Protesters hold placards and Ukrainian flags during the demonstration against Russian aggression in Istanbul. On the tenth day of the attack of Russian military troops on Ukraine, Ukrainian citizens and anti-war demonstrators gathered in Istanbul to protest against Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Ibrahim Oner / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
Protest Against Russian Invasion Of Ukraine in Istanbul, Turkey – 05 Mar 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine is getting an additional $1.7 billion in assistance from the U.S. government and the World Bank. The funds being provided Tuesday are to pay the salaries of Ukraine’s beleaguered health care workers and provide other essential services.
The money from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Treasury Department and the World Bank is meant to ease the acute budget deficit caused by Russia’s invasion.
Many medical staffers have left Ukraine, some hospitals have shut down and other hospitals have been bombed. The health workers who remain in Ukraine do their jobs under dire circumstances.
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