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Stoltenberg urges NATO members to aid with Kakhovka disaster aftermath

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Stoltenberg urges NATO members to aid with Kakhovka disaster aftermath
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stands during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2017. (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

On June 8, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on the members of the Alliance to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the wake of the Kakhovka dam disaster.

Stoltenberg said this after a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, bringing together NATO ambassadors and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

Some of Ukraine's partners have already provided millions in aid, with individual countries pledging to send water tanks, pumps, water filters, and shelter equipment.

NATO's Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center, the Alliance's civil emergency response mechanism, has shared a detailed list of Ukraine's most urgent needs with NATO allies and partners.

Stoltenberg also reminded that immediate, medium, and long-term support for Ukraine will be a key topic in the upcoming July NATO Summit in Vilnius.

Russian forces destroyed the Kakhovka dam on June 6, triggering a large-scale humanitarian and environmental crisis.

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Martin Fornusek is a reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in international and regional politics, history, and disinformation. Based in Lviv, Martin often reports on international politics, with a focus on analyzing developments related to Ukraine and Russia. His career in journalism began in 2021 after graduating from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, earning a Master's degree in Conflict and Democracy Studies. Martin has been invited to speak on Times Radio, France 24, Czech Television, and Radio Free Europe. He speaks English, Czech, and Ukrainian.

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