Emergency Service receives three vehicles for humanitarian demining from Slovenia
The State Emergency Service received three light pyrotechnic vehicles KOZAK PM-L, purchased with money provided by the government of Slovenia as part of the UNITED24 initiative.
The public relations department of the Economy Ministry reported on Saturday certificates for receiving the vehicles were handed over to Chairman of the State Emergency Service Andriy Danyk by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Tanja Fajon, who is currently in Ukraine on a working visit.
According to the Ministry of Economy, the pyrotechnic vehicles received by the service specialists were made in Ukraine.
The tender for the purchase of the vehicles was held in September 2024. The purchase price of three units of equipment was about UAH 38 million, which is UAH 3.6 million cheaper than the starting price. The State Emergency Service has been using vehicles of this class in its work for several years now.
This is the second transfer of equipment purchased with funds provided by Slovenia. In October 2024, the State Emergency Service received two tractors for transporting demining vehicles. The agreement on the allocation of EUR 1.5 million for humanitarian aid in the field of demining was signed by the governments of Ukraine and Slovenia in December 2023. It entered into force on July 3, 2024, after the completion of the necessary domestic procedures.
"We focus on expertise and innovation in the field of demining, which we are happy to share with you. We are glad that we have had the opportunity and financial resources to support Ukraine over the past two years. And we will continue to do so," said Tanja Fajon.
The Ministry of Economy is the administrator of the UNITED24 account for humanitarian demining needs. Since May 2023, more than UAH 190 million in hryvnia equivalent have been credited to the account. The commission for determining the amount of funds to meet the needs for the implementation of humanitarian demining activities under the Ministry of Economy is responsible for distributing the money.
