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The independent volunteer art collective Spilka started drilling a well in the village of Korolivka, Makariv district, Kyiv Oblasts, on May 30. This village was heavily damaged during the fighting in February-March 2022. The drilling of the well is one of the stages of the project to help the village community: the hospital reconstruction, partially damaged by explosions, was the project’s first phase. Another stage will be constructing a bomb shelter at the Korolivka Lyceum. Currently, students cannot attend the institution having no shelter.

For reference: Spilka is an independent volunteer collective of artists based in New York, Paris and Kyiv. Spilka’s activities are focused on raising funds through artistic, cultural and sporting events in the cities of its main base.

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Heavily damaged during the fighting, Irpin’s private sector is under comprehensive reconstruction. The area suffered most from constant artillery shelling and air strikes carried by the Russian military. More than 60 families who lost their homes could finally move back into their own homes by the end of this year. The houses will be restored at the expense of local and regional budgets, as well as the UN Refugee Agency. The agency is providing more than $2 million in construction materials. In addition to the houses, public works aim to complete street repairs. 

For reference: In February-March 2022, Irpin city in the Kyiv region became the main battlefield during the Russian offensive against the capital. Russian invaders occupied a third of the city, and it was here that the Ukraine Armed Forces and the Territorial Defense Forces managed to defeat the Russians. Over 300 civilians were killed in the fighting, and thousands have become homeless. In particular, one of the city’s neighborhoods (described above) was almost completely destroyed, including by Russian air bombs.

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On May 27, relatives of civilian prisoners from Kyiv region will organize the peace walk “Free the civilian prisoners.”

The organizers of the walk say that it has been almost 14 months since the civilian residents of Dymer and neighboring communities were taken captive by the aggressor, the russian federation.

“Thousands of civilians are currently held captive by russia. They are tortured, starved, put under psychological pressure and placed in an information vacuum. Innocent people are abused morally and physically. All of them should be released. WITHOUT CONDITIONS AND EXCHANGES!”.

Time: 9:30 AM

Location: Dymer Village Council.

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The Kolonshchyna Lyceum of Bucha district in Kyiv region will hold a charity fair on May 27 to commemorate Children’s Protection Day. The funds will go to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The second reason for the fair is to raise awareness. Representatives of the Kyiv Aeronautical Society will start a campaign to collect sponsorship funds to build a safe shelter for students of the Kolonshchyna Lyceum.

According to the organizers, Kolonshchyna has always been the center of aviation in Kyiv region. Currently, more than 200 children from the de-occupied village are studying online, and flights are banned until the area is completely cleared of mines. But the aeronauts, who have already collected money for 8 ambulances with the help of foreign colleagues, will once again turn to the international aeronautical community to get help for children.

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Some UAH 15 million were raised by Save Ukraine charitable fund and PrivatBank as a part of the charity campaign “Give Light to Children.” With these funds, benefactors purchased “security and development” backpacks for almost 2,000 children who lost their parents due to the war.

The results of the campaign will be announced on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv during a charitable educational event for 25 children cared for by Save Ukraine fund. PrivatBank specialists will hold a lesson on financial literacy for them, and Save Ukraine volunteers will talk about psychological practices that reduce the negative impact of war related trauma.

Visitors at the event will be the first to receive “security and development” backpacks as a part of the campaign. There is a tablet with educational apps in each gift bag. In addition to tablets, the backpacks also contain power banks, blankets, and other useful items that can give a sense of support to the children, from whom the war took away their most precious ones.

For reference: June 1 is International Children’s Day

As reported, Save Ukraine rescue network went on 6 missions to return 96 children to Ukraine after they had been illegally deported by russia.

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On May 26, at 11:00 PM, Media Center Ukraine will host a briefing entitled: “Key results of the Commissioner on Persons Gone Missing under Special Circumstances activities”

Participants:

– Oleh Kotenko, Commissioner on Persons Gone Missing under Special Circumstances;

– Ivan Anhelin, Commissioner on Persons Gone Missing under Special Circumstances;

– Oleh Khoroshykh, Advisor to the Commissioner on Persons Gone Missing under Special Circumstances;

– Nataliia Babiichuk, Advisor to the Commissioner on Persons Gone Missing in Special Circumstances;

At the briefing, the participants will talk about the work of the search groups of the Commissioner’s Office, the number of already covered locations and the number of bodies returned from the de-occupied territories, how the process of searching for the missing persons takes place, and more.

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On May 26, the anthology consisting of six documentaries “Cities and Their Heroes” will premier in Ivankiv, Kyiv region. A hero was chosen in each of the 6 cities – Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Okhtyrka, Bashtanka and Ivankiv – to be featured in the documentary about their city. Hennadiy Popenko is the hero in the documentary about Ivankiv. He was an actor and TV presenter before 2022. Having survived the occupation of Ivankiv with his family, he joined the territorial defense and became an active participant in community life.

The creators of the project will be present at the premiere, as well as the people featured in the film – residents of the village that survived the occupation.

“Cities and Their Heroes” films have already been presented in Bashtanka (Mykolaiv region) and Okhtyrka (Sumy region). After Ivankiv, the project will be screened in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Kyiv and Lviv.

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On May 26, Ukraine’s third Model NATO Youth Parliamentary Assembly will take place in Kyiv. The event is organized by ANTS, National Interests Advocacy Network with the support of the NATO Information and Documentation Centre in Ukraine. More than 230 students from 47 universities listened to lectures by leading world experts on NATO’s work. The event will take place in the building of Kyiv City State Administration.

Participants of the event will include: Vitali KLITSCHKO, Head of Kyiv City State Administration, Mayor; Mark VOYGER, Advisor to the United States Army Europe for Russia and Eurasia; Vineta KLEINE, Head of the NATO Information and Documentation Centre (online), ambassadors of European countries and others.

Accreditation required.

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On May 27-28, volunteers of “Brave to Rebuild” project will clear the rubble of the buildings destroyed as a result of russia’s full-scale invasion. They will work in Irpin, Horenka, Hostomel (Kyiv region).

For reference: Brave to Rebuild volunteer project’s mission is to help residents of the de-occupied territories of Ukraine to restore housing and social institutions damaged as a result of the russian federation’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. Volunteers from Europe, the U.S., Canada and Australia also join the relief effort.

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More than 140 Ukrainian children are currently studying at the newly established school in Cambridge. Lessons are taught in Ukrainian and English, according to the program of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine. All the teachers have experience working in Ukrainian schools.

The school’s founder, Rend Platings, herself fled the war in Iraq as a child. Right now, she is a pro-Ukrainian activist in Britain. She also organized the celebration of Vyshyvanka Day and other events in support of Ukraine. Currently, she is in Kyiv and can talk to journalists.

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