School canteens in the Mykolaiv region will have their kitchen equipment upgraded at a cost of ₴5.5 million

Equipment is to be purchased for 73 school canteens in the Mykolaiv region. Photo: NikVesti archive

Plans are in place to purchase new kitchenware and equipment for school canteens in the Mykolaiv region. The government has allocated nearly 5.5 million hryvnias for this purpose.

This is set out in Resolution №1392 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 4 November 2026, NikVesti reports.

With this funding, schools will be able to purchase specialised containers for preparing, storing and serving food, lids for these containers, as well as stands for combi ovens — equipment in which dishes are cooked using hot air and steam.

Specifically, each school is to receive a set comprising 37 items of kitchenware and equipment. This includes enamelled containers, metal gastronorm containers of various sizes, perforated containers, lids and a stand for the oven.

In total, 5 million 475 thousand hryvnias have been allocated to the Mykolaiv region. Under the terms of the programme, 75 thousand hryvnias are earmarked for each educational establishment. Consequently, the funds allocated to the Mykolaiv region will be sufficient to equip 73 schools.

Mykolaiv will receive the largest share of the funding among the local authorities — 1,650,000 hryvnias. This funding is intended for 22 educational institutions.

A further 225,000 hryvnias each have been allocated to the Voskresenske, Vradiivka, Kostiantynivka and Pervomaisk communities. Each of them will be able to purchase equipment for three school canteens.

How the funds were allocated among the communities in the Mykolaiv region:

• 1,650,000 hryvnias — Mykolaiv community;

• 225,000 hryvnias each — to the Voskresenske, Vradiivka, Kostiantynivka and Pervomaisk communities;

• 150,000 hryvnias each — the Oleksandrivka, Domanivka, Doroshivka, Myhiia, Sukhyi Yelanets, Mishkovo-Pohorilove, Kryve Ozero and Nova Odesa communities;

• 75,000 hryvnias each — the Bashtanka, Veselynovea, Olshanka, Kamianyi Mist, Kobleve, Mostove, Berezanka, Arbuzynka, Bereznehuvate, Inhulka, Ochakiv, Syniushyn Brid, Stepove and Pivdennoukrainsk communities.

A separate allocation of 675,000 hryvnias has been made to the Mykolaiv region. These funds are earmarked for equipment for nine educational institutions.

The funds are being provided with the support of the UN World Food Programme. Schools must use them for their intended purpose and report to the Ministry of Education and Science by 31 December 2026.

It should be noted that a separate programme to renovate school canteens is currently underway in Mykolaiv. Specifically, refurbishments are planned at four schools: Lyceums №3 and №40, and Gymnasiums №46 and №52. Almost 80 million hryvnias in state subsidies have previously been allocated for this work, and co-financing is also provided under the Ukraine Facility programme.