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Kristina has lived under occupation in Melitopol in Zaporizhia Oblast for over two months. Together with her mom, the girl took part in protests and saw with her own eyes that russian military personnel threatened, beat up, and kidnapped people. It took her one day and a half to get to Zaporizhia from the occupied city of Melitopol.

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In Kharkiv, volunteers help people renovate their apartments damaged by shelling. The volunteer helpers include both professional construction workers and dancers or even stylists. They clear the debris, mend windows, and generally put things in order. Everyone can ask them for help.

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Before russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, Serhii Melnychenko was doing conceptual photography and owned a photography school in his native Mykolaiv. Today, Serhii is an IDP living in Ivano-Frankivsk. In late April, Serhii offered his photographs for sale as NFTs. He donated all the proceeds to help Ukraine and the Ukrainians. By now, the artist’s donations exceed UAH 530,000.

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Before the war, Vyacheslav Khabarov was a virtuoso guitar player who played with rock legends, such as John Lawton (Uriah Heep), Graham Bonnet (Rainbow), Dan McCafferty (Nazareth), and Tim “Ripper” Owens (Judas Priest). After russia’s invasion, Slava Khabarov joined the army, where he got the callsign “Maestro.” Unfortunately, the musician was wounded; a serious injury to his left hand can put an end to the career of a top-grade musician. However, Slava remains calm, keeps rehabilitating and rehearsing, and even restringed his guitar to play with his healthy hand.

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In Kyiv Oblast, walking tours are organized in the towns that became victims of the russian invasion. Tour participants can visit interesting locations in Irpin, Bucha, and Borodianka and see the consequences of destruction with their own eyes. A walking tour costs UAH 150 per person.

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On June 18-19, “Courage to Rebuild Ukraine” volunteer initiative will help the residents of Irpin and Bucha affected by the russian invasion to clear the debris and make major repairs. All volunteers who take part in the communal work will be provided with tools, gloves and food.

By way of background information: according to Mayor of Irpin Oleksandr Markushin, more than 1,000 buildings were damaged and 115 were completely destroyed in the city due to the russian invasion.

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Temporary housing for pregnant women, who had to flee the war, is under construction in Lviv. Two houses with a total area of 1,300 m2 are to be built. Each will have bedrooms, laundry rooms, showers, toilets, lounges, children’s areas, kitchens and dining rooms. Houses made of wooden structures are being assembled on site based on the US experience.

Local authorities are planning to build a small lake and a park near the buildings. The women are to be settled in July.

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Demir, a Turkish national currently living in Lviv, accommodated IDPs in his home after the russian invasion had started. A family from Dnipro lives now in Demir’s apartment.

Demir also bought two cars for Ukraine’s Armed Forces and the humanitarian aid delivery; he regularly donates blood for the military personnel.

He explains his supporting Ukraine willingly because he got help three years ago when he came to the country, so now it is his turn to help.

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Starting from June 15, Irpin residents who lost their homes due to the all-out russian invasion will be sheltered in UZ railcars. These railcars can accommodate up to 100 families. Residents will also have access to gazeboes and footpaths, a steam bath railcar, and Wi-Fi. The food will be delivered three times a day.

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Olha Honchar, Director of the Territory of Terror museum of totalitarian regimes in Lviv, is convinced that it is important to rescue not only museum exhibits during the war but also the museum staff. These people dedicated themselves to preserving culture and history. This is why she established a Museum Crisis Center. She and other museum workers and art historians in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Uzhhorod, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Chernihiv Oblast, and abroad help their colleagues with medicines and humanitarian aid. They also contribute to disseminating their work by reporting information about them to UNESCO, international partners, and donors.

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