative was implemented through cooperation between the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, Ukrzaliznytsia, and the Kyiv Regional Military Administration to support residents of the Kyiv region in difficult conditions caused by Russian attacks.
In particular, such wagons have been deployed in Fastiv, Brovary, Boryspil, Vasylkiv, Vyshneve, Bucha, Borodianka, Irpin, and Bila Tserkva.
Each “resilience wagon” is equipped with heating, the ability to charge phones and other gadgets, a refrigerator and microwave, stable internet connection via Starlink, a children’s compartment with games, books, and cartoons, as well as separate pet-friendly compartments.
At the same time, additional 495 resilience points are operating in the region, along with 11 tents run by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
According to the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, these locations allow people to warm up, use the internet, drink hot tea, and recharge phones and other electronic devices.
It is noted that addresses of resilience points in each community of Kyiv region can be found on the official pages of the communities, on the website of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, or via a chatbot.
Information on the operation of stationary resilience points is also available on the website and in the Diia application.
As previously reported by Ukrinform, the number of State Emergency Service heating points in Kyiv has increased to 104.
Photo: Oleksii Kuleba / Telegram