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At 1:00 PM, on May 11, Media Center Ukraine — Ukrinform will host a presentation of educational programs for training the personnel required for reintegration of Crimea.

In order to ensure the functioning of state and law enforcement agencies, avoid chaos and solve security, medical and humanitarian issues, public administration will have to be restored immediately after the de-occupation of Crimea. Therefore, it is very important to train future workers now. In order to fully restore this talent pool and even grow it, Ukraine will need to train about 50,000 specialists.

Participants:

–         Tamila Tasheva, Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea

–         Volodymyr Bugrov, Rector at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

–         Natalia Aliushyna, Head of the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service

–         Iryna Vereshchuk, Vice Prime Minister, Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine

–         Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

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On May 13, a new modular town will be opened in Irpin, Kyiv region. It was put up on the territory of Lastivka health resort. 36 houses will accommodate people whose homes were destroyed as a result of the war, as well as displaced persons. Each house is designed for one family. Temporary housing was put up due to the efforts of the Finnish government.

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• reconstruction
• Kyiv

During the press conference, representatives of Save Ukraine rescue network will present the evidence of crimes committed by the aggressor country against Ukrainian children, which are manifestations of genocide. The evidence was obtained during one of the rescue missions carried out by the network’s team, which resulted in the return of 96 children.

A family of mother and daughter, brought home as part of the sixth mission, will talk about the circumstances of the child’s deportation to russia and the intentions of the aggressor country regarding the girl’s future.

Participants: Svitlana Popova, mother of a girl deported to russia; Alina Kovaleva, a girl, returned after being deported to russia; Mykola Kuleba, Founder of “Save Ukraine”, Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights (2014-2021); Myroslava Kharchenko, a lawyer at “Save Ukraine”; Kateryna Rashevska, Legal Expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights (RCHR) NGO.

The press conference will be held on May 11, at Media Center Ukraine — Ukrinform. Registration is required.

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• Kyiv

Foreigners are now actively supporting the “Brave to Rebuild” volunteers project. For example, 66-year-old Manfred flew in from Australia to rebuild Ukraine. The man has 40 years of experience in construction.

A Canadian residing in Ukraine for a year is among other foreign volunteers, for instance. 

Journalists can learn more about these and many other foreign volunteers observing their work whenever possible. 

For reference: Brave to Rebuild is a volunteer project aimed at assisting the de-occupied territories of Ukraine residents to restore housing and social institutions damaged due to Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine.

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• volunteers
• Kyiv

The relatives of imprisoned Azov regiment defenders will hold a media briefing at the Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform on May 16 to discuss the topic: “A year of leaving Azovstal steelworks: cry out, as it’s impossible to be silent.” Nataliia Zarytska, Chair of the “Woman of Steel” Council of Wives and Mothers of Ukraine’s Defenders,” wife of a release from captivity soldier of the Azov Regiment; Nataliia Kravtsova, mother of a captured Azovstal defender; Nelya Shastun, mother of Azov battalion soldiers, whose one son was killed and the other was held in captivity; Anastasiia Mikhilova, one held for two months in an Azovstal bunker with her four-year-old son; Sofiia Cherepanova, sister of a captured Azovstal defender will become participants in the event. 

Accreditation is required.

For reference: On May 16, Azov fighters started leaving the Azovstal steel plant, where they had held the line for several months. Over 7000 Azov fighters are still in enemy prisons.

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• Kyiv

On the anniversary of the death of Denys Antipov, a teacher, entrepreneur and soldier of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade, the Memorial platform invites you to the early screening of the documentary to honor the memory of Denys “Either we. Or they.”

The people featured in the documentary and the film crew will attend the screening on May 10, at 6:30 PM in “Lira” cinema, at 40 Velyka Zhytomyrska Street. Everyone is welcome. Free entry with prior registration: https://bit.ly/3M5rin1.

“I am very sorry that I get to know such a soldier as Denys Antipov already after his death. When his parents, friends, colleagues talk about him, their eyes light up so much, it’s such an energy that cannot be described in words. I want as many people as possible to learn the story of a brave patriot for whom Ukraine really was above all else. For him, these were not just words, but his whole life,” Diana Zvinklis, the film-maker, says.

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• military
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An outpatient clinic in Horenka, Kyiv region, was shelled by the russians in February 2022. In November, the work began to rebuild the facility, with the principle of green restoration used in the process. Now the hospital is equipped with a modern heating system with a heat pump and a solar power plant with a battery.

With these innovations, the outpatient clinic has become more autonomous, and now it can work during power outages. In addition, heating costs were reduced by 80%, CO2 emissions decreased, and negative impact on the environment lessened.

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• reconstruction
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

Since the beginning of the russian aggression, the Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region has taken in hundreds of animals, mostly those abandoned by their owners who were trying to escape shelling. Wild animals were left in destroyed menageries, petting zoos and enclosures, even in the yards of privately owned houses. Tigers, lions, bears, wolves and many other animals receive help at the Center. And now a major extension to the center is being built to rehabilitate wild animals as best as possible. 

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• Kyiv

Oleksii Surovtsev is a Ukrainian actor. At the beginning of the all-out russia invasion, he responded to a request to save a cat in Irpin. Since then, people have been asking him to take to safety their pets (cats and dogs) now and again.  Despite all the risks, he took the animals out of Irpin daily. And after the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated the Kyiv region from the invaders, he set up a cat shelter and is now building a veterinary clinic.

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• Kyiv

On May 3, Media Center Ukraine — Ukrinform will host a briefing entitled “Ukraine cultural events within the Eurovision Song Contest.”  Topics of focus at the event include: representing Ukrainian culture at the Eurovision Song Contest and its impact on the positive image of Ukraine; the primary public events of Ukraine and the Ukrainian cultural ambassadors’ activities.

The participants of the briefing include: Emine Dzhaparova – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; Halyna Hryhorenko – Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine; Volodymyr Sheiko – Director General of the Ukrainian Institute; Jamala – Ukrainian singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Accreditation is required

For reference: The Eurovision Song Contest kicks off in May. (Ukraine will be represented by “TVORCHI” band). Last year, Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest, however, due to the war unleashed by russia, this year’s competition will be held on behalf of Ukraine in the UK.

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• Kyiv