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The building of the Kherson Regional Universal Scientific Library named after Oles Honchar was badly damaged during the russian occupation and immediately after the liberation of the city. In particular, the library was shelled by the enemy on November 19. The windows of the building, with a total area of about a thousand square meters, were broken. From the Dnieper side alone, no less than 88 windows were destroyed. Now the people concerned help to preserve the building for the winter. Owing to their contributions, the library managed to purchase materials to protect the building and “close” the damaged windows.

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russians destroyed a ski resort in Chernihiv. Ski and biathlon competitions have been held there for years.

Despite the destruction, since May, the resort has started to resume biathlon training for children. They are training on a small part of the track that has survived. Children are also warned not to go far, because there is a danger that unexploded shells may remain within the ski resort territory.

For reference: It is referred to the Olympic Reserve specialized children’s and youth sports school (ski resort). It was established in 1977, and later developed. It even included a hostel for athletes.

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• Chernihiv

Mykyta Kozyrenko, Head of the Ukrainian Representative Office of the West Support International Human Rights Agency, collects and documents russian crimes in Ukraine in coordination with his organization members. In particular, from November 24 to 27, they were working in Kherson city and neighboring settlements. The entire materials on russian crimes will be submitted to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

For reference: West Support is an international human rights agency head-quartered in the United States. The organization members include lawyers, doctors, teachers, human right activists, artists, and businessmen.

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A school damaged by the russians at the beginning of the invasion is being restored in the village of Maryanivka in Kyiv region. A new roof is being constructed over the part of the building that was affected the most. The restoration is supported by the Government of Canada and the SURGe project. The work is to be completed by December 25.

For reference: the russians destroyed a part of the school in Maryanivka on February 26 during their invasion into the north of Kyiv region.

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While fleeing from Kherson city, russians robbed two of the largest museums in the region: the Regional Museum of Local Lore and the Oleskii Shovkunenko Regional Art Museum. At least 20,000 exhibits were stolen. In the Art Museum, the collection of the world and Ukrainian paintings of the 17th–21st centuries was looted by 80%. From the Local Lore Museum, they took out rare archaeological finds of the ancient world: weapons, coins — everything that is in demand in the shadow market.

For reference: The Local Lore Museum in Kherson city was established in 1890. Since then, most of the archaeological artifacts found in the region have been kept here. They include antiquities found during excavations of Olvia kingdom city and Berezan island of the 7th—6th centuries B.C.E.

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In July of this year, a barely alive 40-year-old woman from Bakhmut named Oksana was dug out of a 5-meter-deep crater formed as a result of a russian missile hit. Oksana was taken to a hospital in Dnipro in extremely serious condition. She had shrapnel wounds in her right lung and liver, extensive wounds to the left shoulder, an open fracture of both legs and the right arm. Doctors fought for her life in the intensive care unit for eleven days. As soon as it was possible to stabilize her condition, Oksana was taken by evacuation train to “Unbroken” National Rehabilitation Center in Lviv. Here, doctors performed a complex reconstructive surgery: the tissue from the patient’s back was transplanted to her limb, and her leg was saved from amputation. Oksana has a few more bone surgeries ahead of her, but she will definitely be able to walk.

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• Lviv

Olena and her team were finishing preparations for the opening of their dream restaurant in Hostomel, Kyiv region. They invested a year of work in the restaurant, which was supposed to open its doors on March 8, 2022. But a week and a half before the opening, russia launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine. russian paratroopers landed at the city’s airport, and later, the russians completely destroyed Olena’s not yet opened establishment. However, despite the huge losses and uncertainty during the full-scale war, the team was able to open a restaurant, but in Kyiv.

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Some residents of the villages of Horenka and Moschun in Kyiv region, where active hostilities took place in February-March, still live in half-destroyed houses without heating, water and power. Some of them refused to move to modular houses, as suggested by local authorities. Instead, they are banding together to survive the winter, heating their apartments with potbelly stoves or warming themselves up in special tents, and sleeping in warm jackets.

After the start of russia’s full-scale invasion into Ukraine, the village of Moschun and adjacent Horenka in Kyiv region became the site of fierce battles. It was the battle for Moschun that became decisive in the defense of the capital. Most of the residential buildings here have been destroyed.

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A scrapyard of russian shells used to attack the city since February 24 was created in Kharkiv. There are thousands of remnants of “Grad,” “Uragan,” “Smerch” and “Tornado-S” at the landfill. All ammunition remains at “scrapyards” are safe. They are kept in order to have an evidence base of crimes committed by the russian federation in Kharkiv.

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On November 1, the British lawyer Jason McKew filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court of London against Wagner PMC and Yevhen Prigozhin. Jason McKew represents the interests of a group of Ukrainians who have asked him to represent them in court. According to the lawyer, they decided to launch a campaign against putin’s war machine in order to receive reparations on behalf of Ukraine.

“This case will prove to the world that Wagner Group is terrorist contractors, and that putin is colluding with them to commit terrorist acts against the Ukrainian people, is engaged in terrorism financing,” Jason McKew said.

For reference: British lawyer Jason McKew has been representing victims of terror for many years, helping them achieve justice and receive compensation. As a co-founder and senior partner of the law firm McCue Jury and Partners LLP, he played a major role in the legal victories over the Real IRA, HAMAS organizations, as well as in the case against the Libyan Jamahiriya. Earlier this year, McCue Jury and Partners LLP successfully defended Eliot Higgins, Bellingcat CEO, in a lawsuit initiated by the Wagner PMC owner Yevhen Prigozhin.

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