The donations, which were collected for more than one month, were channeledthrough the Odessa province Red Cross.
Addressing the hand-over ceremony, President of the Vietnamese Association inOdessa province Nguyen Nhu Manh shared difficulties facing local people in thecontext that Ukraine is encountering a crisis.
The Vietnamese in Odessa have considered Ukraine as their second homeland andwant to support Ukrainian people, he said, adding that the charity campaign isheld annually.
President of the Odessa province Red Cross Alexsandr Bunkov said this has beenthe sixth charity campaign launched by the association since the crisis beganin Ukraine.-VNA
