Bulgaria provides Ukraine with medical protective equipment

The humanitarian cargo was received by Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar, Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to Ukraine Kostadin Kodzhabashev and other representatives of the Ukrainian and Bulgarian sides, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service reported.

"On May 27, 2020, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry hosted a ceremony of receiving humanitarian aid from Bulgaria, namely medical protective equipment for Ukrainian healthcare workers," the report reads.

During the ceremony, Bodnar thanked the Bulgarian side for the aid provided, noting that Bulgaria was and remains a reliable partner of Ukraine, relations with which are based on centuries-old traditions of friendship and mutual assistance.

According to him, the decision of the Bulgarian government to provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid to combat the spread of coronavirus is another manifestation of such a relationship.

As of May 27, 2020, Ukraine had 21,905 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases. Some 321 new cases were confirmed over the past day.

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