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37-year-old Iryna Horobtsova worked in one of the Ukrainian IT companies and became famous with her posts on social networks about life under occupation. Iryna published photos with Ukrainian symbols, and called her apartment “the home headquarters of the resistance.” On May 13, 2022, the russians abducted her from her home and put her in a pre-trial detention center in Simferopol. No one is allowed near Irina, and she is kept in complete isolation from the outside world. The activist’s parents are ready to talk to the media representatives to share her story and get their daughter released as soon as possible.

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Dobrobat volunteer movement members are rebuilding houses damaged by the Russian occupiers in the Demydiv in Kyiv Oblast. Currently, group volunteer recruitment is still ongoing to join the work.

For reference: “Dobrobat is a volunteer building division helping those affected to restore housing and social infrastructure in the de-occupied territories.

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Tetiana is a resident of Hostomel and the head of two apartment buildings co-owners association. At the outbreak of the full-scale invasion, she opened all the basements for people to hide and placed pallets to have a stay.  Later, more than a hundred people were hiding there. There was even a 2-month-old baby among them. The woman did the cooking with her neighbors in her own apartment. When all communications were cut off, they prepared food on the street. A blast wave injured Tetiana’s husband.

On March 5, the occupants entered the houses and settled there. People stayed in the basements. Later, some of them decided to evacuate and go to another neighborhood, but they did not manage to leave. The occupiers told people to return, or they would be taken to Belarus. No one has been willing to. Instead, most went to the local prison bomb shelter. 

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From the first days of the full-scale invasion, despite being outside his hometown of Hostomel, Kyiv region, Vitalii and his friends remotely organized a system for transmitting the coordinates of the russians who occupied Hostomel. He collected information on the location and movement of enemy troops online and helped to direct the artillery fire at them. During the occupation of the city, he recognized the location of the Chechen unit in a video posted on social media by Ramzan Kadyrov. Then he helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine to destroy the unit, for which he received a state award.

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At the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 65 people were hiding on the territory of the ethnographic complex “Ukrainian village.” (A Sunday school used to be located in the basement of the complex, but later it was converted into a shelter). At that time, there were constant explosions and planes circling around the area. Buildings were riddled with “Grad” fragments. The occupiers did manage to enter the territory of the “Ukrainian Village” complex. They looted the museum and threatened the security guard with a weapon.

Journalists are invited to learn more about the way people were staying alive and how the complex was rebuilt after the russian invasion.

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Tetiana and her husband returned to their house in Moshchun in April 2022, and it had been destroyed as a result of fighting. They immediately started volunteering: interacting with foundations and other volunteers and asking for help (food, clothes). They supported the villagers and garden associations in every way possible, including setting up a humanitarian center in the local club. Today, the woman holds art therapy classes with local children.

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A modular kindergarten now opened in Zahaltsi village in the Kyiv region. It can accommodate 55 children at a time. The facility is fully equipped with the necessary furniture, appliances, kitchen, and generator. The modular kindergarten was installed with the assistance of the Hungarian Ecumenical Charity Relief Service Ukraine. 

“About 30 children are already attending the kindergarten, and there are also classes for 1st and 2nd graders. The modular kindergarten is a temporary solution to ensure a continuous educational process, having its next step a comprehensive reconstruction of educational institutions,” the Ministry of Education and Science reports.

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This week (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, as well as on weekends), volunteers of the “Brave to Rebuild” project will be clearing the rubble of buildings destroyed as a result of russia’s full-scale invasion. They will work in Kyiv region, particularly, Irpin, Hostomel and Horenka.

In addition, on Thursday and Sunday, volunteers will repair used bicycles that came from Amsterdam. Later, the repaired bicycles will be handed over to people in de-occupied settlements.

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Hennadiy is an anesthesiologist and Head of the Anesthesiology Department of the Chernihiv Regional Hospital. At the very beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion, he was in the hospital around the clock.

As reported, during the most difficult days of the siege, more than 50 wounded people in need of surgical intervention were brought there within one hour. Having no power, heating and water supply, the man, together with other doctors and medical personnel, saved patients and even performed extremely complex operations while being bombed and shelled by artillery. During surgeries, the operating room had to be lit with improvised means (headlamps and ordinary flashlights, mobile phones), because lights in the room were constantly flickering. In order to warm the wounded, they even had to cover them with plastic bottles filled with hot water.

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To mark the anniversary of the de-occupation of Hostomel, a series of events will be held in the village. In particular, on April 1, people are invited to a commemorative meeting “Hostomel — the defensive gate of the capital” (Venue: the Cultural and Recreational Center). In addition, the Orchestra of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in Kyiv region will perform in the village (“Shchaslyvyi” (Happy) Park).

For reference: on April 1, 2022, Hostomel village was liberated from the russian occupiers.

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