Germany hands over first 13 vehicles to Ukrainian Railways under broader support package

Germany has handed over an initial 13 vehicles to the Ukrainian state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia as part of a broader support package. In total, the railway operator will receive 18 vehicles, 32 generators and 18 units of building equipment.

Source: Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine

Details: Two of the 13 vehicles will be used by the rail company to transport employees, while the remaining 11 will be sent to the regions for track workers, communications personnel and power engineers.

The handover ceremony was attended by Oleksii Balesta, Ukraine's Deputy Minister for Communities and Territories Development, Heiko Thoms, Germany's Ambassador to Ukraine, and Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia.

Thoms said the support forms part of efforts to strengthen, modernise and integrate Ukraine's railway system into the European network. He added that Ukrzaliznytsia connects Ukraine to Europe and that by supporting the company, Germany is supporting Ukraine's future in the EU.

Background: The Ukrainian government has allocated UAH 16 billion (about US$364 million) from the state budget reserve fund to finance state orders for domestic passenger rail transport in 2026.

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