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Kherson authorities plan to install 60 mobile shelters. As of now, about 30 of them have already been put up in the city. In general, the authorities also want to install 150 mobile shelters in the de-occupied parts of Kherson region. They plan to put them up, first of all, near schools that do not have bomb shelters. The region also continues to repair shelters that have been abandoned and out of use.

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• Kherson

“Dobrobat,” volunteer building division, is holding charity auctions as a part of the “Art of Invincibility” project. The proceeds will be used for materials and equipment required for the reconstruction of the Khortytsia National Educational and Rehabilitation Academy. The educational institution was significantly damaged as a result of a rocket attack by the occupiers in October of last year. “Dobrobat” intends to restore the premises of the academy.

The remains of russian rockets and ammunition, which have been turned into art objects, will be sold off at a charity auction. The lots include works by professional artists, amateurs and children from different regions of Ukraine. The auction will last until May 31.

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• russian crimes
• volunteers

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

According to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, 175 cases of sexual violence perpetrated by the occupiers have been recorded since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine. Obviously, far from all cases are reported, because some of the victims do not share their experiences publicly. Every victim has the right to receive free medical, psychological, social and legal assistance from the state.

Legal assistance is provided by the Free Legal Aid system. This is a network of physical legal aid offices and remote services responsible for providing legal aid that employs experienced lawyers. They provide consultations, help with the preparation of documents, making statements to law enforcement agencies and, if necessary, accompany victims in court. In addition, the system’s partner institutions can provide psychological support.

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The village where farmer Hennadii lives was under shelling for six months. In order to detect explosive objects in the fields where he grew wheat, the man decided to purchase a drone with a thermal imager. (Debris of rockets or mines are displayed in a thermal imager differently than, for example, the ground or vegetation). With the permission of the military, the farmer inspects the land and takes pictures to show the EOD.

In addition, the farmer’s lavender field was damaged due to russia’s full-scale invasion. About a third of the plants died. Now he and his wife are trying to restore it. Previously, tourists visited the lavender field and held photo shoots there.

As reported, Oleksandr, another farmer from Kharkiv region, rebuilt an ordinary tractor to demine his fields.

Important notice: taking pictures of mined fields can be dangerous.

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• Kharkiv

Gen.Ukrainian NGO deals with the treatment of children’s psychological trauma caused by the war. The organization is supported by the Olena Zelenska Foundation.

One of the project’s missions is to update international protocols for helping war-affected children around the world based on the real experience of the war in Ukraine.

Gen.Ukrainian organized a Gen.Camp, a health and educational camp for the psychological rehabilitation of children who have experienced traumatic events, lost their parents or witnessed war crimes.

Gen.Camp is a free camp that was based in Spain last year, and this year is located in the Carpathians. Ukrainian therapists work with young Ukrainians to stabilize their psycho-emotional state. (A new group of children will come to the camp on May 18).

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• children
• psychological support
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The Save Ukraine rescue network has brought back 96 children illegally detained by Russia to the homeland during six missions. The following rescue mission preparation is currently underway. 

Journalists can learn more about Ukrainian children rescue from Mykola Kuleba, Founder of “Save Ukraine,” Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights (2014-2021). 

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During the press conference, representatives of Save Ukraine rescue network will present the evidence of crimes committed by the aggressor country against Ukrainian children, which are manifestations of genocide. The evidence was obtained during one of the rescue missions carried out by the network’s team, which resulted in the return of 96 children.

A family of mother and daughter, brought home as part of the sixth mission, will talk about the circumstances of the child’s deportation to russia and the intentions of the aggressor country regarding the girl’s future.

Participants: Svitlana Popova, mother of a girl deported to russia; Alina Kovaleva, a girl, returned after being deported to russia; Mykola Kuleba, Founder of “Save Ukraine”, Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights (2014-2021); Myroslava Kharchenko, a lawyer at “Save Ukraine”; Kateryna Rashevska, Legal Expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights (RCHR) NGO.

The press conference will be held on May 11, at Media Center Ukraine — Ukrinform. Registration is required.

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• russian crimes
• Kyiv

An outpatient clinic in Horenka, Kyiv region, was shelled by the russians in February 2022. In November, the work began to rebuild the facility, with the principle of green restoration used in the process. Now the hospital is equipped with a modern heating system with a heat pump and a solar power plant with a battery.

With these innovations, the outpatient clinic has become more autonomous, and now it can work during power outages. In addition, heating costs were reduced by 80%, CO2 emissions decreased, and negative impact on the environment lessened.

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• reconstruction
• russian crimes
• Kyiv

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine says that according to preliminary estimates, the war has already caused more than UAH 2 trillion in damage to Ukraine’s environment (figures as of early May)

Journalists can learn more about the impact of russia’s full-scale invasion on the environment from experts from the Ecoaction Center for Environmental Initiatives. 

For reference:  The Center for Environmental Initiatives Ecoaction (Ecodia) is a non-governmental organization, whose experts and activists are united by the idea of preserving the environment through influencing decision-making.

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