Media Center Ukraine Producer Department

On March 30, ahead of the fourth anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupation, commemorative events will take place in the Bucha community.

The official program includes:

– A memorial gathering and requiem service, with tribute paid to fallen defenders, including candle lighting and flower-laying at their graves;

– The unveiling of memorial plaques honoring prominent Bucha residents Zhanna and Mykhailo Kamenev;

– The “Light of Memory. Bucha Remembers” campaign, featuring the traditional lighting of candles near the Wall of Memory and the Cross of Memory.

Background: Zhanna Kameneva was a volunteer who had supported the army and orphaned children since 2014 and was shot by Russian forces in March 2022 while evacuating civilians. 

Mykhailo Kamenev (call sign “Kaktus”) was a senior soldier and machine gunner of the 93rd Brigade and the 25th Battalion “Kyivska Rus,” a veteran of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), who was killed in October 2023 during the defense of Marinka in the Donetsk region.

Bucha, in the Kyiv region, was liberated from Russian occupation on March 31, 2022. During the fighting and occupation, hundreds of civilians were killed. Since then, the city’s name has become synonymous with war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.

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• Kyiv

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Skeiron has digitally documented damage to the Bernardine Monastery complex in Lviv. This was necessary to record the condition of the site immediately after the strike, as some information could have been lost during cleanup and restoration.

Skeiron was founded in Lviv in 2016 by a group of enthusiasts. Its main goal is to preserve and promote cultural heritage through digitalization. The team documents both preserved and destroyed landmarks with the aim of supporting their future restoration.

Over the years, the team has digitized and reconstructed more than 270 sites, including those destroyed during the war. Among them is a 3D reconstruction of the Mariupol Drama Theatre destroyed by Russia. The largest sites digitized include Chernivtsi University and the Odesa Opera House.

Journalists can arrange interviews with Skeiron representatives both online and offline in Lviv by prior arrangement.

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• russian crimes
• Lviv

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The NGO Every Animal, together with dietitian Mark Shpara and partners Macro-2019 and Eat Me At, has developed seven-day plant-based meal kits for the military. The goal is to provide plant-based food to vegan and vegetarian soldiers, as well as those who avoid animal products for religious or medical reasons.

Defenders can order the vegan meal packs free of charge. Each pack is designed to provide seven days of full plant-based nutrition.

Journalists can learn more about the initiative in Kyiv.

Background: The NGO Every Animal was founded in 2019 to promote veganism and advocate for animal rights. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the organization has delivered 3,450 weekly vegan meal packs to the military. It has also organized ten charity festivals “Vegan Weekend,” raising and donating UAH 4.5 million to support Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

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• Kyiv

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To raise awareness about defenders of Azovstal and other Ukrainian soldiers still held in captivity, peaceful rallies will take place in 31 cities.

On March 28, events will be held in Okhtyrka, Chernihiv, Irpin, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Shpola, Bila Tserkva, Volochysk, Dnipro, Pavlohrad, Lviv and Ostroh.

On March 29, events are scheduled in Kyiv, Krolevets, Pivdennoukrainsk, Kremenchuk, Mykolaiv, Uman, Obukhiv, Ovruch, Dolynska, Cherkasy, Korostyshiv, Lozova, Uzhhorod, Berdychiv, Kropyvnytskyi, Rivne, Chernivtsi and Odesa.

The events are organized by families of prisoners of war from the Mariupol garrison. Former prisoners of war often join the rallies.

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