SCHEDULE OF MEDIA CENTER UKRAINE – UKRINFORM EVENTS (8 KHMELNYTSKOHO ST., KYIV) FOR FEBRUARY 13

11:00 AM — SPECIAL EVENT

Presentation of the series of three documentaries “Ukraine’s Military intelligence: on the sea, in the sky, on land” covering combat operations involving servicemen of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in 2022. The docuseries features exclusive footage with the work of special forces.

Participants:
?Artem Shevchenko, creator of the docuseries, a serviceman in Ukraine’s Armed Forces
? Andriy Yusov, representative of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
? Taras Shevchenko, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
? call sign “Molfar,” Head of Communications at Mariupol Defense Headquarters, the officer of the Special Operations Detachment “Azov” of the National Guard of Ukraine
?Yevhen Soloviov, Deputy Commander of Helicopter Combat Squadron, Participant of Air Operations on Azovstal (Mariupol) and Snake Island, Hero of Ukraine

For reference:

1. “Air raid on Azovstal. Sky” documentary is about the air logistics operation in the spring of 2022 to provide the garrison of Mariupol defenders with the necessary supplies and evacuate the wounded.
2. “Kharkiv Counteroffensive. Land” documentary is about an offensive operation in the fall of 2022 by the Ukrainian Defense and Security Forces with the participation of the Kraken Assault Unit of Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. This operation led to the liberation of almost the entire Kharkiv region.
3. “Battle for Snake Island. Sea” documentary is about the struggle to restore Ukraine’s control over Snake Island. It features exclusive footage of the landing and combat operations by special forces on the island on May 8.

1:15 PM — Press conference “The Heavenly Hundred — the first heroes of the Russian-Ukrainian War”

Participants:
— Oleksandr Tkachenko, Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
— Maksym Iarmystyi, Acting Head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance
— Ihor Poshyvailo, General Director at the National Memorial Complex of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred — Museum of the Revolution of Dignity (in person)
— Pavlo Sydorenko — a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, coordinator of the “Initiative Group of Maidan Victims/Wounded” public union

For reference:
During the press conference, the program of events dedicated to Heavenly Hundred Heroes Day, traditionally celebrated on February 20, and the social campaign, motto, and key theses for the celebration will be announced. A demonstration of photo and video products is planned.

2:00 PM — Panel discussion “Due to the Russian war, the world is in danger of starvation: grain from Ukrainian fields will be less harvested”

Participants:
— Roman Slaston, Director General of the Ukrainian Agrarian Business Club Association
— Roman Makukhin, Head of the analytical department of the “ANTS” Network, Expert on AgriFood (FAO) and European Green Deal (UNDP)
— Ihor Vishtak, Director of the Agrarian Development Department of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy
— Vadym Anosov, Kees Huizinga, Frank VanderHulst, TBC
— Yevgenia Yushchenko, Soil Remediation Expert, TBC
— Frank VanderHulst, European farmer

Topics of focus:
— Sowing campaign 2023: forecasts, risks
— Losses of the economy of Ukraine due to a decrease in cultivated areas and a decrease in exports
— Sowing of the main crops: what will be sown this year
— Provision of domestic needs: how much does Ukraine consume
— Export: the threat of a food crisis
— World grain market

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