Without investors, reconstruction will be delayed: Kim calls on Korean companies to rebuild the Mykolaiv region

The head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration (OVA), Vitaliy Kim, invited South Korean construction and engineering companies to directly participate in reconstruction projects in southern Ukraine. He said this in an interview with the newspaper The Korea Herald during a visit to South Korea.

The invitation concerns participation of Korean businesses in rebuilding bridges, airports, ports, and shipbuilding enterprises. Vitaliy Kim said that Ukraine is offering Korean companies the opportunity to join one of the world’s largest economic recovery projects.

“We invite Korean companies to take part in one of the largest economic recovery projects in the world”, – he said.

Priority projects for Mykolaiv include a suspension bridge project, reconstruction of the destroyed airport, and modernization of four shipbuilding yards.

Separately, Vitaliy Kim noted that he would welcome visits by Korean business delegations to the region, despite the restrictions in place because of the war.

“I will ask my government to accept your delegation. And I guarantee your safety”, – assured the head of the Mykolaiv OVA.

For the Mykolaiv region, which has lost part of its infrastructure due to Russian aggression and still lives under high security risks, the involvement of strong engineering and construction companies could become an important factor in recovery. But residents of the region will be waiting not only for loud statements after international meetings, but for specifics: which companies will come in, which projects will receive funding first, and when this will become visible in their communities.

Previously we wrote:

• Every Kim should visit Korea: head of the Mykolaiv OVA went to obtain technology
• Kim invites Korean companies to rebuild the Mykolaiv region: bridges, airport, ports, and shipbuilding
• Not aircraft carriers but missile boats: Kim explained how Mykolaiv shipbuilding is changing
• Sienkevych on Mykolaiv residents’ “phantom pains” over shipbuilding: who destroyed the industry?
• The mayor of Mykolaiv announced an ambitious plan to attract investment to create jobs