The Azerbaijani government sent humanitarian aid to provide medical assistance and meet the basic needs of Ukrainian refugees who fled to Moldova because of the crisis in Ukraine. The plane departed from the Heydar Aliyev International Airport this morning to deliver 29 tons of humanitarian aid worth more than 925 thousand euros to Chișinău airport.

Moldovan Ambassador in Azerbaijan Nicolae Cojuhari said that Azerbaijan, a friendly country, is helping Moldova in these difficult times. "Although many Ukrainian citizens have moved to other countries using Moldovan territory, currently about 100,000 Ukrainians have temporarily settled in Moldova. This is about 4% of the country's population," he said.

In March, the Baku City Executive Power sent 30 tons of humanitarian aid to Kyiv residents, the press service of the Baku City Executive Power reported. The supplies were collected by Baku district administrations and residents of the capital. The humanitarian aid mainly includes food and other necessities. 

Recently, on February 26 and March 12, the Azerbaijani government sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine in two planes totalling 10.5 million euros.

Vladislav Kanevsky, Ukraine's Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan, told reporters that “I want to express my gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and all Azerbaijanis for providing us with humanitarian assistance at such a vital and trying moment for Ukraine.”

The envoy highlighted that the delivered cargo protects hundreds of civilian lives who are now under fire, noting that this is not Azerbaijan's first humanitarian help to Ukraine. "Medicines, medical equipment, and food are all provided by Azerbaijan… We are friends as well as strategic partners," according to Kanevsky.