May 15, 2023, 18:00

SCHEDULE OF MEDIA CENTER UKRAINE — ODESA EVENTS (ODESA, 1/20 MARAZLIIVSKA STREET. CHORNOMORETS STADIUM (CENTRAL ENTRANCE), ON MAY 16

11:00 AM – Timothy Morales, writer, author of the book “Walking past tombstones”, (in person);

Topics of focus:

  • Presentation of the book “Walking past tombstones”;

The story of how an American survived the russian occupation of Kherson.

Timothy Morales is an English teacher from the United States of America. Many years before the full-scale invasion began, he moved to Kherson. When the russian army captured the city, he found himself under occupation. In the book, he describes how he lived in the city captured by the occupiers until the liberation of Kherson in November 2022.

12:00 PM – Olena Kitayska, director of the Department of labor and social policy of the Odesa City Council (in person);

Topics of focus:

  • How the local authorities of Odesa support the military and internally displaced persons;

01:00 PM – Viktor Berestenko, President of the Association of international freight forwarders of Ukraine (in person);

Topics of focus:

  • How did the logistics routes change because of the war?
  • Losses in the market of international transportation and logistics, crimes of russians;
  • Work of customs and border guard service;
  • Mobilization of private transport for the needs of the defense forces;
  • How did the ban on the export of Ukrainian agricultural products to Eastern European states affect the transportation market?
  • How do the “Shlyah” (Road) and “e-Cherga” (e-Queue) systems work?
  • Staff problems of market participants;

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