Norway to supply Ukraine's Sumy Oblast with a bridge and €2 million in medical aid

Norway has pledged to deliver a bridge to Sumy Oblast, which will soon be assembled in the Mykolaiv hromada in the Sumy district, as well as medical equipment worth €2 million. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

As reported by Ukrinform, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha noted at the international conference Resilience and the European Future of Sumy Oblast that both he and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy raise the issue of supporting frontline oblasts during all their foreign visits.

"Our recent visit to Norway, where I had the honour of accompanying First Lady Olena Zelenska, proved productive. Norway is delivering a bridge to Sumy Oblast – it was literally dismantled in Norway and will soon be assembled in the Mykolaiv hromada. Sumy Oblast will also receive medical equipment worth €2 million from Norway," he said.

Sybiha added that the leadership of Sumy Oblast will decide today which hromadas will receive this aid.

Norway recently announced it would provide Ukraine with US$150 million to support its energy sector.

On 22 October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Norway on an official visit.