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The Regional Center for Human Rights is investigating illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to russia. According to their data, at least 260,000 Ukrainian children have already been deported to the russian federation, the real figure may reach 700,000. Most of the illegally displaced children have parents. According to Kateryna Rashevska, a lawyer at the Regional Center for Human Rights, at least 400 Ukrainian children have already ended up in russian families. 

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On Monday, January 16, a Ukrainian team of beauty industry artists will visit Hostomel, in Kyiv region. Beauty volunteers will provide haircuts, coloring and correction of eyebrows, massages or hygienic manicures for free to all the residents.

And from January 20 to 25, beauty volunteers will be visiting Kharkiv region. They will work in five de-occupied settlements (the residents will be provided with beauty services for free).

For reference: the idea of beauty volunteering belongs to make-up artist Olha Belytska. Together with like-minded people, every week Olha comes to the de-occupied settlements of Kyiv region to help people who survived the horrors of the occupation feel beautiful again.

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After the beginning of russia’s full-scale aggression, Ukrainian specialists, with the support of international volunteers, founded the Dattalion project. The Dattalion website has already collected more than 5,500 videos, 26,000 photos and 140 eyewitness’ accounts. Thanks to the largest free and independent photo and video database, as well as the database of verified eyewitness’ accounts, DATTALION is an important source for understanding the realities of the russo-Ukrainian war.

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The most famous football player of Ukraine, Andriy Shevchenko, has donated UAH 300,000 to Mariupol women’s football team. Now the athletes who were forced to leave their homes will be able to purchase equipment and run their own businesses.

After russia’s full-scale invasion, Mariupol women’s football team was forced to leave their hometown. The girls live and train in Kyiv now. In addition, they themselves earn money to support the team. Even back in Mariupol, football players sold ready-to-cook food: they made dumplings, varenyky, chebureki and baked pancakes. However, the sports women lost their production facility in their hometown, so they needed funds for new equipment. Keep Going project was raising UAH 350,000 for female athletes. Now, thanks to the contribution by Andriy Shevchenko, this amount has even been exceeded with over UAH 400,000 collected for the girls.

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Since April, Maks Nesterov (together with his fellow hair stylists) has been cutting hair and shaving military men for free, particularly those staying in a hospital. They have to work with soldiers who are in a difficult condition (even with those who are in intensive care). He admits that in his 24 years of work, he has never encountered such an experience. In October, the man styled the hair of Ukrainian female border guards who had been released from russian captivity.

In addition, the hair stylists joined one of the initiatives where participants collect and sell hair to help the military. Thanks to this, it was already possible to purchase equipment worth more than UAH 0.5 million.

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Аndrii Nebytov, Head of the Main Directorate of Kyiv region police, has become a star on Ukrainian YouTube who hit hundreds of thousands of views. Since russia’s full-scale invasion, the chief police officer of Kyiv region has been posting videos on his channel showing the equipment with which the russians tried to take over Ukrainian cities. In particular, he reviews the first-aid kits of enemy soldiers, their topographical maps and other trophies.

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As of today, Children of War platform has collected information on 13,876 deported children. They claim to have returned 125 children who were illegally deported to russia and temporarily occupied territories.

For reference: Children of War platform started working in August 2022. It was created by decree of the President of Ukraine. This platform provides up-to-date and consolidated information on the children who suffered as a result of the russian federation’s war against Ukraine (killed, injured, missing, deported) and those who were found and rescued. The platform also helps with the search for children.

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In Bucha, Kyiv region, a “yurt of invincibility” was opened.

This happened, in particular, with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Ukraine. During a blackout, local residents will be able to warm up and charge their gadgets in this yurt.

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In January, a modular town is planned to be opened in the village of Demydiv in Kyiv region for people who lost their homes due to russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Previously, modular houses were equipped with household appliances and all the things needed.

For reference: Installation of modular towns in the Kyiv region is supported by the Polish government. Several of them are already in operation. And the first such housing was opened in Borodianka in early summer.

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In Myrotske village, Buchanskyi district of Kyiv region, the works are under way to restore residential buildings and the cultural center damaged as a result of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “The roof was replaced; now heat insulation of the attic floor and replacement of windows is carried out. In total, 4 multi-apartment residential buildings will be restored,” Anatolii Fedoruk, the Bucha Mayor, reported.

For reference: Myrotske village is located near Bucha and Hostomel. It was under occupation for more than a month (in particular, in early March, the russian military shelled the village, with the consequence that houses of local residents were destroyed and damaged). After de-occupation, two mass graves were found near the village.

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