Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has written to Vitali Klitschko, Andriy Sadovyi and Ihor Terekhov, Mayors of Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkiv respectively, to show support and solidarity from people in Greater Manchester following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In his letters Andy says: “I am writing to express my shock, sorrow and outrage at the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Greater Manchester has strong links with Ukraine and we are home to thousands of people of Ukrainian heritage. Our whole population stands in solidarity with you and your citizens at this terrible time.
“The people of Greater Manchester are known for our generosity. Over the coming time, if there is any particular humanitarian assistance or supplies that you need, please just ask us and we will do what we can to help.”
