Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha visited Sumy region, where he met with soldiers of the 21st separate mechanized brigade.

"Christ is born! Glorify Him!" For me today it was a great honor and joy to hear this from our heroes, the soldiers of the separate mechanized brigade," Sybiha said on Facebook.

He noted that within the initiative of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the patronage of state institutions over combat units, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine systematically supports the 21st separate mechanized brigade and the United Assault Brigade of the National Police "Liut."

"Today I arrived to visit the soldiers not empty-handed either. He handed over 80 Motorola tactical radios and 10,000 chemical heaters purchased with funds raised by the Association of Spouses of Ukrainian Diplomats at the Charity Fair. The list of urgent needs was taken into consideration. Some of them were immediately addressed on the spot by phone," the head of the department said.

During the trip, Sybiha also visited the city of Sumy. Sybiha also met with the head of Sumy Regional State Administration, Head of the regional military administration Volodymyr Artiukh and his team.

"Since September, when I first visited the region as a minister, we have begun implementing a number of humanitarian projects to support Sumy residents with the involvement of international donors and partners," the minister said.

In addition, today the State Emergency Service of Sumy region handed over four units of special equipment received from the Ukrainian Embassy in Austria and an excavator from the German Society for International Cooperation GIZ.

"The Christmas meeting with children at Sumy Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation of Children was also very warm," Sybiha said.