S'pore Red Cross to send $2.4m in aid to Ukraine, 6 neighbouring countries

The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) is sending $2.4 million worth of aid to Ukraine and six of its neighbouring countries, in its second tranche of aid.

- Shabana Begum

The aid will be deployed by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Red Cross National Societies, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, who are spearheading relief efforts, said SRC in a statement yesterday. There are more than two million Ukrainian refugees affected by the war.

This donation follows SRC’s first tranche of aid worth US$100,000 (S$136,000), which arrived in Ukraine last Friday.

SRC added that its public fundraising appeal, which started on Feb 25, has raised close to $3 million.