1 May, 2023
Last Monday, Stand With Ukraine visited Uman, a mid-sized city in central Ukraine, where Russian missiles struck an apartment building in the middle of the night, killing 23 people.This visit provided an opportunity to meet with the city’s emergency services, who worked tirelessly for 36 hours, first battling the fire caused by the explosion and then evacuating the injured and clearing the rubble. Thanks to the professionalism and dedication of firefighters and rescuers, the situation was quickly brought under control. However, the attack remains a traumatic event for a city that had previously been relatively spared by bombings.In the face of catastrophe and loss, Ukrainian flags are raised on surrounding buildings, symbolizing the resilience of the Ukrainian people. Con...
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26 April, 2023
Stand With Ukraine, in collaboration with the United for Ukraine Network, Eastern Circles, DiXi Group, Urgewald, and Friends of the Earth Europe, co-organized a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the European Parliament in Brussels. The topic was sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry.The conference brought together experts and policymakers to discuss the impact of sanctions on Russia's nuclear sector and the implications for European energy security. Speakers included Andrius Kubilius, MEP from the EPP group; Vsevolod Chentsov, Head of the Ukrainian Mission to the European Union; Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group; and Patricia Lorenz, an expert at Friends of the Earth Europe. The discussion was moderated by Anas...
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20 April, 2023
Stand With Ukraine attended the Cities and Regions Summit on April 19-20, held in Kyiv and Ukraine's war-affected regions, to strengthen ties between international, particularly European, and Ukrainian municipalities. This event, organized by the Ukrainian government, aimed to solidify partnerships to support Ukraine's reconstruction and contribute more broadly to the European integration of Ukrainian society at all levels.These local-level exchanges align with the core mission of Stand With Ukraine’s Lights for Winter campaign, which has been fostering closer ties between French and Ukrainian municipalities since last winter. France was represented at the summit by the regions of Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and Hauts-de-France. The event also saw Paris being awarded the...
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