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The Center for Civil Liberties, a Ukrainian NGO, became one of the laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize. “ After russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Center for Civil Liberties has engaged in efforts to identify and document russian war crimes against the Ukrainian civilian population. In collaboration with international partners, the center is playing a pioneering role with a view to holding the guilty parties accountable for their crimes,” — the committee stated. 

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• Kyiv

In Boryspil, Kyiv region, 19 apartments were handed over to refugee families by the State Fund for Support of Youth Housing Construction. The apartments were purchased for the temporary residence of IDPs, primarily large families and families whose homes were destroyed as a result of the russian aggression in Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions. According to the program, citizens receive “turn-key” apartments with repairs, furniture and household appliances. Earlier, 9 families received social housing in Sumy, 2 families in Romny, Sumy region, and 21 families in Chernihiv.

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• russian crimes
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Ukrainian military and animal advocates of UAnimals rescued a bear who was shell-shocked near the de-occupied Lyman. After the liberation of the city, the injured animal was found locked in the cubicle. The private zoo was occupied, but the bear miraculously survived. Volunteers took the bear to the wild animal rescue center in Kyiv region.

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Doctors involved in NoScar all-Ukrainian initiative are already demonstrating the first results of their work. For example, Tetiana, a resident of Zhytomyr oblast and a victim of an airstrike, is completing a course of treatment. The girl suffered severe shrapnel wounds to her face. She was treated by a plastic surgeon from Kyiv, Sergey Korolyuk. Within a few months of work, he managed to almost completely eliminate marks from stitches on the patient’s face.

NoScar is an all-Ukrainian initiative that has attracted the best plastic surgeons from all over the country, who carry out aesthetic corrections of scars obtained as a result of russia’s military aggression for free. 

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• doctors
• Kyiv

First four students have already passed the exam at “FEMALE PILOTS OF UKRAINE” school, which was established this fall in Kyiv region. These women had to take their exam in extremely difficult weather conditions, but they managed.

The first female drone pilot school in the country was founded by Valerii Borovyk, a member of the National Guard. The main goal of the institution is to give every Ukrainian woman the necessary skills to defend the state.

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• women
• Kyiv

The “Postcards from Ukraine” project was established to capture and demonstrate the damage caused to Ukrainian culture by russian invaders as a result of bombing and shelling during the full-scale war. Among other things, the postcards feature how the outstanding buildings, museums, monuments look like before and after destruction. For example, the list includes the tallest building in Ukraine — the Kyiv TV Tower, and one of the oldest country’s zoos — Mykolaiv Zoo. To make the world aware of invaders’ destruction of Ukrainian culture, the project organizers call for sharing the postcards via social media and sending them to influencers. 

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• occupation
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

Owners of a cafe in Bucha in Kyiv Oblast tried not to close their establishment till the last moment: They even tried doing business as usual on February 24, accompanied by sounds of explosions and artillery fire, striving to be a place of calm and comfort. Later, Oleksandr and Yulia saw the invaders leaving their tanks and stealing cakes from the cafe on security cameras. The russians almost razed it to the ground; all windows were broken, and the ceiling was damaged. After Kyiv Oblast had been liberated, the couple reopened their cafe. Initially, they worked in the neighboring building while diligently restoring their own. Everyone who drinks coffee in the cafe can contribute to restoring this once cozy cafe.

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• reconstruction
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

At the start of russia’s full-scale invasion, the small village of Moshchun became the site of heavy fighting and an obstacle on the invaders’ path to the capital. The Ukrainian forces fully liberated Moshchun on March 21, but the village still comes to its senses after the fierce battle. Most houses were destroyed, so locals have to live in modular homes. B50, a volunteering initiative, helps restore Moshchun. The Ukrainian volunteers clear the debris of buildings destroyed by the war brick by brick. As the rainy season approaches, volunteers restore roofs and help patch the windows with plastic film. Volunteers come to clear the debris every weekend. You can join the volunteering community and find out more about its activity on social media at B50.

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• occupation
• reconstruction
• russian crimes
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• Kyiv

Before February 24, Diia.Business were the spaces for Ukrainians to get free consultations, visit educational events for entrepreneurs, rent halls for events, and test their products in a special pop-up location.

During the occupation of Kyiv Oblast, Diia.Business’ 280 square meters in Bucha were occupied by the russian military together with the entire residential neighborhood and seriously damaged.

The Ministry of Digital Transformation restored Diia.Business in Bucha, and will open the center for existing and future entrepreneurs. The business people who survived the occupation and are restoring their businesses will also attend the event. They will share their stories.

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On September 23, the Kyiv History Museum will host a charity auction, Heroes without Weapons. It aims to help firefighting and rescue units of the State Emergency Service in Kramatorsk and Kharkiv. All the funds raised will be handed over to the rescue units that rescue dozens of children and adults and fight fires that destroy homes and offices shelled by russian forces.

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