European Commission | Update on EU support for Ukraine following the destruction of the Nova...

🇪🇺 Update on EU support for Ukraine following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka damThe European Union is mobilising its strategic reserves from the rescEU shelter capacities. Three mobile water treatment stations have been deployed to help the local authorities solve one of the most urgent needs in the area – access to drinking water. Each water treatment station can produce 120,000 litres of clean water per day.16 European countries – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Sweden – have now offered assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, delivering water tankers, water pumps, boats, rescue equipment, generators, and other in-kind life-saving assistance to the affected areas.The EU’s humanitarian partners in Ukraine have re-directed their ongoing response to provide life-saving assistance to the affected populations, including drinking water, ready-to-eat food, cash assistance and the distribution of shelter equipment. To further support humanitarian operations on the ground, the EU has also mobilised an additional €500,000 to address the immediate needs resulting from the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. This comes on top of the €200 million in humanitarian aid already allocated in 2023 for Ukraine. European Commission #StandWithUkraine