Representatives of the Irish Red Cross, led by Secretary General Deirdre Garvey, visited Ukraine

As part of the visit, the Irish Red Cross delegation met with Mykola Polishchuk, President of the Ukrainian Red Cross, Maksym Dotsenko, Director General of the Ukrainian Red Cross, and Ihor Prokopenko, Head of the Kyiv regional branch. During the meetings, they discussed the difficulties and challenges faced by the Ukrainian Red Cross team during the ongoing war and explored areas for further cooperation with their Irish colleagues.

Throughout the week, representatives of the Irish Red Cross had the opportunity to learn about the activities of the Ukrainian Red Cross and its areas of work during the full-scale war. They also visited the Vinnytsia and Kyiv regions, including the Khmilnyk, Ladyzhyn, and Vyshhorod district branches, as well as the headquarters of the Kyiv regional emergency response team.