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Residents of a block of apartments in Bucha whose roof was destroyed by a russian missile are raising UAH 800,000 to renovate the roof. The rain coming down into the building continues to destroy it. Because of this, the residents got together to restore the roof before winter. They have already raised UAH 230,000.

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At the beginning of August, volunteers of “Repair together” project will once again organize a clean-up rave party with the DJs in Chernihiv region. Recently, they already dismantled the ruins of the House of Culture in the village of Yahidne to the sound of music. In particular, DJs played their sets inside the House of Culture destroyed by russian bombs, and about 200 people, instead of dancing, dismantled its ruins. 

For reference: volunteers of “Repair together” project help people rebuild houses damaged and destroyed as a result of the war. In addition, they organize communal work in villages, during which they help clean up the debris after the destruction in people’s yards. In addition, representatives of the initiative provide targeted assistance to those in need. For example, they can provide people with the necessary household appliances.

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Two friends organized a volunteer movement and furnished 50 empty houses for displaced persons in the village of Pancheve in Kirovohrad region. Tatiana Bosko and Vita Pankul cleaned, bleached, painted and hung wallpaper in old country houses with their own hands. After all, since the full-scale invasion, about 250 refugees have arrived in the village. Most spent a few days there and left, but some have stayed. About 70 families of refugees live here now. The friends are thinking about ways to provide heating for all the new residents in winter, because the houses only have stove heating, and firewood has become more expensive these days. But if necessary, they are ready to accept new residents.

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The construction of a modular town in Novoselivka, Chernihiv oblast, is almost complete. Currently, furniture is being installed there and water is being piped in. In general, people whose homes were destroyed as a result of shelling are planned to be housed in this town. According to preliminary data, about three and a half hundred people will be settled in the modular town.

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“RE:Ukraine” pilot modular town for 15 families will appear in Bucha, Kyiv region. Then a modular town like this is planned to be built in Ternopil region. Architect Slava Balbek, founder of balbek bureau initiated “RE:Ukraine” project, within which a system of modular towns is being created for temporarily displaced persons.

“As an architect, I think about everything, from the moment a person wakes up, at which table they sit down for breakfast, which street they take to work, whether they are comfortable in an office, house, neighborhood. It is interesting to be able to influence their comfort, and therefore life,” — Slava Balbek said.

Another charity project within the framework of “RE:Ukraine” deals with the protection of monuments from destruction during the war.

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• Kyiv
• Ternopil

Almost USD 100 billion is the amount of direct losses as the result of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. These numbers were calculated at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE). As part of “russia will pay” project, all financial losses of Ukraine since February 24 are recorded there. According to the KSE, residential buildings account for over a third of the damages. Some can still be restored, while some will have to be rebuilt from scratch. Business losses from the war have also been calculated. The damages include destroyed factories, and burned down warehouses as well as closed coffee shops, pharmacies, and stores.

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In Kharkiv, volunteers of BudDopomoha Kharkiv, a charitable organization, help locals cover the windows damaged due to the war.  Instead of glass, they fit oriented-strand board (OSB) sheets. Later on, the sheets can be removed to set the glass in. In addition, the volunteers bring food to those in need and deliver humanitarian aid both within and outside the city.

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RebuildUA project’s team is gathering information about destruction and damage to develop a geoinformation portal about the consequences of the war. Using drones and analytics, the volunteers digitize and appraise damage caused by the invaders. So far, the project has been working in Kyiv Oblast but is planning to expand to other oblasts. The volunteers have already digitized 50 settlements and 15,000 destroyed objects.

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Mykhailo Ivonin, an entrepreneur from Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast occupied by russians, designed a modular home for IDPs that can be erected without a crane. Also, it needs no finish inside and outside. In Luhansk Oblast, Mykhailo Ivonin owned a research and design institute. Due to hostilities, he had to leave his home for Kamianets-Podilskyi in Khmelnytskyi Oblast.

Now, Mykhailo Ivonin’s factory employs six IDPs from Sievierodonetsk. They produced the first modular home to accommodate their company’s office.

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Volunteers from Buduiemo Ukrayinu Razom (Build Ukraine Together) have been restoring buildings destroyed by the war in Ukraine’s east since 2014. Now, they help rescuers in Kyiv Oblast restore their damaged building. In Ukraine’s west, they renovate dormitory houses and private homes for IDPs.

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