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On October 1, the “Buhurt Sich” rehabilitation project for military and veterans will launch in Ukraine. Psychological recovery will be provided via buhurt sports. The military will be able to practice in team jousting in full armor, as well as try out costume reconstruction, pottery, archery and crossbow shooting. It is also an opportunity to spend time in a friendly community.

The project is to be integrated into the activities of the rehabilitation center, where psychologists and rehabilitation doctors will offer buhurt sports as one of the activities. There are also plans to organize additional “Buhurt Sich” sites in different cities of the country, they should become places where a veteran can come with their problems and find support.

For reference: the “Buhurt Sich” project was initiated by the NGO “Buhurt Association in Ukraine.” The founders of the initiative are Ihor Parfentiev, world champion in buhurt, coach, veteran, and Olena Noinets, an activist, public figure, and a volunteer for the military. The NGO has a large team, most of which are currently fighting at the front. 

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The “On3wheels” project was founded by two friends in 2016. Sava and Oleksandr set out to organize accessible hikes in the mountains for people with disabilities. For this purpose, they purchased a special cart and recruited a large team of volunteers, ready to help people get to the peaks of the Ukrainian Carpathians. As the full-scale invasion began, the team contemplated a new format, mainly organizing hikes for soldiers, who lost their limbs due to war injuries. This year, they have already managed to hold one such hike for ten soldiers. Now the volunteers are preparing for the next hike with the military.

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A team of plastic surgeons will perform a free surgery for a Ukrainian defender in Kyiv as part of the NoScar initiative on September 22. Bohdan is 24 years old. He is a soldier from the Kirovohrad region. His military service took place near Kherson and was seriously injured. The defender lost his eye and had shrapnel wounds all over his body. His arm is not functioning properly. On Friday, the team of doctors plans to treat the largest scar on his chest, reconstructive surgery of the eyelids, and tissue lipofilling (to make the prosthetic eye not differ from a healthy one).

Journalists will have an opportunity to talk to the doctors and the patient.

For reference: NoScar is an initiative to provide free scar correction for Ukrainians who suffered in the war.

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The Rehabilitation by Tourism project for rotating military enlisted personnel or those undergoing rehabilitation is now unfolding in the Lviv region. On September 23-24, the participants will spend two days traveling around the Lviv region. A river catamaran trip will be available. Considering the state of health, the military is welcome to take part in kayaking and rock climbing workshops. A guided tour and a caving trip to be also organized for the project participants. All activities are free of charge for the defenders. About 30 participants have already signed up. The “Rehabilitation by Tourism” project is being implemented by the Manivtsi Tourist Club together with the Youth and Sports Department of the Lviv Oblast Military Administration.

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Since the summer of 2022, the volunteer project “Marriage for a Hero” has been helping to organize “turnkey” weddings for military personnel. A team of beauty and event industry professionals provide their services for free. Organization and coordination of the wedding, make-up and hairstyle for the bride, wedding invitations, cake, cameramen and photographers’ services, decorations – this is far from a complete list of what they help with free of charge within the framework of the charity initiative.

The volunteer project “Marriage for a Hero” was founded by Svitlana Olifer from Cherkasy, who has been working in the wedding industry for seven years. Currently, the project has already been scaled up throughout Ukraine. The project has helped with a total of more than 20 weddings.

Important notice: In the near future, volunteers of the initiative will help a Kharkiv couple in love to organize a wedding celebration. By prior agreement, the mass media can attend the marriage registration ceremony.

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Andriana joined the defense of Ukraine for the first time in 2014. The woman was a member of assault troops, during the anti-terrorist operation, she participated in the battles for the Luhansk airport. Later, Andriana returned to civilian life and founded the “Veteranka” movement. Together with the members of the movement, the servicewoman fought for the women’s right to serve in the Ukrainian army. Immediately after the beginning of the big war, Andriana took up arms again. She fought in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson regions. Nine months ago, the military woman was blown up by a mine. After long-term treatment and rehabilitation, Andriana is preparing to return to the front again.

Important notice: Until the end of September, Andriana will stay in Kyiv. Then she is going to the front.

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On September 14, the Veteranka Women’s Veteran Movement and the Hospitallers medical volunteer battalion representatives of NGOs that support women defenders will gather in Kyiv. The mission of the event is to emphasize the need for reliable protection for female servicewomen and to showcase the first anatomical female body armor suit made in Ukraine. The suit called “Ruta Liuta” (Furious Rue) was developed by Ukrainian Armor™ and has been certified by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Event accreditation is required.

For reference: Since 2014, women have been actively participating in the fighting in the East. According to the Ministry of Defense’s latest data, there are 42,000 female soldiers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including 60,000 civilian employees. Of these, 5,000 women are defending the country on the front line alongside men.

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A Lviv region rehabilitation center has initiated the “Fly” project to help soldiers wounded at the front who survived amputations learn new skills. It is about flying drones, which can become a new profession for veterans. The training includes gaining theoretical knowledge and practice experience: first, the military takes the course, then gives their skills a try on test simulators, and then trains to fly drones at specific locations. The project is supported by several charitable organizations, including Patients of Ukraine, With an Angel on a Shoulder, Protez Hub, and the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation.

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During Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Oleh decided to join the army to fight in the war. His unit was assigned to the 68th Jaeger Brigade. The man says that an enemy tank hit the building he was in. Shell fragments hit Oleh in the leg and severely injured it. Later, due to improper treatment, the metatarsal bone began to rot and had to be removed. 

However, now the man is a member of the #SavetheLimb National Program, which entails amputation-free survival. Healthcare professionals are working towards leg salvage. Some patients treated within the program, depending on the complexity of their injuries, may undergo as many as twenty surgeries to avoid limb amputation. 

For information: The “Save the Limb” national program was launched last year at the initiative of the International Charitable Foundation “Health of the Ukrainian People.” Its mission is to stop the disability of Ukrainians due to injuries to their arms and legs sustained during the war.

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Hassan moved from Syria to Ukraine in 1999, he studied to become a dentist, got married, and the couple had four children. When war broke out in his native Syria, Hassan’s parental home was one of the first to be destroyed by russia. And a few years later – in 2014 – Hassan himself joined the battle against the russian troops in the east of Ukraine. Back then he fought in the “Aidar” battalion, and with the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the man became a sanitary instructor in the 14th Mechanized Brigade “Prince Roman the Great.”

Important notice: the 14th Mechanized Brigade “Prince Roman the Great” will be waiting for questions from journalists who want to talk to the military man. After confirmation, the press service of the brigade itself will record a video with Hassan’s response and pass it on to journalists.

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