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On September 27, the Ukrainian Agrarian Council, with the support of the USAID Agriculture Growing Rural Opportunities Activity (AGRO), will organize a press tour for journalists to the affected agricultural enterprises of Chernihiv oblast and a roundtable discussion with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the Committee of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Agricultural and Land Policy, local self-government agencies, representatives of partner countries, charities and affected farmers.

During the press tour, media representatives will visit three farms in Chernihiv region of various sizes and specialized in different areas, which got damaged as a result of hostilities and lost their production facilities as well as livestock.

After the press tour, Kyiv will host a roundtable discussion to consider priority needs and tools to support the recovery of the agricultural sector. The participants include:

Mykola Solskyi, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food

Yulia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister – Agrarian Policy and Food Minister

Oleksandr Haydu, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy

Kseniya Sydorkina, Director for USAID AGRO Program

Andriy Dykun, Chair of the Ukrainian Agrarian Council

Also, the discussion will be joined by the affected agricultural producers from different regions of Ukraine and representatives of international donors.

Registration is required. A detailed event agenda will be provided after confirmation of media accreditation.

• casualties
• russian crimes
• Chernihiv

For ten years, dog trainer Larysa Borysenko searched and returned the bodies of dead soldiers and civilians to their relatives. In addition to working independently during search and rescue missions, the woman headed the Antares search and rescue squad. Larisa’s life almost ended in March 2023 in Kharkiv region, when she, along with her partner and a search dog, blew up on a tripwire. Larysa was seriously injured and was in a coma when she was taken to a hospital in Dnipro. The doctors did not expect a positive outcome, but Larysa woke up from a coma, underwent rehabilitation and returned to the Pavlohrad-based search and rescue squad a few days ago.

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• casualties
• dead
• women

A team of plastic surgeons will perform a free surgery for a Ukrainian defender in Kyiv as part of the NoScar initiative on September 22. Bohdan is 24 years old. He is a soldier from the Kirovohrad region. His military service took place near Kherson and was seriously injured. The defender lost his eye and had shrapnel wounds all over his body. His arm is not functioning properly. On Friday, the team of doctors plans to treat the largest scar on his chest, reconstructive surgery of the eyelids, and tissue lipofilling (to make the prosthetic eye not differ from a healthy one).

Journalists will have an opportunity to talk to the doctors and the patient.

For reference: NoScar is an initiative to provide free scar correction for Ukrainians who suffered in the war.

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• doctors
• military
• Kyiv

On September 19, Kyiv will host a “Nuclear prison: how Rosatom turned Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a torture chamber and how the world can stop it” by Truth Hounds, documentary filmmakers, and international crime investigators.

Speakers:

• Roman Avramenko, Executive director of Truth Hounds;
• Dmytro Koval, Legal Director of Truth Hounds; 
• Oleksandra Romantsova, Executive Director at the Center for Civil Liberties NGO;

The study analyses systematic kidnappings, torture, and murders of ZNPP employees, which have been carried out with the assistance of the russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom since March 2022. Truth Hounds interviewed witnesses and victims, analyzed photo and video materials, and studied data from Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. The researchers proved that the actions of the russian occupation forces, which were known to Rosatom, constitute serious violations of international law in the form of war crimes and crimes against humanity. 

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• russian crimes
• Kyiv

The Rehabilitation by Tourism project for rotating military enlisted personnel or those undergoing rehabilitation is now unfolding in the Lviv region. On September 23-24, the participants will spend two days traveling around the Lviv region. A river catamaran trip will be available. Considering the state of health, the military is welcome to take part in kayaking and rock climbing workshops. A guided tour and a caving trip to be also organized for the project participants. All activities are free of charge for the defenders. About 30 participants have already signed up. The “Rehabilitation by Tourism” project is being implemented by the Manivtsi Tourist Club together with the Youth and Sports Department of the Lviv Oblast Military Administration.

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• military
• volunteers
• Lviv

Driving courses for women who found themselves in difficult life circumstances due to the war were launched in the capital: they were forced to leave their homes, they lost their work, income or survived the occupation. The first class has already taken place. After completing the courses and successfully passing the exam, students will be able to obtain category B licenses.

The Kyiv City Administration reports that the pilot project will provide an opportunity for 15 women to get a new profession and obtain a freedom that a car can provide, become independent and self-confident. Inclusive education for 5 women with disabilities is also provided separately.

For reference: The training courses are held as a part of the project for the development of the economic capacity of women “VONA hub,” which is carried out by the UN Population Fund in Ukraine with the implementation by “Innovative Social Solutions” NGO, upon the initiative of the Kyiv City State Administration and with the financial support of USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA).

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• women
• Kyiv

A Lviv region rehabilitation center has initiated the “Fly” project to help soldiers wounded at the front who survived amputations learn new skills. It is about flying drones, which can become a new profession for veterans. The training includes gaining theoretical knowledge and practice experience: first, the military takes the course, then gives their skills a try on test simulators, and then trains to fly drones at specific locations. The project is supported by several charitable organizations, including Patients of Ukraine, With an Angel on a Shoulder, Protez Hub, and the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation.

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• military

Olha Lekova first faced the war in 2014, when Russia attacked Ukraine in the East. The woman fled Donetsk almost on the last available train going to Kyiv. Here, she started her own business, an interior design studio. When the enemy stepped to the capital’s outskirts in 2022, she decided to stay and fight. She started to equip shelters that were in a poor state. Together with her team, Olha creates shelter furniture from recycled plastic collected by ordinary Kyiv residents and donated by businesses: chairs, tables, and folding beds. So far, they have managed to equip 15 shelters in 8 country regions.

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• occupation
• women

The survey results “From Poland to Germany. New Trends in Ukrainian Refugee Migration” are to be present in Kyiv on September 13. The study was conducted in August 2023 by the EWL Migration Platform, the EWL Foundation, and the Centre for East European Studies at the University of Warsaw and commissioned by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland. It was conducted among 400 Ukrainian citizens who came to Poland after the outbreak of war, received temporary protection status in Poland, and then left for Germany.

Speakers:

• Jan Malicki, Professor, Head of the Center for East European Studies, University of Warsaw (online)
• Andrzej Korkus, the EWL Migration Platform Group Chairman of the Board (in person)
• Mariusz Kowalski, PhD, social geographer (online)
• Margarita Sytnyk, spokesperson of the EWL Migration Platform (in person)

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• Kyiv

A short film, “What Have We Lost?” written and acted by teenagers, will be screened in Kyiv. The film’s authors are children who survived the occupation, life near the fighting unfolded, traveling abroad, and other challenges of war. They will also present the film to journalists.

The teenagers created the film as part of an art therapy screenwriting course implemented by the Voices of Children Charitable Foundation. For three months, under the supervision of the director Marisa Nikitiuk, a group of children learned to live through the trauma of war through art.

The private screening of the film will take place on September 13.

Participants of the conversation:

• Nastia, Valeria, and Sofia, participants of the course, screenwriters, and actors of the film;
• Olena Rozvadovska, children’s human rights activist, Chair of the Voices of Children Foundation;
• Marysia Nikitiuk, film director (Ya.Nina, When Trees Fall), the screenwriting course tutor.

Actress Irma Vitovska and Azad Safarov, the second director of the “A House Made of Splinters” documentary, are others in attendance. 

Event accreditation is required.

For information: The Children’s Voices Charitable Foundation provides psychological and psychosocial support to children and parents affected by war.

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• children
• culture
• russian crimes
• Kyiv