Charitable Fund to Be Established to Help Return Institute of Ground Forces to Odesa

ODESA — “By September 1, 2010, the Institute of Ground Forces will return to Odesa,” stated the head of the Odesa Regional State Administration, Eduard Matviichuk. During a meeting with members of the committee of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the return of the Institute of Ground Forces to Odesa on May 20, the official announced the establishment of a charitable foundation “to which every resident of Odesa wishing to return the institute to Odesa will be able to donate funds. I personally will donate a certain amount for that,” he stressed.

According to the official, approximately 10 million UAH are needed to return the institute. “Unfortunately, we cannot allocate funds from the budget as it is already approved. But there is another way to return the institute: I will initiate establishment of charitable foundation,” he added.

Matviichuk expressed confidence that “every resident of Odesa will give a hand” to ensure the return of the institute to Odesa.  

According to timer.od.ua, the committee plans in the nearest future to pass the final decision as to the return of the institute after which the initiative of the fundraising will be considered.