Media Center Ukraine Producer Department

Ilona Khomitska previously taught piano at a music school in the Ternopil region. After the start of russia’s full-scale invasion, she completed truck driver training under the OnTrack programme of the Reskilling Ukraine project. She holds a Category CE licence, which allows her to drive vehicles weighing over 7.5 tonnes with a trailer.

The 42-year-old now works as a truck driver, operating a fuel tanker.

By prior arrangement, journalists may speak with Ilona in Ternopil or online.

Background: Reskilling Ukraine is a project of the Swedish non-profit organisation Beredskapslyftet. It was created to help Ukrainians rebuild Ukraine through education, retraining, and upskilling programmes. This is the first Beredskapslyftet project implemented in Ukraine.

• women
• Ternopil

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On April 19, an international surgical mission, Reconstruction Mission, will begin in Cherkasy, initiated by the Vision for Ukraine foundation. During the mission, a team of world-class microsurgeons will work alongside Ukrainian doctors to perform highly complex reconstructive surgeries for military patients.

According to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine, after the end of the war the number of veterans could reach 5–6 million. Tens of thousands of them will require complex recovery after injuries. Vision for Ukraine says that surgical missions help strengthen medical teams and set a new standard of medical care.

Media can meet doctors both online and in person in Cherkasy by prior arrangement.

Background: Since 2023, more than 1,000 patients (adults and children) have been treated within the mission. By number of patients, it is the largest international surgical mission in Ukraine.

• doctors
• Cherkasy

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The NGO “Steel Hearts of Relatives of the 32nd Separate Mechanised Brigade” invites families of missing persons, prisoners of war, and all concerned citizens to join a joint car rally in Kyiv on April 25.

This will be more than just a column of vehicles. It is the voice of families who live each day between hope and pain — the voice of those waiting for the return of their loved ones, missing in action or held in captivity by Ukrainian servicemen.

• prisoners
• Kyiv

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