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Fighting fires and stereotypes in Ukraine

Meet Viktoria, the only woman firefighter in the Kyiv region

July 20^th, 2022

Footnotes UNDP has partnered with the State Emergency Services (SES) since 2016, assisting Ukraine’s rescuers with technical support and transportation, along with training focused on medical and psychological skills. Following the outbreak of the war earlier this year, UNDP immediately mobilized to provide the SES with firefighting equipment, generators for emergency power, food supplies, and specialized tools for removing debris. Now this partnership has expanded to support demining and debris removal efforts in Irpin, Bucha, Hotomel and other settlements north of Kyiv. This work has been supported by the European Union, the Netherlands, Denmark and Japan.