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Sociotherapy City Crisis Center in Kyiv offers special anti-stress therapy pro bono to the Ukrainian survivors of crisis events during the war. The Center’s personnel will assist with symptoms of an acute stress reaction, anxiety, or depressive disorders. The Center welcomes people who survived the occupation or evacuation or stayed in active combat areas. The therapy sessions are organized in groups and as individual sessions with a psychologist.

• casualties
• doctors
• occupation
• psychological support
• Kyiv

Volunteers of Magic Moments community help the residents of Kyiv region to clear the buildings that collapsed as a result of the war. They have already made three visits to the region. They also helped to clean up the aftermath of the destruction and responded to the requests by locals to get the necessary appliances and furniture. Their next trip to Kyiv region is planned for the end of August.

For reference: Magic moments is a travel agency that organizes original trips in Ukraine and abroad. Both agency employees and tourists have joined the volunteer movement. Everyone is also welcome to join the charity initiative.

• casualties
• reconstruction
• volunteers
• Kyiv

An exhibition on russia’s war crimes has been opened in PinchukArtCentre in the capital. It is a part of the exhibition presented by the Center in Davos in its “russian war crime house” during the World Economic Forum. The exhibition was founded in partnership with the Belgian Museum of Modern Art; it was the first time in the history of the arts that a museum offered a part of its collection to be exhibited in a country actively fighting the enemy.

• culture
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

José Andrés, the founder of World Central Kitchen, will give a briefing at Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform in Kyiv on August 9 at 2:30 PM. The restaurateur will talk about the company’s operations in Ukraine and food aid to the Ukrainians.

World Central Kitchen is a non-commercial, non-governmental organization that provides meals to victims of natural disasters and various emergencies. José Andrés, a celebrity chef, founded WCK in 2010: together with his team, he prepared food in Haiti following the devastating earthquake. World Central Kitchen has been working in various cities of Ukraine since the start of russia’s all-out invasion.

• food
• volunteers
• Kyiv

Residents of a block of apartments in Bucha whose roof was destroyed by a russian missile are raising UAH 800,000 to renovate the roof. The rain coming down into the building continues to destroy it. Because of this, the residents got together to restore the roof before winter. They have already raised UAH 230,000.

• casualties
• reconstruction
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

On Tuesday, August 2, the following reconnaissance UAV will be presented for the first time at a location in Kyiv:

• 2 Fly Eye 3.0 UAVs, which is one of the best NATO-type reconnaissance UAVs used by Polish special forces.
• 30 DJI Matrice 300 UAVs equipped with AI technology and thermal imaging that can focus on targets and identify potential dangers.
• 30 consumer drones donated by people from all over the world as part of the “Army of Drones” project, 10 of which are toy drones for children.
• 1 Raybird Skyeton drone and 1 Ukrainian-made SKIF UAV.

Immediately after the presentation, the drones will be sent to the frontlines.

At the presentation, journalists will be able to talk with Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Digital Transformation of Ukraine, and Yurii Shchyhol, Head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine.

• weapon
• Kyiv

According to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, 9,120 marriages were registered in Kyiv from February 24 to July 23 2022. For comparison, during the same period in 2021, the number of couples that got married in the capital was almost nine times fewer — only 1,110. Such determination of the newlyweds is explained by their desire to cope with the stress associated with the war. Also, the number of marriages was probably influenced by the simplification of the marriage registration procedure during the war.

Among the newlyweds, there are many soldiers, because according to the new rules, the military, police officers and employees of health care facilities can register their marriage online, without personal presence.

• military
• Kyiv

On July 30, a running flashmob called “Running for Azovstal” will take place on Trukhaniv Island in Kyiv in support of the defenders of Mariupol. The project was organized by the Association of “Azovstal” Defenders Families.

The participants are free to choose to run a longer or shorter distance, or choose a route on their own. The race in Kyiv will not have a finish line, because, as the organizers explain, the finish line of the project will be upon the return of all the captured Azovstal heroes.

The goal of the race is not to let the world forget about Mariupol defenders.

• military
• prisoners
• Kyiv

Children who survived the occupation in Bucha are shooting a short film together with Ukrainian filmmakers. Together with teachers, children are writing scripts, selecting locations and props, looking for costumes and acting as directors. Filming takes place in two cities — Kyiv and Bucha. The theme of the short film is childhood and the bright future for children in Ukraine.

The project called “Film Holidays” is organized by Ukrainian Film School. The premiere of the film will take place on July 28 in Bucha.

• children
• culture
• occupation
• Kyiv

“RE:Ukraine” pilot modular town for 15 families will appear in Bucha, Kyiv region. Then a modular town like this is planned to be built in Ternopil region. Architect Slava Balbek, founder of balbek bureau initiated “RE:Ukraine” project, within which a system of modular towns is being created for temporarily displaced persons.

“As an architect, I think about everything, from the moment a person wakes up, at which table they sit down for breakfast, which street they take to work, whether they are comfortable in an office, house, neighborhood. It is interesting to be able to influence their comfort, and therefore life,” — Slava Balbek said.

Another charity project within the framework of “RE:Ukraine” deals with the protection of monuments from destruction during the war.

• casualties
• reconstruction
• Kyiv
• Ternopil