The amount was requested by Lviv oblast Governor Mykola Kmit for repairs and assistance to families affected by the hurricane. Farmers will additionally appeal for $3 millilion and military for $500,000 in help, the governor said.

At a meeting in Lviv oblast administration, the premier pledged financial aid as of June 25 and instructed the finance minister to the effect.

Yulia Tymoshenko supported a combined assistance program for the five hurricane-stricken oblasts, Lviv, Khmelnytsky, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil. The premier praised effective work by Lviv local authorities. “I can see a committed team in operation,” she commented.