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Ihor Krupnov from Dnipro is 57 years old. On February 24, Ihor went to the military enlistment office without any hesitation, and a week later he was already at the front. He could not do otherwise, because he had military experience, as he had served in Afghanistan.

In November, Ihor’s car was blown up by two anti-tank mines in Kherson region. The man received extremely serious injuries to his lower limbs. It was not possible to save the defender’s legs, the surgeons performed amputation after consulting with a prosthetist, who helped determine the best level of amputation for further prosthetics. Currently, Ihor Krupnov is preparing to receive prosthetics at Unbroken Center in Lviv. The military man dreams of running a marathon again. He also says that Kherson region was the second time he was blown up by a mine, the first time it happened in Afghanistan.

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Said Ismagilov is from Donetsk region. Before russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he was the Mufti of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine “Ummah.” After the start of the full-scale war, he resigned and went to the front as a volunteer. Now he serves in one of the paramedic brigades in Bakhmut. In particular, he takes the wounded to the aid station. There is also a video of him reading one of the chapters of the Quran dedicated to victory in the ruins of this city.

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Jerzy Jurczyński from Poznań in Poland clears debris together with rescuers from Kharkiv. The 55-year-old Pole with 10 years of mountaineering experience came to Ukraine in June as a coordinator of humanitarian aid from a Polish charitable foundation. Currently, he is the only foreigner in the team of Kharkiv climbers. He cleared the debris in schools, residential buildings and industrial zones destroyed by russian shells. In particular, he cleared the rubble in part of the city with the most destruction — Saltivka. He also helped rescuers eliminate the consequences of russia’s February 5 attack on the city center.

In addition, Jerzy Jurczyński often brings aid to the front.

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Since the beginning of the all-out war, volunteers of “Save Ukraine” charitable foundation have brought back 44 children who had been deported to russia and occupied Crimea. To do this, they even had to organize rescue operations. Volunteers also actively evacuate children from the war zone.

Journalists can ask Mykola Kuleba, Founder of “Save Ukraine”, Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights (2014-2021) about how these processes take place, what difficulties have to be overcome in order to save deported children and those in the danger zone. You can find out more about the legal issues of the return of young Ukrainians from the foundation’s lawyer.

For reference: according to Children of War, a state platform for searching for missing children, as of February 7, more than 16,000 Ukrainian children were deported by the occupiers.

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“Riding into the Future” project holds therapeutic horse riding classes for military personnel who have musculoskeletal disorders and amputated limbs after participating in combat.

The project was founded by a married couple of Oleksandra and Vasyl. Now Vasyl himself is at the front, so Oleksandra, together with Natalka, the founder of “DoloniDotyk” (a Touch of a Hand) NGO holds horse riding classes for wounded soldiers every week.

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Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the National Cancer Institute in Kyiv has not stopped working (as reported, in February-March 2022, the invaders tried to break into the Ukrainian capital). The workers practically lived at the workplace, and one of the doctors voluntarily decided to go to the front to defend the country. Currently, people from de-occupied and occupied territories are being treated at the Institute.

Journalists can find out more about the difficulties cancer patients and doctors have to face due to the war and what has changed.

For reference: the National Cancer Institute is the oldest clinical cancer research center providing specialized and highly qualified medical care, as well as highly complex medical procedures in Ukraine.

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The chef, who has his own restaurant, came from the Netherlands to support the Ukrainians. Together with his wife, he treats Ukrainian refugees staying in shelters in Lviv region to pancakes. Donations from concerned Dutch people helped to buy food. The couple has a mobile kitchen to heat up pancakes. The husband and wife have been in Lviv region for more than a week. These days, they are making pancakes for Lviv residents.

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Doctors of Kherson Children’s Hospital have been helping patients since the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine (children are brought here from the de-occupied territories). The facility survived the occupation.

In January, the russians attacked the building three times. (In particular, on New Year’s Eve, the enemy fired about seven shells at the hospital. As the result of the attack a fire started in the nurse’s office and the ward for the sick). In addition, there are hundreds of broken and boarded up windows, as well as damaged equipment in the hospital.

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Foreign volunteers of Siobhan’s Trust charity are currently in Ukraine with their “Pizza on Wheels” project. They cook pizza in a mobile oven and give it to Ukrainians who suffered from the war. They even visited the east of the country. And recently, people in Lviv region were also treated to freshly baked food. The charity is registered in Scotland, but volunteers are joined by foreigners from other countries, in particular, from Canada.

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Father Tykhon is a Greek Catholic priest from Maryinka in Donetsk region. In 2014, when russia first tried to seize the region, Father Tykhon was captured because of his pro-Ukrainian activities. After his release, he was forced to leave his home. Currently, he works as a priest and a psychologist in Lviv. He helps not only the military, but also civilians, in particular, refugees and parents of captured Ukrainian defenders. 

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