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The World Central Kitchen team delivers food to people in the de-occupied regions and provides hot lunches to those who directly suffer from russian weapons strikes on civilian targets. On December 31, after the russian attacks on Kyiv city, the World Central Kitchen team immediately organized a feed-in for people whose homes were damaged.

For reference: The President of Ukraine has awarded Jose Andres, the founder of World Central Kitchen, the Order of Merit of Degree II. In addition, the sign with his name was placed on the Alley of Courage in the capital city.

Since the beginning of russian full-scale invasion, the World Central Kitchen team has distributed 180 million servings of food in Ukraine. Generally, this organization provides funds and supplies products for making the food packages in countries and regions where humanitarian, climate or man-made crises occur.

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The largest agricultural complex in the Kharkiv region survived the russian occupation. Now it resumes its activities and prepares international lawsuits to receive monetary compensation from russia. (According to preliminary estimates, the amount of damage caused by russian invasion exceeds half a billion hryvnias).

On the territory of the agricultural complex, you can now see broken buildings and the remains of dead pigs. They died due to lack of food, illness and shelling. Some pigs were simply given away to locals. It is also said that the invaders came and shot the animals to take them for themselves. In general, it will take 3–4 years to restore the livestock (after all, more than 60,000 pigs were lost). Additionally, several thousand hectares of leased land, where previously workers collected grain, remain mined. The feed factory was destroyed. Also, invaders stole equipment worth millions of hryvnias.

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Famous Ukrainian chefs, including Ievhen Klopotenko and Ihor Mezentsev, have teamed up to present a holiday to Ukrainians who have been forced to leave their homes. Therefore, they will prepare delicious dishes for displaced persons on weekends during the month. Charity breakfasts will take place there on January 7, 14, 21, and 28.

For reference: Ievhen Klopotenko is the most famous chef in Ukraine. It was owing to his efforts that the Ukrainian borshch was included in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. In addition, together with Ukrzaliznytsia, Ievhen Klopotenko represents Ukraine for foreign politicians by means of our ethnic cuisine. After all, what the world leaders, Boris Johnson or Antony Blinken, will eat on their way to the Ukrainian capital is decided by him.

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In the morning of January 4, Kyiv residents will gather for communal works in one of districts of the capital city. They will clean up at the site of enemy shelling (in the afternoon of December 31, russia launched a missile attack on the territory of Ukraine, including Kyiv).

For reference: On January 3, the first day of communal works took place (it was organized through the Telegram channel). About fifty concerned people sorted out the rubble and loaded garbage. Utility companies also worked on the site.

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About fifty plastic surgeons have already joined NoScar initiative, which helps Ukrainians get rid of the scars they received as a result of the war. Specialists from all over the country provide free aesthetic corrections to victims of military aggression (this includes correction of scars on the face and body, as well as reconstructive surgery to make aesthetic corrections). As of today, doctors have already received more than 300 applications from Ukrainians and managed to provide assistance to several dozens.

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A modular town for people, who lost their homes due to russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, is to be opened in the village of Demydiv in Kyiv region. The town, among other things, is equipped with refrigerators, washing machines, electric stoves, etc. In total, 88 modular units are installed there.

Important notice: exact information on the opening date of the town will be available starting next week (after the New Year).

For reference: modular towns in Kyiv region are being put up with the assistance of the Polish government. Several are already functioning. The first such town was opened in Borodyanka at the beginning of summer.

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A teacher from Kakhovka, Kherson oblast, spent 7 months under occupation after russia captured the region. The invaders abducted him and pressured physically and mentally to impel to cooperate with the occupation authorities. However, Iurii did not give up. In the end, he managed to escape from the occupation. Now he lives in the Vinnytsia region and conducts courses of the New Ukrainian School for teachers of this region.

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Paramedic Julia Paevska (Taira) is opening “Mria” (Dream) charity fund, which will take care of families of prisoners of war and civilian captives. According to her, there are about 10,000 such families in Ukraine. Julia Paevska plans to sign a memorandum with the center for assistance to prisoners and with other institutions and organizations that, in cooperation with government agencies, help to locate prisoners and assist with obtaining statuses and receiving payouts.

For reference: Julia Paevska (Taira) is a Ukrainian military servicewoman, paramedic and volunteer, commander of “Taira’s Angels” unit. Since 2014, as a paramedic, she has participated in the Revolution of Dignity and the war in the eastern part of Ukraine. On March 16, 2022, during the siege of Mariupol, she was captured by the russians. She was released on June 17, 2022.  

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Non-governmental organization “Vidchuy” buys devices for protecting the hearing organs of the Ukrainian military. Individual tactical sound filters are earplugs specifically designed for military use. They reliably protect against dangerous peaks of noise, preserving the ability to hear those who are nearby. 1,150 sound filters have already been purchased.

In addition, the non-governmental organization “Vidchuy”, together with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, works on the rehabilitation of military personnel who received hearing injuries at the front. The Ministry of Health and the non-governmental organization “Vidchuy” signed a memorandum that will allow attracting activists from the non-governmental organization for rehabilitation of the military.

For reference: The non-governmental organization “Vidchuy” has been systematically engaged in support and social adaptation of people with hearing impairments since 2011.

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Mykyta Kozyrenko, Head of the Ukrainian Representative Office of the West Support International Human Rights Agency, collects and documents russian crimes in Ukraine in coordination with his organization members. In particular, from November 24 to 27, they were working in Kherson city and neighboring settlements. The entire materials on russian crimes will be submitted to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

For reference: West Support is an international human rights agency head-quartered in the United States. The organization members include lawyers, doctors, teachers, human right activists, artists, and businessmen.

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