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Volunteers of “Dobrobat” will clear the rubble of buildings destroyed as a result of the war in Irpin, Kyiv region. The work will start in the morning of March 18. Those who want to join the volunteer effort are currently being recruited.

For reference: “Dobrobat” is a volunteer building division that helps victims by promptly rebuilding housing and social infrastructure facilities in the de-occupied territories.

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On Friday, March 17, the journalists are invited to learn how mobile DNA labs work. Police officers will demonstrate the work of mobile laboratories, as well as forensic centers, where experiments are conducted.

Oleksandr Malysh, Chief Forensic Officer of Kyiv region, will join the event to talk about the experience of working at the places where the bodies of dead citizens were found during the occupation, as well as at mass graves in Bucha, Irpin, Borodyanka and other settlements where hostilities took place.

Prior registration is required to join the tour.

Accreditation by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is required as well.

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Residential buildings mutilated by russian shells are being dismantled on Vokzalna Street in Bucha and new homes are being built in their place. Specialists are rebuilding 12 completely destroyed houses from the scratch and reconstructing another 80 damaged buildings. Workers are also replacing all communication lines and laying new ones in certain places on Vokzalna Street. There are plans to completely replace the sidewalks and finish repairing the pavement.

Bucha Town Council is implementing the “Vokzalna Street” project with the support of the international organization “Global Empowerment Mission,” the U.S.-based Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Ukrainian NGO “Quality of Life.” The reconstruction efforts are also supported by Kyiv Oblast Military Administration and the Ministry of Regional Development.

For reference: During the full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military destroyed a large convoy of russian vehicles on Vokzalna Street in Bucha. The photo of this street went viral around at the time.

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Truth Hounds organization documents war crimes and is a member of Ukraine 5 AM Coalition (a coalition of human rights organizations that document war crimes during the russian armed aggression in Ukraine). It is Truth Hounds team that is responsible for the thorough investigation into the circumstances of the deaths of people, who were standing in line for bread when russian artillery shelled the civilian infrastructure of Chernihiv on March 16, 2022. As a result, 14 people died and another 27 were injured.

According to the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, in recognition for its work, Truth Hounds received an award that honors those who resist the oppressive state machine that encroaches on human rights values. 

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Vitalii and Andrii are the first patients to receive bionic hand prostheses at the Superhumans Center. Wearing the prosthesis, one of the defenders of Ukraine drew a blue and yellow heart, and then picked up and put down various objects, turned on the charger. Now he can drive a car, fold his clothes and comb his hair by himself. Another defender painted the Ukrainian flag and tried to fill the bag with things and lift it up, which he managed to do.

For reference: the Superhumans Center is a modern prosthetics, reconstruction and rehabilitation clinic that will soon open in Lviv. Currently, the hospital facilities are being supplied with necessary equipment. Superhumans services are free of charge for the victims of war.

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During the year of the war, 800 enterprises were relocated to safer regions of the country under the government’s relocation program. 623 of that number have already resumed work in a new location, according to the Ministry of Economy report. Most enterprises were relocated to Lviv, Zakarpattia, Chernivtsi, and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts.

Earlier, the Rubizhne Hosiery Manufacturer, the factory that was destroyed by the russians during the seizure of the city, moved to Lviv. It was decided to continue its business in western Ukraine: they found factory premises and purchased equipment. Some employees also left Luhansk to continue their job at the company. The factory had been successfully operating for over 20 years before russia’s full-scale invasion and occupation of Rubizhne.

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On March 7, 2023, the ‘Ambulance’ project will be presented on Mykhailivs’ka (Saint Michael’s) Square in Kyiv. An ambulance formerly operating in the Derhachi district of Kharkiv Oblast before the full-scale Russian invasion is to exhibit on this day. During the shelling, this vehicle served to evacuate people out of dangerous areas. However, after it came under attack, it was put out of action.

Since it was the only four-wheel-drive ambulance to reach even the most remote villages off-road and in bad weather, many people have now lost the opportunity to receive prompt medical treatment. The vehicle has become one of the symbols of the occupiers’ cruelty against the civilian population.

This ambulance will be exhibited in different cities in European countries within the project. It will start in Vilnius and come with donation fundraising for new ambulances for the affected communities that need medical equipment today. The shot-up ambulance will also be on display in Riga, Ghent, Munich, Tallinn, Colchester, and Warsaw.

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Dismantling of detached homes destroyed by the russians continues in Bucha, Kyiv region. In particular, the City Council showed a house on Vokzalna Street. Experts have already dismantled the damaged buildings and cleared the area around. (During the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian military destroyed a large column of russian equipment on Vokzalna Street in Bucha. At the time, photos of this street spread around the world.)

The dismantling of the detached houses damaged by the russian shells in Bucha and surrounding areas has become possible with the help of the UNDP Ukraine project funded by Japan’s government. In the near future, nearly 30 damaged homes will be disassembled as a part of this project.

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Roman is an engineer and a graduate of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in Kyiv, who lives in Irpin (at the end of March 2022, the city was liberated from the russian military). The man produced about 400 metal detectors. These devices are used by Ukrainian sappers and the military. So, for example, bomb squads of the State Emergency Service have already worked with them in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Kherson regions. Engineer’s group mates from university and Ukrainian activists helped with parts, as well as donations for metal detectors

For reference: earlier, the State Emergency Service reported that 30% of the territory of Ukraine was mined.

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In Bucha, Kyiv region, the reconstruction of a residential high-rise building on Vodoprovidna Street is almost completed. After the russians’ rocket attacks on this building 20 apartments, the entrance and the roof needed major repairs.

Among other things, the windows in the attic have already been replaced, and the entrance and apartments have been overhauled. It is noted that the owners of the apartments in the remodeled building will finally be able to return home.

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