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Volodymyr “Shamil” Sheredeha is a Joint Forces Operation veteran who went back to defend the country on February 24, 2022. Last summer, he injured his leg and has been undergoing treatment in Kyiv since then. After the injury and several unsuccessful surgeries on his leg, the soldier became depressed and was twice hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital in Kyiv. But Volodymyr managed to get the disease under control and now continues therapy with his psychologist. “Shamil” is well aware of the importance of mental health for people returning from the front. So he managed to attract more than 30 thousand of his Twitter followers to raise funds for the rehabilitation of the military.

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Ukrainian photographer Marta Syrko founded the photo project “Sculpted” last December. The subjects of her photos are Ukrainian defenders who suffered as a result of the russian federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. (These are soldiers who received injuries, burns or whose limbs were amputated.) Ten defenders have already participated in the photo project. Civilians who have suffered as a result of the war can also take part in the project.

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“Dental Front is a charity project of the Association of Implantologists of Ukraine, assisting dental clinics and specialists in the field. Recently, the first dental readiness and oral health clinic for military service in Ukraine was opened in the Lviv region. It will provide free dental services, ensuring mobilized soldiers medical readiness prior to deployment. Later, similar clinics will be opened in Kyiv and Dnipro Oblasts (in general, the project will be implemented in all regions).

For reference: the project website states that every 3rd soldier has a dental problem. Because of this, soldiers experience great discomfort and often suffer from unbearable pain when they get to the front.

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On June 12, a press conference will be held at NEZLAMNI National Rehabilitation Center, during which experts will present the first case of osseointegration prosthetics in the history of Ukrainian medicine and share their successes.

Osseointegration is the newest technique in our country. During the surgery, a part of the prosthesis is simply implanted into the bone. And after healing and recovery, an artificial foot is fitted.

Defender Ihor Krupnov was the first Ukrainian to receive osseointegration prostheses. The man is 57 years old, who volunteered to go to war. He lost his legs as a result of a mine explosion in a car. The implant surgery was performed on April 10. Six weeks later, on May 24, prosthetists fitted the last part – artificial feet. During the press conference, Ihor and the Center’s experts will talk about how he took his first steps and how he feels now.

It will also be possible to film physical therapy exercises with a robotic walking system.

Accreditation required.

Photos and video materials with all stages of prosthetics and rehabilitation process, as well as Ihor Krupnov’s first steps, will be provided to journalists.

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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. 

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• 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.

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Soldier Pavlo survived his car hitting a mine while driving. Pavlo was driving while returning from a combat mission with his comrades. In a moment, his comrade sitting next to him was burned alive.

Pavlo was wearing glasses that saved his eyes from burns. He tried to get out of the car, but the wreckage pinned his right leg.

The man has already undergone 21 limb-saving surgeries. Currently, the national program #SaveLimb of the International Charitable Foundation “Health of the Ukrainian People” doctors are fighting for the soldier’s limb. Its mission is to stop the invalidism of Ukraine people due to war-related injuries to their arms and legs.

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On June 5, at 11:00 AM, Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform will hold the event entitled “Veterans and military: respect vs. discrimination.”

As part of the event, the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs together with the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO) and the sociological group “Rating” will present a study: “Discrimination of different social groups in the Armed Forces of Ukraine: military and civilian points of view.” And there will also be a discussion of complex and important topics.

Participants:

• representatives of the Ministries
• Ruslana Velychko-Trifonyuk – First Deputy Executive Director of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation
• Svitlana Musiiaka — Head of Research and Policy at NAKO
• Liubomyr Mysiv – Deputy Director of the Sociological Group “Rating”
• Oksana Hryhorieva – Gender Advisor to the Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
• Maria Berlinska – a veteran, volunteer
• Yulya Kirillova – veteran, analyst of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation
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Issues to be discussed include:

• Veteran policy is one of the Government’s priorities. More than 15% of the population of Ukraine will be eligible for veteran benefits after the end of the russo-Ukrainian war. Is the state ready?
• Discrimination of the military in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Which categories are the most vulnerable and why is it an important issue to investigate?
• How the attitude towards women in Ukraine’s Armed Forces and society has changed since 2014. Is “positive discrimination” a challenge?

Registration is required.

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A social project supporting Ukraine’s defenders has been operating in Lviv and Ternopil since the beginning of the full-scale war.  Here couples can undergo a free infertility treatment program and cryopreserve (freeze) their biological material (sperm and eggs).

Journalists can learn more about this project from Stefan Khmil, MD, a fertility specialist, and from couples who have joined the initiative whenever possible.

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• Lviv
• Ternopil

Native Crimean woman, Yulia became the founder of the volunteer project “Stepanivski bees” in Vinnytsia region. During the full-scale invasion, people, who are willing to help, cook food to hand it over to the soldiers at the front. A production site was set up in the abandoned premises of the kindergarten. Both local residents and refugees work there to make delicious home-made dishes for the defenders (lamb shurpa, cabbage rolls, grains with meat and much more). Food is delivered in retort pouches, which are convenient for defenders at the front.

When russia occupied Crimea, Yulia had to leave her native peninsula.

In December 2022, her husband Volodymyr, who had been defending the country, died in the battles for Bakhmut.

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