During the period of martial law, Ukraine received medical humanitarian aid worth ₴21.52 billion, including from Israel – Ministry of Health of Ukraine

During the period of martial law, Ukraine received medical humanitarian aid worth more than 21.52 billion hryvnias. This data was published by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on January 2, 2025. Behind the dry numbers is the real work of the healthcare system in wartime conditions, where each delivery means saved lives.

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Ukraine has received 18,454 tons of medical humanitarian aid. This is not a one-time action or symbolic support, but a continuous flow of resources without which the treatment of the wounded, emergency medicine, and the basic resilience of hospitals are impossible.

The structure of the aid shows the scale of efforts. Ukraine received 440,768,449 units of medicines, as well as 260,924,210 units of medical devices, personal protective equipment, and components. These are consumables that are used daily in operating rooms, intensive care units, and stabilization points.

A separate category included 36,099 units of medical equipment and IT solutions, including diagnostic systems and digital infrastructure. In addition, 987 units of medical and specialized transport, 876 generators, more than 139,000 medical instruments, and 3,026 units of medical furniture and inventory were delivered.

In wartime conditions, the protection of personnel is also important. The deliveries included 4,815 bulletproof vests and helmets, including armor plates and plate carriers. Ukraine also received 9 mobile buildings and hospitals, 595 Starlink terminals for communication, and another 17,289,499 units of aid categorized as “other”.

The Ministry of Health emphasizes that humanitarian aid is distributed not only among institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Health. It is also directed to municipal and departmental medical institutions, including those operating within the security and defense system. The key principle is priority.

First of all, aid is received by medical institutions in the combat zone and near the front line, as well as hospitals treating the wounded. A separate focus is on regions with a large number of internally displaced persons, where the burden on healthcare is many times higher than pre-war levels.

Deputy Minister of Health for Digital Development Maria Karchevich notes that each delivery has practical significance: containers and batches of aid turn into system resilience and the ability to work even under shelling.

Medical humanitarian aid was provided by international and non-governmental organizations, the business sector, and the governments of the following countries:

USA, Italy, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Austria, Malaysia, Slovakia, Denmark, Spain, India, Switzerland, Poland, Latvia, Sweden, South Korea, Pakistan, Finland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Belgium, United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Azerbaijan, Netherlands, Romania, Israel, Serbia, Kenya, Moldova, Argentina, Slovenia, Hungary, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, Estonia, Australia, Bulgaria, China, Ireland, Singapore, Brazil, Cyprus, Greece, Indonesia.

This list is not just a collection of flags. It is a map of international support, where countries from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, America, and Africa coexist. Including Israel, whose aid has become part of Ukraine’s overall medical survival infrastructure.

The contribution of Israeli society to supporting Ukraine deserves special attention. In addition to state and institutional aid, Israeli volunteers, charitable foundations, medical organizations, and private initiatives played a significant role. From the first days of the war, medicines, equipment, protective gear, mobile medical solutions, and humanitarian cargo for the civilian population were sent from Israel to Ukraine.

Israeli doctors, paramedics, and emergency medicine specialists shared their experience of working under constant threat of shelling, and Israeli technological and medical startups participated in providing hospitals with communication, diagnostic solutions, and autonomous life support systems. Jewish communities, volunteer networks, and civil activists played a separate role, consistently coordinating the collection and delivery of aid to frontline regions of Ukraine.

This support has become an expression not only of international solidarity but also of the direct civic responsibility of a society that understands the cost of war and the vulnerability of the civilian population. Such efforts—at the level of people, not just states—turn humanitarian aid into sustainable support and long-term cooperation between countries.

The amount of 21.52 billion hryvnias is not an accounting report. It is an indicator of how global solidarity transforms into specific saved lives, functioning operating rooms, and hospitals that continue to operate despite the war. It is about such connections between Ukraine, Israel, and the world in crisis conditions that NAnews — News of Israel | Nikk.Agency consistently reports.