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On March 7, 2023, the ‘Ambulance’ project will be presented on Mykhailivs’ka (Saint Michael’s) Square in Kyiv. An ambulance formerly operating in the Derhachi district of Kharkiv Oblast before the full-scale Russian invasion is to exhibit on this day. During the shelling, this vehicle served to evacuate people out of dangerous areas. However, after it came under attack, it was put out of action.

Since it was the only four-wheel-drive ambulance to reach even the most remote villages off-road and in bad weather, many people have now lost the opportunity to receive prompt medical treatment. The vehicle has become one of the symbols of the occupiers’ cruelty against the civilian population.

This ambulance will be exhibited in different cities in European countries within the project. It will start in Vilnius and come with donation fundraising for new ambulances for the affected communities that need medical equipment today. The shot-up ambulance will also be on display in Riga, Ghent, Munich, Tallinn, Colchester, and Warsaw.

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This spring, more than 19 new animal pairs were created in Kyiv Zoo. (Zoo officials explain that couples and families are created for different reasons: in order to breed or just for a company, according to the zoo’s strategic collection planning). Recall that the zoo has sheltered almost 400 animals from the affected areas of the country. 

Among other things, the employees are currently arranging a whole family ranch for the newly created raccoon family, as the family is quite large: these are 16 animals, including nine rescued from the war.

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Bohdan is a resettler from the temporarily occupied Enerhodar city in Zaporizhia Oblast. He owned a bar in this city, but on the first day of the war, it was forced to close. After six months of occupation, he left his hometown, having his family still live there. Today, the man works as a waiter in a restaurant in Kyiv.

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On March 4 and 5, volunteers of “Brave to rebuild” project will help residents of Kyiv region. In particular, the activists will clear the debris of buildings destroyed during the war in Irpin, Hostomel and Horenka.

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At the beginning of the year, philanthropists completed the arrangement of a mini-school in the surviving recreation center in Bohdanivka village, Brovary district. An assembly hall were turned into three giant classrooms for primary classes. (There is no need to drive small children to a neighboring village to study). In addition, digital educational centers were set up in other classrooms. Pupils of all ages can come here to learn English, draw, talk to psychologists, and more, among other things. 

For reference: during the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, the occupiers destroyed a school and a daycare center in the Bohdanivka village, Brovary district.

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A ‘point of invincibility’ has opened in St. Andrew’s Church in Kyiv. The Kyiv City Military Administration reports that the Point of Invincibility can accommodate several dozen people. It has Internet connection, is equipped with a powerful generator, industrial electric fan heater, medical supplies, hot drinks, and a small library. In addition, any visitor can receive spiritual support, namely, a talk to a priest.

For reference: St. Andrew’s Church is an 18th-century historical architectural monument of decorative art of world significance built in 1747-1762 in the Baroque style by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli.

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Dismantling of detached homes destroyed by the russians continues in Bucha, Kyiv region. In particular, the City Council showed a house on Vokzalna Street. Experts have already dismantled the damaged buildings and cleared the area around. (During the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian military destroyed a large column of russian equipment on Vokzalna Street in Bucha. At the time, photos of this street spread around the world.)

The dismantling of the detached houses damaged by the russian shells in Bucha and surrounding areas has become possible with the help of the UNDP Ukraine project funded by Japan’s government. In the near future, nearly 30 damaged homes will be disassembled as a part of this project.

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On February 27, a “Classroom of safety” will be opened in one of the educational institutions of Berezan, Kyiv region. During classes in these rooms, students will be taught first aid and mine safety rules. Employees of the State Emergency Service will participate in the opening.

For reference: The government approved the opening of “Classrooms of safety” throughout Ukraine last September. These classrooms are properly set up to provide fire and mine safety training. Among other things, children are taught what to do in the event of an emergency and during air raid alerts. Educators, specialists of the State Emergency Service and the National Police, medical workers, combatants and mine safety specialists will be involved in the work of “Classrooms of safety.”

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In the capital, “Without Limits” prosthetics, orthotics and rehabilitation center helps patients who have lost limbs due to the all-out war. In addition, soldiers and civilians have been coming here for prosthetics since 2014.

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Roman is an engineer and a graduate of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in Kyiv, who lives in Irpin (at the end of March 2022, the city was liberated from the russian military). The man produced about 400 metal detectors. These devices are used by Ukrainian sappers and the military. So, for example, bomb squads of the State Emergency Service have already worked with them in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Kherson regions. Engineer’s group mates from university and Ukrainian activists helped with parts, as well as donations for metal detectors

For reference: earlier, the State Emergency Service reported that 30% of the territory of Ukraine was mined.

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