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Valentyna has dreamed of becoming a soldier since she was a little girl. She looked up to her father, who has served in the Armed Forces since 2014. So she went to medical school and signed a contract with the 128th Combat Brigade in 2020. Valentyna became a combat medic and spent 9 months in the front-line trenches. During her service, she met her future husband, Dmytro. Together they faced the full-scale Russian invasion at a training ground in Dnipro. A few days later, they were transferred to Melitopol. Near Tokmak, an enemy shell hit the tank where Valentyna and Dmytro, and their comrades were. The comrades were killed on the spot, and Valentyna and her beloved were thrown away by the blast wave. Dmytro suffered a concussion but still managed to pull the girl away from the tank, stop the civilian car and bring Valentyna to the hospital, and her coma lasted 10 days. The soldier got a severe skull injury, a fractured pelvis, arm, and trachea. Valentyna underwent 15 surgeries, and now after rehabilitation can breathe on her own again. Dmytro proposed to his beloved right in the hospital. The man was given a military discharge so he could take care of his wife in the Lviv region.

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On July 29 and 30, during “Kurazh” charity fair in Kyiv, everyone is welcome to play ping-pong with soldiers who were wounded at the front and received prostheses in Superhumans Center, the modern rehabilitation and prosthetics center for victims of war.

Visitors at the event will also be able to hold and even try on one of the prostheses in order to understand what Superhumans Center patients are dealing with and why quality rehabilitation is important to learn to live with a prosthesis.

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On July 29, specialists of the “Mobile Doctors” project will visit the Nova Basan territorial community in Chernihiv region, which suffered as a result of russia’s full-scale invasion. The community was under occupation for more than a month. On March 31, 2022, the Armed Forces liberated it.

Three mobile outpatient clinics will arrive at the community. Local residents will be able to receive a consultation from a gynecologist, cardiologist, therapist, neurologist, endocrinologist, and ophthalmologist. There will also be ultrasound equipment, an opportunity to test blood and get some free medicine.

For reference: Within 9 months of its existence, “Mobile Doctors” project has turned from a small car with 2 doctor’s offices into the largest fleet of outpatient clinics on wheels in Ukraine providing services in the de-occupied territories. This is a number of trucks that have been converted into clinics in accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health. One vehicle equals three doctor’s offices, qualified healthcare professionals and hundreds of patients who receive high-quality medical services close to home.

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On July 28, at 11:00 AM, Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform will hold a briefing entitled “Olenivka: Impunity – Encouragement of Terrorism.”  One year ago, the russians committed a terrorist attack brutally murdering the unarmed and powerless defenders of Azovstal, who had been held captive for more than two months at that time. As a result of the barbaric crime, according to unconfirmed data, at least 53 Ukrainian defenders were killed

Participants:

– Nataliia Zarytska, Chair of the “Woman of Steel,” wife of a released from captivity soldier of the Azov Regiment;

– Nataliia Pashniuk-Pashnieva, the mother of the defender of Azovstal who died as a result of the terrorist attack;

– Mariia Alieksieievych, the wife of the wounded defender of Azovstal, injured as a result of the terrorist attack in Olenivka;

– Nelia Shastun, the mother of two soldiers of the Azov Regiment, the elder of whom died, and the second was captured after leaving Azovstal and kept in the Olenivka barracks during the terrorist attack;

– Mykyta Shastun, Azovstal defender released from captivity, who was kept in the Olenivka barracks during the terrorist attack;

– Oleksandr Zarutskyi, international lawyer;

Prior accreditation is required.

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The MOAS Ukraine charitable foundation provides medical assistance to both the military and civilians. The foundation gathered a team of 150 Ukrainian doctors, paramedics, nurses and drivers, who have a “fleet” of 50 ambulances. After being formed MOAS mobile medical teams have helped over 20,000 people. In particular, doctors saved patients from critical injuries caused by mines, fragments of artillery shells, and small arms. Foundation teams work in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Vinnytsia and Kyiv regions. Since the beginning of 2022, MOAS Ukraine has attracted more than USD 10 million for its work through donations from people and non-governmental organizations from the U.S. and the UK.

