Kazan congratulates residents of Lisichansk and Rubezhnoye on the New Year with gifts for children, tangerines and chak-chak

The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin inspected the shipment of the twelfth convoy with 95 tons of humanitarian cargo

This year’s last humanitarian cargo weighing 95 tons was sent from Kazan to Lisichansk and Rubezhnoye. On the eve of the New Year, three thousand sweet children's gifts and 20 tons of tangerines, as well as other food products, clothing, household chemicals, construction materials, diesel generators will be delivered to residents of cities supported by Tatarstan. The shipment of humanitarian cargo was inspected by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.

“We are sending the twelfth humanitarian convoy collected by caring residents of Kazan and businessmen. We have completed the trucks, as before, based on the application that we receive from the leadership of Lisichansk and Rubezhnoye. Residents of these cities need clothes, household chemicals, medicines, glass, and building materials. Of course, New Year's sweets and gifts were loaded into the trucks. Three thousand children will receive them. In addition, we are sending 20 tons of tangerines, chak-chak and our best wishes. Happy New Year!”, – said the head of the capital of the republic of Tatarstan.

Residents and enterprises of Kazan actively participated in the collection of humanitarian aid for residents of Lisichansk and Rubezhnoye. “I want to express my gratitude to the enterprises: More than 350 companies from Kazan are taking part in the collection – we have already sent 1300 tons of humanitarian cargo. We will continue to provide support,”- the Mayor added.

Kazan educational institutions also joined the cargo collection. For example, students of the 4th grade of school № 18 collected several parcels for residents of Lisichansk and Rubezhnoye. They packed socks, sweets and their letters of wishes into the boxes.

Forty tons of food products were sent to residents of cities supported by Tatarstan in two trucks – meat and other canned products, butter, groceries, cereals, vegetables, fruits. Another truck was loaded with 20 tons of construction glass, and the second with 15 tons of diesel generators and auto parts, tools, clothes and household chemicals. A batch of books has been sent to libraries – fiction, popular science literature, and ABC books.

“We have gathered once again thanks to the caring citizens of Kazan. Twenty tons of tangerines, three thousand gifts, necessary uniforms, work clothes, glass have been collected. We wish peace to the residents of Lisichansk and Rubezhnoye in 2024. Happy New Year,”- Ilsur Metshin addressed the drivers.

“For those who are on the front line, we have separately collected the necessary uniforms on request. The most important wish is that everyone be alive and healthy, and return home shortly. We will continue to support Lisichansk, Rubezhnoye, and all our guys on the front line,”- the Mayor noted.