Today, May 27, Mykolaiv received six vehicles for the city’s municipal services and 5 kilometers of pipes of various diameters to improve the water supply system damaged by Russian military shelling. This humanitarian aid was delivered to the city by the Embassy of Taiwan.
This was made possible thanks to Hanna Hopko, head of the National Interests Advocacy Network “ANTS,” who visited the Republic of China on an advocacy trip in the autumn of last year.
“A memorandum of cooperation was signed with the government of Taiwan and ANTS Network head Hanna Hopko. Already in March, my deputy Korenyev, together with director Vasyl Sehin, processed the documents that identified Mykolaiv’s main priorities. Today we have received the pipes and vehicles that will serve the city. All the vehicles we received will not be kept in a garage for better times — they will be put to work immediately. Of course, they are replacing those vehicles that have gone to the front,” said Mayor Senkevych.
The vehicles will be assigned directly to the city’s municipal facilities, which will allow for more efficient operations.
The vehicles and pipes were delivered to Mykolaiv by ANTS head Hanna Hopko and ANTS Executive Director Vasyl Sehin.
“As a co-founder of the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, I visited Taiwan for the first time at the end of October to participate in the 11th Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy, which brought together over 200 representatives from more than 70 countries to promote democratic values and exchange ideas on countering authoritarian regimes. The Assembly proved to be a productive platform both for negotiations — which resulted in Taiwan allocating a new package of financial aid — and for the overall strengthening of the new partnership between the Republic of China and Ukraine,” said Hanna Hopko.
As a reminder, the ANTS Network facilitated Taiwan’s financial support for destroyed Ukrainian cities. Taiwan transferred $1 million to frontline cities — Mykolaiv and Kherson. Additionally, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukrainian communities.
In addition to financial support, the Ukrainian side also discussed opportunities for future democratic — including digital — reforms, and the shared experience of both nations in resisting the authoritarian regimes of aggressor states. During Hopko’s visit, Joseph Wu, Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, promised to provide an additional $56 million in aid. The funds will go toward restoring civilian infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, in line with the most pressing needs of the Ukrainian people and government.
