Maryland Aid Package For Ukraine Outlined By Gov. Hogan

HANOVER, MD — Maryland is sending a multimillion-dollar aid package, including medical supplies and body armor, to support the people of Odessa, Ukraine — a sister city of Baltimore, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday.

The Maryland Department of Health is also donating more than 485,000 bandages and wound care supplies, 95 Eternity mechanical ventilators for hospital intensive care units and 50 Astral portable ventilators.

The aid package also includes nearly 200 pieces of body armor, consisting of tactical vests and shields, which have been donated by the Maryland State Police.

Hogan made the announcement at an MDH warehouse facility in Hanover, joined by Yaroslav Brisiuck, Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy of Ukraine; Karina Mandell, chair of the Baltimore-Odesa Sister City Committee; Dr. William Chester of the Paul Chester Children’s Hope Foundation; and Maryna Baydyuk and Boris Levonenko of United Help Ukraine.

“The atrocities taking place in Ukraine have served as a reminder to all of us of exactly why strong ties and alliances are so critical, and why it is so important that we do whatever we can to support our allies in their time of need,” said Gov. Hogan. “I want to thank our entire state government team for working around the clock over the past week to make this possible, along with the Baltimore-Odesa Sister City Committee, which has been indispensable in helping us coordinate efforts on the ground.”

Hogan's announcement follows his teleconference last month with Odessa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov.

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“Our friendship, support, and mutual assistance with our sister city Baltimore is 47 years old and we are grateful that you are with us today,” said Mayor Trukhanov. “Now, your support is more important than ever. Thank you for your leadership.”

Additional medical supplies have been donated to the Paul Chester Children’s Hope Foundation (PCCHF)—a Dickerson-based grassroots medical organization that provides surgical care to people in developing countries—to support the treatment of children and adults wounded during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

This is the second donation of medical supplies that the state has made to Ukraine in recent weeks.

In March, the governor announced that the state was working with PCCHF to donate to portable ventilators to treat patients at front-line hospitals in Ukraine.