Dozens of Ukrainians stranded in Georgia provided with high necessity products
On February 26, 2022 the Georgian Economy Ministry announced the “large-scale-campaign” under the #produceforUkraine hashtag, revealing it would deliver products ranging from food to hygiene items and medicine to Ukrainians stranded in the country. Photo: Georgian National Tourism Administration/Facebook.
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Dozens of Ukrainian citizens stranded in Georgia by the outbreak of hostilities in their home country have received products of high necessity from Georgian companies involved in the #produceforUkraine campaign, Mikheil Khidureli, Director of the Enterprise Georgia state programme, said on Thursday.
The Georgian government covers accommodation and food costs of Ukrainian citizens who arrived in the country between February 1 and 23. Photo: Georgian National Tourism Administration/Facebook
Products provided by the beneficiaries of the programme, as well as other Georgian companies, were delivered to 90 Ukrainian nationals in Tbilisi, with Khidureli saying the move was designed to show “every citizen of Ukraine once again that we, Georgians, are by their side, and we hope the war in their country will end soon.”
On February 26, 2022 the Georgian Economy Ministry announced the “large-scale-campaign” under the #produceforUkraine hashtag, revealing it would deliver products ranging from food to hygiene items and medicine to Ukrainians stranded in the country.
Georgia has also provided aid worth one million GEL ($315,000/€279,000) to Ukraine, with The Georgian Post announcing it would deliver humanitarian parcels to Ukrainian citizens free of charge.
Additionally, Georgian citizens and businesses have started to offer free overnight accommodation and other types of assistance to Ukrainians in the country through social media groups since the breakout of the war, while the Georgian National Tourism Administration launched a hotline for the purpose, reachable through the number 0 800 800 909.
Russia began its military assault on Ukraine last week, after President Putin’s announcement of the recognition of the independence of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk on February 21.
Georgian national women’s foundation Taso has launched fundraising campaign to purchase clothing, food and other basic necessities for the Ukrainian women who have had to give birth in emergency shelters due to the ongoing war in the country.
The Georgian government will cover accommodation and food costs of Ukrainian citizens who arrived in the country between February 1 and 23, the Georgian National Tourism Administration said on Tuesday.
Igor Dolgov, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia, has thanked the Georgian government for the latter’s decision to send aid worth one million GEL ($315,000/€279,842) to the country amid Russia’s military invasion.
Hundreds of Georgian-based hotels have offered free accommodation to Ukrainian visitors who are stranded in Georgia due to the outbreak of hostilities in their country this week, the Ministry of Economy said on Friday.
A humanitarian aid package for Ukraine has been collected throughout Georgia following a decision by the Prime Minister, with 100 tons of aid prepared to be dispatched to the country on the backdrop of Russia's invasion.
The Georgia Rugby Union has launched an initiative to collect humanitarian aid to support Ukrainian citizens affected by the war. In a post published on Facebook, the national body for the sport asked the public to deliver non-perishable food, medicines, diapers and personal hygiene items for children and adults to addresses in three cities across Georgia.
Oleksandr Shulga, the First Secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy for Economic Affairs, has expressed gratitude to all countries, including Georgia, that have welcomed and sheltered Ukrainian citizens since the outbreak of war in the country last month.
Shakhtar Donetsk, the Ukrainian football club based in the east of the country, has thanked Georgian club Dinamo Tbilisi for humanitarian aid sent to Ukraine for supporting those affected by Russia’s military aggression on the country.