Journalists are welcome to film the work of mobile teams in different regions upon prior agreement.

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Oleksandr was 29 when he was wounded and lost his leg in 2014 at the front near Luhansk. What came next is amputation, a wheelchair and a prosthesis, which Oleksandr refused to wear, because he did not accept himself without a leg. The veteran began abusing alcohol and drugs.

In the end, the man managed to overcome his addictions. And after visiting the city of Lourdes in France, his panic attacks and terrible headaches disappeared. Oleksandr decided that such trips should be shared with other servicemen. The veteran posted an invitation on social media looking for those who would like to go and those who would help to pay for the trips. A sponsor was found quickly, and there were so many people willing to join the trip that he had to order a tourist bus for the servicemen. This is how the “Hero Bus” project came to be. Oleksandr has already lost count of how many military personnel he managed to show the miraculous springs of Lourdes, Krakow, the Louvre, how many people he took to the Red Sea so they could take a swim in it.

Since February 24, 2022, Oleksandr has taken only military personnel with amputation of one leg above the knee on his travels, because he has suffered the same kind of amputation, and the veteran knows exactly how to help these people.

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Oleh, Yaroslav, Hlib, and their grandmother Oleksandra left their native village of Hnutove, which was one of the first settlements to experience the horror of a full-scale Russian offensive. Seeking salvation, the family went to Mariupol, but later it was besieged by Russians. Later, there was no electricity, gas, water, or service. The children and their grandmother had to survive literally. They stayed in the basement for two months. They managed to escape the occupation in their native village by being subjected to filtration in the notorious camp system. Recently, thanks to donors, the Voices of Children Charity Foundation bought a house for a family in the Kyiv region.

In 2017, Oleh became the protagonist of the Danish director’s documentary The Distant Barking of Dogs, which told the story of Ukrainians on the front line that was shortlisted among 15 candidates for the 2019 Oscars in the Best Documentary Feature.

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Media accreditation for the open training session of the Ukrainian wheelchair basketball national team at the 2023 Invictus Games, which will take place on July 27 in Kyiv, has started.

At the start of the open training session, the team members will be addressed by Minister of Veterans Affairs Yuliia Laputina, Minister of Youth and Sports Vadym Gutzeit, representatives of the NGO Invictus Games, as well as the coach of the Ukrainian national wheelchair basketball team Taras Shpuk and the coach of the US national wheelchair basketball team Hannah Walker.

Journalists can attend the wheelchair basketball game and talk to national team members.

Important notice:  The program of the open training session and detailed information about the venue will be sent only to accredited journalists who agree to the terms of the press embargo on information dissemination. Accreditation lasts until 9:00 PM on July 26.

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The artist Serhii Petrov, known professionally as Bob Basset, produces accessories in the style of techno-romanticism. Serhii first created the masks for himself: the man has a strabismus and says that the mask simplifies interpersonal communication. In January 2023, the artist created his first mask for a soldier, Masi Nayyem, who lost his eye at the front. According to Nayyem, the leather mask by Bob Basset is more comfortable than standard bandages because it has a triple fastening system and is made of soft leather. Serhii was asked to make a second mask by the daughter of an Azov soldier who was wounded in Mariupol.

The Mask for a Hero is a charity project the artist managed to get a grant for to cover the cost of materials and rent of a room to work on the masks for the military.

For reference: Bob Basset started his workshop back in 1989. He has collaborated with Metallica, Korn, Avril Lavigne, Zayn Malik, Ghost, Givenchy, Yiapanis, Riccardo Tisci, Beissoul & Einius.

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The charity initiative “Save Beauty” is already working with civilians and military personnel who suffered from the russian aggression both in the rear and at the front. The project fully covers the costs of doctor’s consultations, examinations, surgeries and post-surgery procedures. After the plastic surgery, the team, together with doctors and psychologists, supports the patient over the course of their rehabilitation.

Journalists are invited to talk with doctors and, if possible, with patients who came for help.

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