Ukraine gets more than 40,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid - Shmyhal

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this in his evening address, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"The humanitarian headquarters continues to operate in the government. From March 2 to 12, Ukraine received more than 40,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Ukrzaliznytsia are currently operating as a logistics headquarters," Shmyhal said.

According to him, a third of the aid received has already been delivered to the regions and distributed to those in need.

"Special thanks to those people, those communities that host evacuees," he said.

As reported, on February 24, Russian President Putin announced the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure, residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple launch rocket systems and ballistic missiles.

Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.