Key points
- The first two buildings of a modular town for internally displaced persons have been opened in Sumy.
- The project is being implemented by the Ukrainian Red Cross with the support of Swedish partners.
- The houses contain 32 apartments with furniture and appliances.
- The modular housing has been transferred to the communal ownership of the community.
- The initiative aims to support families who have lost their homes due to the war.
In Sumy, the first two houses of a modular housing settlement for internally displaced persons (IDPs), being constructed by the Ukrainian Red Cross, have been opened.
The project is being implemented to provide housing for families who were forced to leave their homes because of the war.
The first phase of construction was carried out with financial support from the Swedish Red Cross and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
The new houses are fully ready for occupancy. They include 32 apartments equipped with furniture and household appliances.
On the occasion of the opening of the first houses, the city was visited by a delegation of the Swedish Red Cross, led by Secretary General Ulrika Modéer.
The opening ceremony was attended by Maksym Dotsenko, Director General of the Ukrainian Red Cross, representatives of the Sumy Regional Organisation of the Ukrainian Red Cross, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and representatives of the local authorities of the Sumy region.
On 12 January 2026, during an extraordinary session, the Sumy City Council adopted a decision to transfer the first two modular houses on Sumy Territorial Defence Street into the municipal ownership of the community.
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