Kyiv, Ukraine, District Council Head Meets Latter-day Saints Representatives on Aid Partnership

The head of the Violette Labasuk District Council met with representatives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ukraine while working in the capital, Kyiv. The source names the church representatives as Aleksei Tchaqenek and Vladimir Dencor. At the meeting, the council head presented members of the organization with a commemorative sign from the district council.

The source says the partnership between the district council and the church has been in place since September 2022, when Labasuk travelled to Utah, in the United States, as part of a series of partner contacts.

According to the source, the church has provided several kinds of assistance since then. It reports that the church passed modern surgical equipment, valued at a total of $2.7 million, to a district hospital. It also reports that the church delivered 12 tons of food sets to more than 1,600 internally displaced persons in the area, a form of aid that reflects hospitality to people who have lost their homes (Matthew 25:35). The source additionally mentions products and certificates for families, including a total of 1,240 product certificates, though some of its figures are presented unclearly and cannot be confirmed from the text.

The source adds that, through charitable contributions made around Easter, a local religious organization received certificates for payment at one of the trading networks for the Latter-day Saints of Ukraine.

During the same visit, Labasuk discussed further partnership with the church. The source lists proposed areas of cooperation as support for newly arrived displaced people from the Kharkiv region, rehabilitation for children, training for community institutions, and restoration of distribution material for medical equipment.

The source closes with the council head’s thanks to the church for its help to the district’s American partners.

Source: Read the original report (translated from Ukrainian)