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At the beginning of 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) provided more than 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

Taiwanese assistance was provided to 85 local communities (which were under occupation or affected by shelling and which hosted IDPs) in 14 oblasts of Ukraine.

Among other things, dozens of Ukraine’s non-governmental organizations, local administrations, and individual volunteers were involved in the project being implemented. 

The purpose of the press conference, to take place on June 1, is to report on the results of the 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine project and other projects implemented by partners in Ukraine and to discuss future humanitarian needs and opportunities for cooperation in various spheres.

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• Lviv

The Loshadkin Dim riding school and equestrian theater, which managed to leave the now-occupied Kreminna in Luhansk Oblast, reopens in Lviv Oblast. Loshadkin Dim has been in Drohobych for over a month. Territory preparatory work for future classes with children is underway. The school had existed in Kreminna for 9 years, and they managed to take the horses out just before the occupation. A few hours after the animals were evacuated, their stables completely burned down.

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• Lviv

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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• reconstruction
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

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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• prisoners
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

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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• occupation
• Kyiv

On May 20, 2022, the last Ukrainian defender left the territory of the Azovstal steelworks. Following 86 days of heroic defense, the formerly flourishing city by the sea found itself under complete occupation. According to preliminary data alone, more than 22,000 citizens of Mariupol died, 90% of the city’s infrastructure was destroyed, and thousands of Mariupol residents were forced to leave their homes.

On May 19, 20 and 21, the exhibition “Mariupol. 86 #Live,” public lecture “Unbreakable” about the lost ethnic groups of Mariupol and performative literary event “#Live” will be held in the territory of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War.

So, for example, the exhibition “Mariupol. 86 #Live” will tell how the world watched the struggle of the city during the 86-day-long siege via social networks and mass media. Photographs, artifacts, and video materials connected to the defense of Mariupol, its heroic defender, and the lives of people under occupation will be presented, as well as a film about the blockade of the city.

Visitors will have an opportunity to talk to the participants and witnesses of the events in Mariupol and the defenders of the city.

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• military
• occupation
• Kyiv

On May 18, a “War crimes against Crimean Tatars – the signature of those found guilty committing the 1944 deportation” press conference will be held at the Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform. The current actions of the russian occupiers in Crimea largely repeat the ethnic cleansing the Soviet secret police NKVD on the peninsula was responsible for in 1944. The russian occupiers are persecuting local activists and leaders of the Crimean Tatar people. Speakers at the press conference will include Crimean Tatars who know firsthand what it is like to be persecuted on the peninsula.

For reference: On May 18, it’ll be 79 years since the forced eviction of Crimean Tatars from the peninsula, an egregious act that was recognized by Ukraine as genocide of the Crimean Tatar people.

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• russian crimes
• Kyiv

At 1:00 PM, on May 11, Media Center Ukraine — Ukrinform will host a presentation of educational programs for training the personnel required for reintegration of Crimea.

In order to ensure the functioning of state and law enforcement agencies, avoid chaos and solve security, medical and humanitarian issues, public administration will have to be restored immediately after the de-occupation of Crimea. Therefore, it is very important to train future workers now. In order to fully restore this talent pool and even grow it, Ukraine will need to train about 50,000 specialists.

Participants:

–         Tamila Tasheva, Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea

–         Volodymyr Bugrov, Rector at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

–         Natalia Aliushyna, Head of the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service

–         Iryna Vereshchuk, Vice Prime Minister, Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine

–         Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

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• Kyiv

On May 13, a new modular town will be opened in Irpin, Kyiv region. It was put up on the territory of Lastivka health resort. 36 houses will accommodate people whose homes were destroyed as a result of the war, as well as displaced persons. Each house is designed for one family. Temporary housing was put up due to the efforts of the Finnish government.

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• reconstruction
• Kyiv

In the de-occupied village of Hrakove, Oleksandr, a farmer, kitted out his ordinary tractor to clear his fields of mines. The vehicle travels through the dangerous ground without a driver, as it operates by remote control.  Among other things, the sides of the tractor were reinforced with panels stripped from abandoned russian infantry fighting vehicles and wooden bars to protect it from shrapnel.

Important notice: photo and video recording can be dangerous. The tractor has already hit explosive devices twice.

For reference: Due to russia’s full-scale invasion, a third of Ukraine’s territory is heavily mine-contaminated. The explosive devices still remain in agricultural lands. Therefore, there are often reports of people being injured or killed while working in the fields.

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• Kharkiv