As reported by the online media Ukrinform.
The frontline regions need active support and investment from international partners to rebuild housing and infrastructure damaged by shelling.
The head of the Mykolaiv Oblast State Administration, Vitaliy Kim, voiced these needs during the forum “The Ukrainian South Holds the Front: Resilience. Recovery. Future”.
“Frontline regions cannot independently rebuild housing and infrastructure destroyed by shelling and fully develop without the support of international partners. We need investments. Therefore every community, every even small town must establish international cooperation; our experience proves that this is possible.”
Key Findings and Next Steps
The forum underscored the importance of active collaboration between regions and donors for sustainable recovery. The event brought together more than 120 frontline communities from five regions to discuss practical pathways for recovery and stabilization of the regions.
According to Kim, in Mykolaiv Oblast the authorities are focusing on training specialists to work directly with donors. Already, more than 40 of the oblast’s 52 communities have direct contracts with international partners.
“This is a massive leap in terms of attracting funds and developing communities. Our task is not just to restore what was destroyed and to ‘lick our wounds’, but to make things better than they were, to create, so to speak, ‘South 2:0’. We are ready to share our developments with other regions. No need to reinvent the wheel; we should borrow from friends and do it.”
Additionally, Kim emphasized the need to ensure equal terms for frontline communities compared with rear-area regions and to establish effective coordination with international partners.
As part of the forum it was noted that more than 120 frontline communities from five regions joined forces to jointly seek practical ways to restore and stabilize the regions’ economic life.
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