The second summit of the first ladies and gentlemen, initiated by Olena Zelenska, was held yesterday, February 23. By the end of the event, according to preliminary estimates, almost 120 million hryvnias were collected for the purchase of type C ambulances, the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine reports..

A few days before the Second Summit, namely on July 21, a fundraising was initiated for Type C ambulances.. The equipment of these reanimobiles allows you to quickly and safely deliver the seriously wounded to the hospital. The collection was carried out through the fundraising platform United24.

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According to the first lady of Ukraine, the cost of one ambulance is approximately 100,000 euros. While in a war the country needs literally a hundred of these medical vehicles, because one of their advantages is the ability to move off-road. Also, type C ambulances are equipped with all the necessary equipment: oxygen tanks, heart monitors, defibrillators, electrocardiographs and ventilators..

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\? To date, it is estimated that several hundred. Is that enough? Not sure. The war is not over. Reanimobiles save people under shelling, take out the wounded by roads, broken shells. Doctors risk their lives and, together with cars, actually become participants in hostilities,” Olena Zelenska said.. – “A person, his life and health, honor and dignity, inviolability and security are recognized in Ukraine as the highest value. This is what our constitution says."

The second summit of the first ladies and gentlemen took place in the format of a teleconference between Kyiv, Warsaw, Brussels, Washington and London.

The event was attended by 23 first ladies from Austria, Belize, Belgium, Greece, the State of Israel, Ecuador, Iceland, Spain, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, the USA, Turkey, France, Germany, Montenegro, as well as.

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Among the invited speakers were not only politicians such as Andrzej Duda, Charles Michel, Liz Truss, but also representatives of the world organizations WHO, UN, UNICEF, and well-known sports and cultural figures, in particular David Beckham, Elina Svitolina, Richard Gere, Mila.

The Summit was broadcast in more than 20 countries of the world.