The new issue of "Hrechka" tells about the help of farmers of the Kirovograd region in the fight against the pandemic of the coronavirus .

When Ukraine was unprepared to face the global pandemic, farmers came to the rescue again. For almost two months, an action "Save the lives of Ukrainians" has been launching across Ukraine, initiated by the Ukrainian Agri Council. The purpose of the action is to support and assist local health care institutions, law enforcement and local governments, and to help the most vulnerable sections of the population in combating the coronavirus epidemic. Small and medium-sized agricultural producers, members of the Ukrainian Agri Council have been united and involved in charity since the early days.

“Agrarians, like all socially responsible businesses, did not stay apart and actively supported the country during such a difficult time: they purchased artificial ventilation devices, individual remedies for doctors, necessary supplies and medicines, and provided food to hospitals and the most vulnerable sections of the population. ", UAC Chairman Andriy Dykun explains.

Therefore, the farmers of UAC of the Kirovograd region have allocated more than 2.5 million UAH to provide regional medical institutions and doctors with everything necessary for the fight against COVID-19.

Gennady Kazachonok and Vitaliy Ivanchenko “Agro Rhythm” LLC, Alexander Metanovsky "Urozhaj" PSP, Valentin Pustovoit "Lyudmila" FG , Gennady Volodar "Hart" LLC, Valeriy Bendyak "Victoria" POSP immediately responded to the request of doctors. A new device for artificial lung ventilation and disinfectants and doctors were purchased for the Haivoron District Hospital.

Three more units of artificial ventilation and two Puritan Bennett 560 fans manufactured by the USA for artificial ventilation were purchased by I&U Group founder Sergiy Tarasov for the City Hospital of Emergency Medical Services in the city of Kropyvnytskyi. In addition, the company provides assistance in all areas where their production units are located.

Medical facilities are provided with the necessary protective masks, antiseptics and reusable protective screens.

Agrarians of the Dobrovichi district, who did not stay away, rose about UAH 260,000 to help the district hospital. The money was spent on the purchase of masks, tests and medication. Also, in conjunction with the state administration, the apparatus of artificial ventilation was purchased. In total, 63 agrarians took part in the initiative, among them the members of the UAC: Sergiy Saus, head of “Agrotech” LLC; Victor Vorobyov, “Agro Firm” Dawn” LLC ; Igor Neofita, “Neophytes” FG; Yuri Popelyuk, “Zorya”  LLC; Mykola Savransky, “ Savransky MV”  SFG; Natalia Kezik, “Kezik NM”  FG; Andriy Khayan, “Nyva Hayana AB”   SFG; Vasily Perizhok, “Perizhka VV” FC.

Financial aid for the purchase of necessary medicines from Andriy Zubaliy “Progress” LLC was provided to Novomirgorod Regional Hospital. Alexander Demyanenko of “Mogutne” AF has also joined the support of the ambulance station of the Kirovograd district. 

Frunze LLC headed by Sergiy Onoshenko responded to the request of the doctors of Novoukrainsk district hospital and provided them with masks, protective suits and shields. In addition, the farm teamed up with other UAC agricultural enterprises in their region and was able to raise 1 million USD for the needs of Novoukrainsk District Hospital. The charity was joined by: Oleksandr Skichko PAF “ im. Ulyanova”, Volodymyr Striznev, “Ganivska” PAF  , Viktor Ruskevich “Rivnyanske” PrAT, Vladislav Zhuchenko “Ukraina” PE, Yuri Malyarenko “Svitanok” FG, Igor Litvinenko  “Zorya” STOV, Stanivlav Kosenko  “Zemlerob” FG.

Agrarians Lyubov Golyuchyk (“Golyuchyk V.I.” FG ) and Yuriy Prytula (“Elit”  PSP) provided first-aid facilities to medical institutions in the Novoarkhangelsk region.

According to the Chairman of the Ukrainian Agri Council Andriy Dykun, after analyzing the experience of other countries that have suffered significant human losses from the coronavirus and in order to avoid peak loads at the hospital and to protect the most vulnerable to the virus of the population, it was decided for the elderly, lonely people and the needy to be helped with food products. "And since all the participants of the Ukrainian Agri Council are engaged in the cultivation and provision of food, we realized that it is the thing where we can give help , ” Head of the Ukrainian Agri Council Andriy Dykun said.

A food reserve was created by “Niva” LLC AF headed by Mykola Moskovchuk and Konstantin Boychuk's farm in the Kirovohrad region. The enterprises provide foodstuffs to the district hospital on a regular basis, and in the period of the epidemic they additionally formed and distributed about 5 thousand food packages for the elderly of the Blahovishchenskiy District.

And this is not a complete list of support from participants of the Ukrainian Agri Council of Kirovograd region. Only with joint efforts and coordinated action our country can confront the threat of epidemic spread, and that is all the resources of the region's farmers are aimed for.