World Bank to rapidly assess Kakhovka HPP damage, Germany, France, Poland sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine

MOSCOW. June 8 (Interfax) - The World Bank will conduct a rapid assessment of the impact caused by the damage to the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant (HPP) and of Ukraine's needs for reconstruction, World Bank Managing Director for Operations Anna Bjerde said.

"The destruction of the Kakhovka HPP has many very serious consequences for essential service delivery and the broader environment. The World Bank will support Ukraine by conducting a rapid assessment on the recent Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment work," Ukrainian media outlets quoted Bjerde as saying in a social media post.

A number of countries have offered humanitarian aid to Ukraine, Ukrainian media said.

"In order to help, we have already procured 56 generators and 5,000 water filters, as well as items for shelters that will be sent to Ukraine immediately," Ukrainian media outlets quoted the German Foreign Office as saying in a statement circulated on social media.

In addition, Germany is also preparing to send water purification equipment, which is able to provide 60,000 people with drinking water, and dump trucks for removing debris.

"Our partner organizations that operate in the region are assisting with the evacuation and are distributing food kits among those in need," it said.

Poland, for its part, will provide Ukraine with ten water containers and ten mud water pumps, Ukrainian media said, citing Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski.

Paris, in turn, will urgently send around ten tonnes of equipment and humanitarian aid, including water purification systems, hygiene kits, 500,000 water purification tablets and several flexible storage reservoirs, to Ukraine, Ukrainian media said, citing the French Foreign Ministry's website.