National Army Service Members, in support of the public authorities

CHISINAU, August 5, 2022 — The National Army Service Members continue to provide support to civilian public authorities in managing the flow of refugees from Ukraine.

Military teams from the 22^nd Peacekeeping battalion "Blue Helmets" were involved today in actions to transport and distribute material goods donated by foreign partners for refugees from Ukraine and the families that shelter them.

According to Colonel Adrian Efros, head of the Single Crisis Management Center (CUGC), it is about a donation of food and necessities worth 100 thousand euros offered by the Red Cross of the Hellenic Republic. They were transported with the help of the technical units of the National Army in the districts of Straseni and Anenii Noi.

The same source informs that the goods are to be distributed to social assistance departments in more than 20 localities in the country.

It should be noted that since the beginning of the declaration of the state of emergency, the National Army has carried out several support activities in the management of the refugee crisis, such as setting up temporary refugee accommodation centers, transporting loading-unloading goods, but also sorting products, food, and hygiene from warehouses in the municipalities of Chisinau, Balti as well as in other localities in the country.