Santo Domingo – In a significant diplomatic address, Victoria Yakimoba, Ukraine’s Honorary Consul to the Dominican Republic, has relayed an urgent international humanitarian appeal from Kyiv’s Foreign Ministry. The plea comes as Ukraine confronts a severe winter exacerbated by an energy infrastructure crisis resulting from ongoing military conflict.
The foreign ministry’s call to action targets multiple sectors of global society, including national governments, international aid organizations, corporate entities, public figures, and private citizens worldwide. The initiative seeks coordinated support to alleviate suffering among vulnerable populations—particularly children, families, and isolated communities—who remain within Ukraine’s borders.
International solidarity efforts are already underway, as evidenced by Poland’s highly successful ‘Hugs for Kyiv’ campaign. This humanitarian drive has demonstrated remarkable efficacy, accumulating over 40 million hryvnias (approximately $1 million USD) through contributions from nearly 24,000 individual and institutional donors.
Financial resources obtained through this global initiative will be strategically allocated to procure critical survival equipment, including electrical generators, alternative power systems, and other essential resources necessary for maintaining basic living conditions during winter months. To ensure transparency and security in contributions, the Ukrainian World Congress has published an official international transfer protocol detailing verified donation procedures.
Consul Yakimoba characterized this appeal as both a humanitarian imperative and an invitation to global solidarity. She specifically encouraged Dominican civil society, private enterprises, and humanitarian organizations to participate in this international effort, emphasizing shared values of human dignity, cooperative responsibility, and transnational compassion during crisis.