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Bohdan Hnatiuk joined the ranks of the “Dobrobat” volunteer movement. On weekdays, he volunteers in Kyiv region by clearing rubble and repairing roofs. In addition, together with his neighbors, he cooks food and delivers it to the defenders.

Bohdan is a singer by profession. He studied at a conservatory, and sings in a professional church choir on weekends. At one time, he even toured as part of the H. Veryovka Ukrainian National Honored Academic Folk Choir. By the way, back in the 80s, the man served in the Black Sea Fleet on the Moskva cruiser. (As reported, in April 2022, russian guided missile cruiser Moskva was hit by Ukrainian cruise missiles and sank).

• reconstruction
• volunteers
• Kyiv

The Museum of War Fragments was created in the capital. It features exhibits from the time of russia’s full-scale invasion. Each of these items is cast in resin. So, for example, you can see a fragment of a chair from the Chernihiv football stadium in a transparent cube, a children’s toy found after the rocket attack, and even a fragment of the destroyed “Mriya” cargo aircraft.

The completed art object is sold at an auction to raise funds to help the children affected by war. Now the museum functions in the format of an online platform featuring all 300 artifacts. Journalists are invited to see how the team works on new exhibits.

• culture
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

On March 22, at 3:00 PM, Media Center Ukraine will host a presentation of the Legal System Guide for Military Personnel developed by Human Rights Center for Military Personnel “Principle.” The legal system guide will be presented by the co-founder of “Principle,” lawyer and veteran Masi Nayyem, together with the Head of the organization Liubov Halan. Media representatives will also have the opportunity to talk with Mariia Kravchenko, Co-facilitator of the Military Medical Commission Volunteer Movement in Kyiv.

For reference: “Principle” is a non–governmental organization founded in 2023 to provide legal protection for military personnel, including those wounded in action. Masi Nayyem is a Ukrainian lawyer and human rights defender who protected Ukraine in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. On June 5, 2022, Nayyem suffered a severe head and eye injury, and has since undergone a number of surgeries and experienced firsthand the challenges that wounded veterans face.

• military
• Kyiv

The operational headquarters of the State Ecological Inspectorate of Ukraine calculated the damage caused to the environment as a result of russia’s armed aggression. Its total amount reaches almost USD 52 billion (February 24, 2022 to March 3, 2023). This estimate includes air, land and water.

Journalists are invited to find out how much of Ukrainian land is polluted with remnants of ordnance, how many oil products were burned during shelling, and how many forests were burned by rockets and shells, etc. In addition, journalists can learn more about the methods that the State Ecological Inspectorate of Ukraine uses to estimate the damage to the environment as a result of russia’s full-scale invasion.

• ecology
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

Since the beginning of the all-out war, volunteers of “Save Ukraine” charitable foundation have returned more than forty children who were deported to the russian federation and occupied Crimea. They even had to organize rescue operations to save the children. The volunteers are also evacuating children from the war zone.

For reference: according to Children of War, a state platform for searching children, as of March 20, more than 16,000 Ukrainian children were deported by the occupiers.

• children
• russian crimes
• volunteers
• Kyiv

ARTREHUB is a volunteer-based initiative that provides psychological rehabilitation to veterans. Art rehabilitation therapy sessions are held once a week at the military rehabilitation center near Kyiv. The ARTREHUB’s team has been working with veterans since 2017.

• military
• psychological support
• volunteers
• Kyiv

Volunteers of “Dobrobat” will clear the rubble of buildings destroyed as a result of the war in Irpin, Kyiv region. The work will start in the morning of March 18. Those who want to join the volunteer effort are currently being recruited.

For reference: “Dobrobat” is a volunteer building division that helps victims by promptly rebuilding housing and social infrastructure facilities in the de-occupied territories.

• occupation
• reconstruction
• russian crimes
• volunteers
• Kyiv

The most famous chef of Ukraine, Ievgen Klopotenko, is organizing a dinner party, the dishes for which will be created together with ChatGPT and Midjourney AIs. Artificial intelligence will generate 7 dishes, and the chef will cook them. The event will take place in Kyiv on March 29. And on March 30, Netflix will release a film about Ievgen Klopotenko called “Borscht. The secret ingredient.”

For reference: Ievgen Klopotenko is the most famous chef of Ukraine. It was thanks to his efforts that Ukrainian borscht was included to the list of intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO. In addition, Klopotenko, together with Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), presents Ukraine to foreign politicians through our national cuisine. After all, it is he who decides what world leaders, for example, Boris Johnson or Antony Blinken, will eat on their way to the Ukrainian capital.

• food
• Kyiv

On Friday, March 17, the journalists are invited to learn how mobile DNA labs work. Police officers will demonstrate the work of mobile laboratories, as well as forensic centers, where experiments are conducted.

Oleksandr Malysh, Chief Forensic Officer of Kyiv region, will join the event to talk about the experience of working at the places where the bodies of dead citizens were found during the occupation, as well as at mass graves in Bucha, Irpin, Borodyanka and other settlements where hostilities took place.

Prior registration is required to join the tour.

Accreditation by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is required as well.

• russian crimes
• Kyiv

On March 16, a regional conference entitled “Alternative forms of family care: reasons for the decrease and seeking opportunities” will be held in Kyiv. The conference will feature discussion, in particular, on how to facilitate family-based care and support parents. Also, the study “Reasons for the shortage of alternative forms of family care and difficulties in functioning” will be presented at the event.

The participants of the conference will include: Uliana Tokarieva, Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine; Serhiy Lukashov, National Director of SOS Children’s Villages Ukraine; Oksana Dashchakivska, Research Coordinator, Candidate of Political Sciences.

Representatives of social services, foster parent teachers who practice family-based care will also join the discussion. The media representatives will have an opportunity to talk to them and hear the families’ stories.

• children
• Kyiv