International Delegations Visit Kyiv Oblast, Show Support for Ukraine

Bucha in the Kyiv Oblast was visited by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Health Care of Denmark, Sophie Lede, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Denmark to Ukraine, Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, and the Minister of Health Care of Ukraine, Viktor Lyashko.

The press service of the Bucha City Council informed about it on Telegram.

It should be noted that Mayor Anatoly Fedoruk met with the guests in the Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. There, he discussed the crimes committed by Russians against the civilian population in February-March 2022. Delegates also viewed photos depicting the effects of the occupation.

"It's hard to look at all the horrors that happened here without tears. We sympathize with all people living in Bucha who have experienced such events. But the fact that you tell the whole world about it is very important now"
said Sophie Lede.

The guests also paid tribute to the memory of the victims of Russian aggression by laying flowers at the monument in Bucha.

The day before, Bucha was visited by representatives of the Special Committee of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly "Parliamentary Group for Support of Ukraine".

What is known about the visits of foreign delegations to the Kyiv Oblast?

On January 30, the niece of the 35th US President John Kennedy, the president of the American Human Rights Organization, Carrie Kennedy, visited Bucha. On January 8, a delegation from Germany visited Irpin and Bucha. These members of the Bundestag represented various parliamentary groups, and included representatives of international affairs, security, and defense policy.

On January 7, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa visited the Kyiv Oblast. The delegation visited the area around the church of St. Andrew the First Called Apostle, where they paid respects. There, guests had the opportunity to learn about the history of the Buchi occupation. In Irpin, the Japanese delegation specifically visited the Romanovsky Bridge, known as the "road of life".

On November 9 last year, ambassadors from Great Britain, Sweden, Finland, and Canada visited the village of Kalita in the Browary district. The foreign guests toured the National Center of the Kalish Community, the cultural center, the library, and the shelter.

On November 6, during his visit to the Kyiv Oblast, Croatian Ambassador Aniceju Dzamič discussed the effective reconstruction of the region, which particularly requires complete demining.

On November 3, four officials from the state of Utah (USA) arrived in Irpin: the leaders of the cities of Salt Lake City, Vineyard Haven, Beara, and the head of the operations office of the State Aerospace and Defense Industries Association, Robert Carroll. They visited the areas most heavily affected by destruction in the city and observed the works of the world-famous street artist Banksy.

In October, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur visited Bucha and Irpen as part of his visit to Ukraine. He witnessed the reconstruction of cities destroyed during last year's attempted Russian army attack on Kyiv and paid respects to those who died as a result of Russian aggression.

Also in October, German parliamentarians from the Bundestag visited Bucha. They walked along Wokzalna Street, assessed the scale of reconstruction, and conversed with residents.

In September, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited DPSU soldiers who protect the Ukrainian border in the Kyiv region. In particular, he announced that the United States would contribute $300 million to continue this important work.