The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will allocate funds for the recovery of the Chernobyl zone from the consequences of the occupation

Chernobyl zone. Illustrative photo from open sources

The Verkhovna Rada ratified the framework agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) regarding the activities of the International Cooperation Account for Chernobyl.

This is reported by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine.

«The agreement with the EBRD is a chance to restore the Exclusion Zone after the barbarism of the Russian occupiers: the purchase of lost equipment, the purchase of the latest fire-fighting equipment, and the renewal of the fire prevention and fighting system. All that will make the working conditions of more than 2,300 workers at Chernobyl better,» Minister Ruslan Strelets is confident.

It is noted that Ukraine will be able to receive assistance from partner countries, the number of which is growing.

«Already today we have 18 depositor countries, among them the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Canada, etc. The Fund already has 14 million euros on its account. We are waiting for the official registration of these contributions. More accurate data will be provided by the EBRD as the administrator of the Account at the next meeting of the Assembly of Depositors of the Account on July 2 of this year,» the message reads.

We will remind you that on the 38th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the National Bank is putting into circulation the commemorative coin «Chernobyl. Renaissance. Black stork».