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Patron Pet Center in Kyiv shelters rehabilitates and helps to find animals from Kherson region owners. Currently, 75 animals are under their care. Almost all of the rescued wildlife the center currently houses are home pets. That is why the organization is making every effort to find the animals’ previous owners. The center has already helped several families from the Kherson region find their pets.

• animals
• Kyiv

On June 8, Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform will host a press conference by Dmytro Zaruba, First Deputy Head of the State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine. The topics of focus include: the ecological consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka HPP and the damage caused by russian aggression to the environment of Ukraine.

• ecology
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

Oleksandra Vasylenko, Director General for Economic Diplomacy and Sanctions Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Special Commissioner for Humanitarian and Sanctions Policy, will hold a press conference on June 8 at Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform. Topics of focus include: the reaction of the global community to the blowing of the Kakhovka HPP, the consequences for the economy of Ukraine, and assistance to the victims.

• casualties
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

Volunteers of “Brave to Rebuild” project announced that they were collecting essential items for the people affected by the occupiers’ blowing up the Kakhovka HPP dam (disposable tableware, food, power banks, etc.). Rescuers also need help: inflatable boats, underwater cutting tools, etc. Tomorrow, June 8, volunteers will take the collected aid to Kherson.

Journalists are invited to see how people donate aid in Kyiv and bring essential items.

• casualties
• volunteers
• Kherson
• Kyiv

Experts are calculating the ecosystem damage caused by Russia blowing up the Kakhovka dam. The Center for Environmental Initiatives Ecoaction (Ecodia) is ready to share contacts of English-speaking experts who can comment on these issues.

• ecology
• russian crimes
• Kherson
• Kyiv

Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform to host an event dedicated “Culture vs. War” project about Ukrainian artists at war and the first documentary film about the ANTYTILA band release

Speakers:

• Iryna Borovets, Director General for Public Diplomacy and Communications Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
•  Marco Ferraro, program manager at the EU Delegation to Ukraine
•  Andrii Rizol, project producer
•  Alina Krasnianska, executive producer of the series of documentaries

•  Taras Topolia, the “Antytila” band leader
•  Serhii Vusyk, the “Antytila” band manager and musician
•  Dmytro Zholud, the “Antytila” band guitarist

In-person attendance of all participants.

The Culture vs. War project tells the world about the values of Ukrainian culture through the stories of artists who left their everyday lives and creative ambitions to defend the country. A key component of the project is a series of documentaries where Ukrainian musicians, filmmakers, writers, photographers, and other cultural figures are the main protagonists telling about this war through their own stories and memories.

Accreditation is mandatory. 

• culture
• military
• volunteers
• Kyiv

Free football training sessions for amputees and servicemen who lost limbs in war with the occupiers to begin in Kyiv on June 6. The Ukrainian Football Association for People with Disabilities organizes the training. The project’s primary goal is to help with the social adaptation and rehabilitation of veterans. The players who show the best results can represent Ukraine in international competitions.

• casualties
• military
• Kyiv

Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform to host an event dedicated “Culture vs. War” project about Ukrainian artists at war and the first documentary film about the ANTYTILA band release

Speakers:

• Andrii Rizol, project producer
• Marco Ferraro, European Union project Program Manager
• Kadim Tarasov, director of the series of documentaries
• Taras Topolia, the Antytila band leader 
• Alina Krasnianska, the project’s documentaries executive producer
• Serhii Vusyk, the Antytila band manager and musician
• Dmytro Zholud, the Antytila band guitarist

The Culture vs. War project tells the world about the values of Ukrainian culture through the stories of artists who left their everyday lives and creative ambitions to defend the country. A key component of the project is a series of documentaries where Ukrainian musicians, filmmakers, writers, photographers, and other cultural figures are the main protagonists telling about this war through their own stories and memories.

Accreditation is mandatory. 

• culture
• Kyiv

It is planned to hold a panel discussion “LGBT community and society. What has changed since the full-scale war outbreak?” on June 5, at 2:00 PM. 

Speakers:

– Inna Sovsun, MP, initiator of the draft law on registered partnerships (in person);

– Alyona Gruzina, Culturologist, Communication Specialist at “Gender in Detail” (online)

– Andrii Kravchuk, NASH SVIT Center Advocacy Expert (in person)

– Maksym Potapovych, Media and Communication Manager at the NGO “Ukrainian LGBT+ Military” (in person); 

– Dmytro Havryliuk (Moralis), Head at the Executive Committee of the NGO “Ukrainian LGBT+ Military” (in person);

Topics for discussion:

– Change in attitude towards the LGBT community and society since the beginning of the full-scale invasion

– Are there any signs of discrimination against LGBT people at the front and in the army?

– Draft law on registered partnerships. 

• Kyiv
• LGBT

On June 5, Kyiv will hold a press conference entitled: “Announcement of Invictus Games Team Ukraine, which will represent Ukraine at the international competitions in Dusseldorf – 2023.” Participants at the press conference will include Yulia Laputina, Minister for Veteran Affairs of Ukraine; Ilona Voloshyna, Operations Team Lead of Invictus Games: Team Ukraine; Olena Ianovska, Head Coach of Invictus Team Ukraine 2023.

All-Ukrainian Invictus Games competitions took place in Lviv at the end of April. Based on their results, the selection committee chose the team roster that will represent our country in Dusseldorf at the Invictus Games international competition in September 2023.

For reference: The Invictus Games in Ukraine are the largest adaptive sports competition for veterans, which are designed to create new opportunities for wounded and traumatized Ukrainian veterans and servicemen, supporting them on the way to physical recovery, psychological rehabilitation and social integration.

• Kyiv