Denmark will provide more than $21 million to Mykolaiv and the region: for the reconstruction, demining and reconstruction of the «agrarka» dormitory

The Kingdom of Denmark will direct another financial aid of more than 21 million dollars to the reconstruction of the Mykolaiv region.

The aid package was approved during the fourth meeting of the special Supervisory Committee on Friday, January 12, the Ministry of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine reports.

The signing of the package was attended by Dan Jorgensen, Minister of Cooperation and Development of Global Climate Policy of Denmark, and Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction.

The package includes, in particular, the following projects:

• demining of agricultural land;
• provision of cogeneration facilities;
• reconstruction of the dormitory of the Mykolaiv State Agrarian University for fire safety, which will be carried out jointly with UNOPS Ukraine and All Ukraine.

The meeting was also attended by the mayor of Mykolaiv Oleksandr Sienkevych and the head of Mykolaiv RMA Vitalii Kim.

It is worth emphasizing that in 2023, Denmark has already allocated more than 100 million dollars for the restoration of the Mykolaiv Oblast.

The beginning of Denmark's cooperation with Mykolaiv

In March 2022, the president of Ukraine, speaking in front of the Danish parliament, called on the country to take «leadership» over Mykolaiv after the end of the full-scale war unleashed by Russia.

At the end of August last year, the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, and the Minister of International Development of Denmark, Flemming Moller Mortensen, signed a memorandum of cooperation. The memorandum envisages joint work on the formation of reconstruction projects and the involvement of investors from various countries in the restoration of Mykolaiv.

In January 2023, a meeting of representatives of Denmark and Ukraine took place in Mykolaiv regarding the planning of further restoration of the city.

On July 3, the Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark announced a new aid package for the Mykolaiv region.

In September, after a meeting with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the opening of the office of the Danish Embassy in Ukraine in Mykolaiv.

At the beginning of November, Denmark announced a new large-scale aid package for Ukraine for 40.2 million euros. The main emphasis in the aid package is on Mykolaiv and the Mykolaiv region.

Also, in November, the Office of Reconstruction and Development of the Mykolaiv Oblast and the Office of Reconstruction and Development of the City of Mykolaiv became operational.

Postwar reconstruction of Mykolaiv

Currently, it is known that about 60% of the aid that Denmark sends to Ukraine goes to Mykolaiv and the Mykolaiv region.

At the annual forum of the publishing house «Legal Practice» Business & Legal Infrastructure Forum, the ambassador of Denmark to Ukraine announced the vision of the post-war reconstruction of Mykolaiv with friendly conditions for pedestrians and bicycle infrastructure.

While in Mykolaiv, the ambassador explained that after the end of the full-scale war, Denmark would help Mykolaiv to restore and modernize its shipbuilding capacity.

In addition, Denmark will rebuild the Lyceum named after Mykola Arkas while preserving its authentic appearance. As of September 2023, Ukrainian architects presented Ole Egberg Mikkelsen with reconstruction options.

Another educational institution that the Danes will rebuild is Admiral Makarov National Shipbuilding University (NUK). The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Ukraine Ole Egberg Mikkelsen is sure that this will revive Mykolaiv as a «city of shipbuilding».

The ambassador also supported the idea of creating a Danish quarter or park in Mykolaiv, but today this issue remains at the idea stage.