Japan provides $13.64 mln to restore Donbas infrastructure, help wounded troops

13:59, 26.05.2016 1 min read

Japan has provided $13.64 million of financing to international organizations to restore Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which have suffered from hostilities, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Services Hennadiy Zubko has said.

"The money proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Mr. [Shinzo] Abe - $13.4 million – is transferred to the organizations that would directly work in Donetsk and Luhansk regions," Zubko said at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday.

He said that the funds will be used to restore the regions' infrastructure.

Zubko said that the funds will be transferred to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

"Some funds will go to military hospitals to help to take care about war heroes – Ukrainian troops who have been wounded in the conflict zone," Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Shigeki Sumi said.

The diplomat said that the funds would be also provided to conflict-affected residents in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.