The relevant Presidential Decree* “On the awarding of state awards of Ukraine on the occasion of the International Volunteer Day” was published on the website of the President of Ukraine.

Ellen Marie Hansen was at the origins of the “Bevar Ukraine” volunteer union. She was the first to respond to a request for help from Ukrainians in Denmark when the Russian-Ukrainian war broke out in 2014. Ellen provided a warehouse where Ukrainian volunteers were able to accumulate humanitarian aid, seek the necessary donors, repeatedly paid for the transportation of goods to Ukraine, and spent a lot of time in the warehouse sorting and packing humanitarian supplies.

Niels Gundelach Madsen, working in one of the Copenhagen hospitals, for years collected and sent medical aid for our country. Thanks to Niels, dozens of cars with hospital beds and other medical equipment went to Ukraine. With the beginning of the Russian aggression, he actively joined in helping the affected Ukrainian regions, and eventually became an integral member of the team of the volunteer union “Bevar Ukraine”.

Ellen and Niels, we thank you for your help and devotion in this noble cause!

Photo Credit: Office of the President of Ukraine

* Automatic Google-translation into English