On 4 May, Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, is in Stockholm to give a keynote speech at the “Forum Ukraine: Building Resilience for the Future”.

Today, Ukraine becomes a participating state of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism – the European solidarity framework that helps countries overwhelmed by a disaster.

A delivery of emergency energy support coordinated via the EU’s private donation scheme has arrived in Ukraine. Some 169 generators donated by the Minderoo Foundation in Australia have been transported to Ukraine via the rescEU’s energy hub in Poland.

To ease the burden on Ukrainian hospitals, the EU has been coordinating regular medical evacuations of Ukrainian patients, be they chronically ill or injured by the war, for more than a year.

Today, Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, and the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, are visiting the new rescEU energy hub in Poland that will act as a logistical centre for delivering emergency energy assistance to Ukraine.

The European Commission and the Government of Ukraine have signed a €100 million support package for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of schooling facilities damaged in Russia's full-scale war

At a time when temperatures across Ukraine have dropped to below 0, Russian attacks have left millions without reliable access to electricity, central heating and water.

The European Commission is coordinating a new aid delivery of over 1,800 tonnes in emergency assistance this month.

On 19 October, the European Commission announced a new emergency shelter and winterised facilities programme for Ukraine, as Russia's war continues to destroy civilian infrastructure. Furthermore, the Commission will provide an additional €175 million in humanitarian assistance.