Apart from medicines and medical devices and hygienic material, citizens in war-torn Ukraine currently require blankets, pillows, tents, body heaters, sleeping bags, and warm clothing so an appeal has been made to Croatian citizens to donate these items.

The Impressum Communications marketing and advertising company has said that Ukrainian citizens who live and work in Croatia and Slovenia have joined an initiative launched by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna and organised additional locations for the collection of humanitarian aid in Zagreb and Cakovec.

Nappies, children’s food, chocolate and medical products such as creams, eye drops, nose and throat sprays and the like are needed as well.

Hygienic products are especially needed such as bandages, men’s belts, razors, lamps, generators and portable phone chargers and all types of canned food, metal dishware, canisters for fuel and heaters.

Collection locations are situated at: Perutnina Ptuj – PIPO, Vučak 26, Zagreb; and Perutnina Ptuj – PIPO, Rudolfa Steinera 7, Čakovec. For additional information contact: 00385 40 372 888 or [email protected].

MHP GROMADI Fundacija, which is connected to the Ukrainian company that owns Perutnina Ptuj, has also organised a fundraising campaign and donations can be made to: MHP-GROMADI; company code: 39832275; account number: UA413510050000026000878971724; bank name: JOINT STOCK COMPANY ‘UKRSIBBANK’.

Donations can also be made online at www.caritas.hr (žurne akcije u svijetu – Ukrajina), or via a bank deposit to: Hrvatski Caritas at Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d.; IBAN: HR0523400091100080340; SWIFT/BIC: PBZGHR2X; svrha uplate: pomoć Ukrajini, or by dialling the donation number 060 9010.

The Croatian Red Cross also has a fundraising account at: IBAN HR0923600001503056530; poziv na broj odobrenja: 705; Zagrebačka banka d.d., Zagreb, Trg bana J. Jelačića 10; Primatelj: Hrvatski Crveni križ, Ulica Crvenog križa 14-16, Zagreb; for payments from abroad – BIC (SWIFT): ZABAHR2XXXX.

Donations via UNICEF Croatia can be made at: www.unicef.hr or into account No. HR9223600001501092532, poziv na broj 2263-98.

The Croatian Medical Chamber has joined in efforts to collect essential medicines and medical equipment and donations can be made to IBAN: HR5923600001503058540; model: 00; poziv na broj: 2022; opis uplate: Humanitarna akcija za Ukrajinu.

The Ukrainian Embassy too is collecting funds at: Zagrebačka Banka, IBAN HR6523600001503057268.

The Facebook profile ‘SOS Ukrajina’ is currently the most active social network initiative collecting donations. More information is available at: www.facebook.com/groups/sosukrajina.

Information regarding the activities of the Ukrainian-Croatian Friendship Society is available at: www.facebook.com/Udruga-Ukrajinsko-Hrvatskog-Prijateljstva-1764091250496836/.