BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. Ukraine’s First
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal
expressed gratitude to the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for
the country’s consistent support for Ukraine’s energy sector.
This was reflected in a statement published by Ukraine’s
Ministry of Energy.
“I sincerely thank President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev and Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy for the substantial
assistance Azerbaijan has consistently provided to Ukraine’s energy
sector. The new shipment of energy equipment is a significant
contribution by our partners to Ukraine’s energy resilience and
support for its people ahead of what will be the fifth winter of
the war,” Shmyhal said.
According to him, the latest humanitarian shipment from
Azerbaijan includes nine power transformers, 186 kilometers of
electrical cable and other critical equipment worth more than $1.47
million.
To date, 159 humanitarian shipments from Azerbaijan, weighing
more than 2,432.4 tons in total, have been delivered through hubs
operated by Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy.
Previous shipments included power transformers, transformer
substations, generators, electrical cables and other equipment
essential to the operation of energy infrastructure.
The latest aid shipment was arranged by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of
Energy in accordance with an order issued by President Ilham Aliyev
on September 21, 2026. Azerbaijan has previously sent humanitarian
aid to Ukraine to support its electricity supply.
