Georgian Post: Georgia ranks 1st in Ukraine aid supply via mail

Humanitarian aid delivered to Ukraine from Georgia amid the Russian aggression ranked the country first among states that sent their packages via mail, the Georgian Post said on Friday citing data from the National Post of Ukraine.

As of April 20, over 520 tons of aid were delivered by the postage company to Ukraine, with Georgian-originating packages followed by Romania with more than 80 tonnes of parcels and Belgium with 80 tonnes, based on the Ukrposhta national post figures.

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Georgia is also among the 14 countries that have enabled individuals and legal entities to send free postal parcels to Ukraine to their preferred recipients since the outbreak of conflict in February, Georgian Post said. 

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The humanitarian aid used for the ranking does not include technological, construction and other humanitarian cargo supplied by other countries.

The first humanitarian aid was sent from Georgia to Ukraine in February following an initiative of the Prime Minister of Georgia. Aid has also been sent with the involvement of State Representatives of all regions of Georgia and the Department of Government Relations with the regions. Aid was collected and sent to Ukraine by the Parliament of Georgia, Tbilisi City Hall, the Orthodox Church Patriarchate and the National Food Agency.

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State agency Enterprise Georgia launched its own Produce for Ukraine campaign, under which products made by Georgian companies or purchased by them were sent in three stages to the country facing the Russian invasion.

Delivery of humanitarian aid to Ukraine has been logistically provided by Georgian Post in cooperation with the Ukrainian National Post.