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The village of Hostomel in Kyiv region was one of the settlements that suffered at the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion. It is here that the French company Neo-Eco turned construction waste from buildings destroyed by the occupiers into new building materials.

The company dismantled 4 apartment buildings in Hostomel (and one more building was dismantled by another company). A total of about 50,000 tons of construction waste were collected and then sorted and processed. So, for example, bricks were turned into bedding material, concrete – into various fractions, which can be used in the future for the production of new concrete. A formula for concrete with the repeated use of recycled materials was developed as well. With modern technologies, it was possible to avoid environmental pollution with construction debris.

The company followed similar ecological principles when restoring the port destroyed by the explosion in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut.

The local authorities plan to use recycled building materials in the construction of new houses.

Journalists have the opportunity to obtain photos and videos of dismantling and recycling works, as well as to film at the site where recycled construction waste is stored and to talk with company representatives.

• occupation
• reconstruction
• Kyiv

On September 21, a press conference entitled: “Interfaith cooperation between religious communities in Ukraine and the United States for the sake of peace in Ukraine” will be held in Kyiv. The participants include (in person):

• Dr. Mohammed Zaher Sahloul, MedGlobal President, professor at the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Washington,
• Kareem M. Irfan, Vice President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA),
• Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston, Ordained Baptist Minister, Pastor, Preacher,
• Sheikh Rustam Gafuri, Deputy Mufti of Ukraine of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine, representative of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations,
• Evelina Kurilets, Director at Razom for Ukraine Charitable Foundation.

The topics of focus at the press conference include: countering the propaganda of the russian Orthodox Church and Patriarch Kirill in the U.S. and Muslim countries, as well as conveying the truth about the war in Ukraine to the highest political circles in the U.S.

• religion
• Kyiv

On September 28, training for future volunteer medics will take place in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to last for more than a week. In October, the training will be held in Kyiv.

The Hospitallers medical volunteer battalion organizes such training sessions regularly across the country.

Journalists are welcomed to cover the training process.

• doctors
• Dnipro
• Kyiv

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.

• casualties
• 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. 

• casualties
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

On September 15, free first aid training will be held at 12 stations of the capital subway. Experienced specialists and instructors of the Center for Emergency Medical Aid and Disaster Medicine will conduct training for everyone. Doctors will teach people how to initially assess the victim’s condition, how to act in case of massive bleeding, airflow limitation, thermal burns, etc.

Important note: Foreign media must obtain accreditation from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

• doctors
• Kyiv

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).

• casualties
• women
• Kyiv

Lyceum No. 3 will be opened in Irpin, Kyiv region, on September 16. The institution suffered the greatest destruction at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. The Lyceum building and the surrounding area were hit by 30 enemy shells and mines. The level of damage was about 75%.

The restoration of the building of Irpin Lyceum No. 3 is currently being completed. The work was funded by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine. Foreign and Ukrainian philanthropists have also contributed to the reconstruction of the lyceum, and funds have been raised from the local budget.

The opening ceremony will be attended by:

– Oksen Lisovyi, Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine;

– Ruslan Hurak, Head of the State Education Quality Service of Ukraine;

– Serhii Babak, Chair of Verkhovna Rada’s Education, Science, and Innovations Committee;

– Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration;

– Danylo Mavlianov, Head of Bucha District Administration;

– Oleksandr Markushyn, Mayor of Irpin.

Event accreditation is required.

For reference, Irpin Lyceum No. 3 is one of the largest general secondary education institutions in the community and the only one located in a densely populated city neighborhood. Before the start of the full-scale war, about 2,000 students took morning or evening classes. 

• children
• occupation
• reconstruction
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

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)

• casualties
• 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.

• casualties
• children
• culture
• russian crimes
• Kyiv