Kim: international partners provided more than €300 million in aid to Mykolaiv Oblast

Vitaly Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration

As of March 2024, the total amount of aid from international partners to the Mykolaiv region reached more than 300 million euros, of which 75.5 million euros came from Denmark.

This was announced by the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitalii Kim on Espresso TV.

«Aid continues, but in a smaller amount. Over the past years, the amount of aid from international partners was more than 300 million euros, of which 75.5 million euros came from Denmark,» he said.

This year, the region expects to receive another 40 million euros, Vitalii Kim added.

«40 million euros were planned for this year, of which 20 million euros were precisely allocated to projects. These are no longer humanitarian projects, but more infrastructural and business projects. This is necessary in order to renew jobs and organize taxes. Denmark and Europe understand our problems, and they try to get involved in those projects that will be able to create additional value on the ground. Therefore, I am infinitely grateful to them for this, and we continue to work on an official and unofficial level. By and large, we have nothing but the help of our partners,» said Vitalii Kim.

Restoration of the Mykolaiv Oblast

As of February 2024, more than 30% of infrastructure facilities in the Mykolaiv region have been restored. Hospitals and bridges were restored the most, and the residential sector the least.

Last year, the Service for Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure in the Mykolaiv Oblast concluded contracts for restoration and repair of facilities worth 7.8 billion hryvnias. This is the fourth place in Ukraine in terms of the amount of auctions.

Among the objects to be restored is the bridge in Voznesensk, which is located on the highway H-24 «Blahovishchenske — Mykolaiv». It was destroyed last year during battles with Russian troops for the city, NikVesti reported.

This year, they plan to start work on the restoration of Mykolaiv airport, which was destroyed at the beginning of the Russian invasion.

Prior to that, 789 million hryvnias were allocated from the state budget for the reconstruction of 16 objects damaged by shelling in Mykolaiv region within the framework of the fund for liquidation of the consequences of armed aggression. In the course of inspections, the State Audit Service found a number of violations in tender purchases for some of them.

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.