#AfterSchool

The occupation of Buchi by Russian troops lasted "only" 33 days, but during this time the city experienced a terrible genocide. More than 1,400 local residents were killed, including 37 children. In total, more than 3,000 infrastructure objects were damaged. The city is recovering, but still needs help. 

Coach: Dmytro

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Age: 24 years old

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Education: Black belt in karate-do, champion of Ukraine in shotokan karate, dukendo karate, winner of hand-to-hand combat, mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions. During the coaching period, he trained more than 10 champions of Ukraine and regional champions. He has a license for the coaching activities of a representative of the public organization "Cascade" and the federation "LMAU" ("League of Martial Arts of Ukraine").

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Employment: Martial arts trainer in 4 sports sections (Bucha, Dmytrivka, Rubezhivka, Vorzel)

Trainings are held 6 times a week, in which 40 children participate

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Need: training equipment for children, help with   financing participation in competitions of the most talented children.

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The 48,000-strong city of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region is located 30 km from the Russian border. On February 24, 2022, it became one of the first large settlements in Ukraine to be attacked by Russian invaders with tanks and other armored vehicles. In the following weeks, the Russian occupiers shelled Okhtyrka daily with rocket artillery and carried out airstrikes. The bombs that fell destroyed the city center, the city council, seriously damaged the local department store, the culture and leisure center and the local history museum.

Chess teacher: Andrew 

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Age: 51 years old.

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Education: firefighter-rescuer.

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Employment:  Andriy works as a correspondent for a local newspaper, a journalist for the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, and a cameraman for a local TV program.

Together with Andrii, his daughter Alisa, who is 18 years old and is the regional chess champion, conducts the class. The girl did not leave the city during the Russian shelling and resumed the work of the chess club for children and teenagers, the premises of which were destroyed by Russian bombs. For this, she was awarded the UNICEF prize.

The group consists of 20-30 children, classes are held twice a week.

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Need: tournament chess, watches, scholarships for participation in competitions for the most talented children.

Russian troops entered Izyum on April 1, 2022 and were expelled from the city on September 10 of the same year. Before the invasion, about 46,000 people lived in the city, now - no more than 10,000. About 70 percent of the houses and 80 percent of the urban infrastructure in the city were damaged.

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Coach: Ivan 

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Age: 33 years old

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Education: Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy, Bachelor of Physical Education, Physical Culture Teacher; football coach and teacher.

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Employment: Football coach and teacher at the Izyum Children's and Youth Sports School.

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The football stadium in Izyum is destroyed, but there are two mini-football fields. This year, for the first time since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, teachers were allowed to practice on these fields. The shelter is 20 meters from the playground.

Training on the field is scheduled twice a week, in total 64 children train.

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Needs: training equipment (balls, cones, balls), freezer.

Coach: Vladyslav

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Age: 24 years old

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Education: Physical education and sports. Master of sports and champion of Ukraine in push-ups on bars in 2022.

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Employment: Workout trainer at the gym for the past 4 years.

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Vladyslav has been building a gym together with his parents since he was 20 years old - it was his childhood dream to have his own gym and train  children and teenagers. But during the occupation, this hall was completely burned down along with all the equipment, it cannot be restored. Now Vladyslav trains in another gym, children come to him not only from the local village, but also from other regions, but there is not enough equipment.

Training takes place 3 times a week, 36 children and teenagers aged 7 to 17 participate in them.

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Need: sports equipment.