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Kyiv Lviv Kharkiv Odesa
January 8
TimeLOCATIONSpeakertopic
11:00 AMKyivOleksandr Kharchenko, Director of the Energy Research Center (in person)Ukraine’s energy system: Key updates and outlook

Topics of focus:
– The current state of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure;
– Factors behind the recent stability in power supply;
– Measures ensuring electricity availability during the heating season;
– Assessing the likelihood of a blackout-free winter.

12:00 PMKyiv– Anastasia Savova, head, and co-founder of the Association “Marine Corps Strength”, daughter of a prisoner of war; 

– Dmytro Usov, secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War in Ukraine; 

– Olena Belyachkova, coordinator of the groups of families of POWs and missing persons at the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR);

– Bohdan Chumak, Counselor, Department of International Law, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

All in person. 		Press conference: 1,000 Days in Captivity – How to Bring Ukrainian Marines Home

Topics of focus:
– The number of marines detained, their health, and the conditions of their captivity in russia;
– The role of mixed medical commissions, as mandated by the Geneva Convention, in assessing the status of injured and seriously ill prisoners of war;
– Diplomatic avenues to secure access to detention sites in russia.
1:00 PMKyiv– Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, Press Officer of the State Emergency Service (in person)Safety during Christmas and New Year festivities: How many calls did the SES receive around the holidays?

Topics of focus:
– Holiday safety for Ukrainians: an overview of emergency call statistics during Christmas and New Year;
– Common causes of emergencies over the holidays; – Updated safety guidelines for winter and the heating season.