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Under the protection of the Mother of God. Mariupol

The city of Mariupol is under the protection of the Mother of God. This very beautiful icon of the Mother of God has several names: Mariupol, Crimean and Bakhchisarai. The icon was named after the Greek settlement of Mariampol, a suburb of Bakhchisarai in Crimea. The name was derived from the Hodegetria icon of the Holy Theotokos and the Virgin Mary. In 1780, many Orthodox Greeks, together with Metropolitan Ignatius, accompanied by commander Suvorov, moved from the Crimea to this area. After the Russian-Turkish War from 1768 to 1774 the city of Marianοpol and the city of Melitopol were founded. Melitopol means “honey city” in Greek. Mariupol means “Mary’s city” in Greek. And now the city of Mary meets everyone with the Icon of the Mother of God of Mariupol. Our foundation visited two large families and delivered humanitarian aid to them. Thanks to everyone who supports our work!

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Fedorov family. Mariupol. December 2022

We went to Mariupol to the Fedorov family. Mother’s name is Oksana and she has four children.Their house is located near the Ilyich plant.There were shelling in this area. Our fund bought medicine and food for this family. Thanks to all our donors and volunteers!

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Great-grandmother Rose and children

We visited Rosalia Zayats in Donetsk. She is 85 years old. Rozalia has three great-grandchildren. Great- grandmother is the legal guardian. Rosalia asked us to buy blankets, pillows and warm sportswear for the children. Our foundation helped this family. We are grateful to all the people who have been helping the children of Donbass for many years.

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New housing for the Kokotyukh family

Our foundation went to Mariupol to visit the Kokotyukh family. We have been helping this family for 6 months, first we met this family on May 3, 2022. After that, we periodically delivered food to them and clothes. All documents of this family burned down during the war. The Foundation helped to obtain documents and identity cards. Also we’ve submitted the necessary paperwork to the district council of Mariupol and we helped to apply for a housing waiting list. Now all documents are restored. And City Hall provided them with a free condo! Thanks to everyone who supports our foundation!

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Petrovsky district. “Petals”. November 2022

We received a request from the Petrovsky district for help to an elderly man, Anatoly. This area has been under shelling since 2014. The entire front and backyard of Anatoly are full of “Petal” mines. Our volunteers visited Anatoly and delivered food and medicine to him. We thank everyone who supports our foundation!

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We went to Makeevka. Vera Paraskiv asked us to help her neighbor. Vera’s neighbor is an old woman, she is sick and does not get out of her bed. Our foundation brought a bedside commode and a walker for the old lady. Vera takes care of her neighbor. From the conversation with Vera, we learned that she had lost her husband. Vera lives with her disabled daughter. Also Vera asked us to buy a new blood pressure monitor for her neighbor. Because the old one is broken. We immediately went to the pharmacy and bought a new one for her neighbor. Then we visited Vera’s house and met her daughter Anastasiya. Thanks to all our donors and volunteers!

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Yuriy Berlata is wounded civilian

Our foundation visited Yuriy Berlata. He is an injured civilian. After the injury, Yuriy can’t walk. His daughter Natalia contacted us and asked for help. We delivered food and medicine to him. But a week later we returned to Yuriу and delivered a new wheelchair. We can do all this thanks to our donors. Thanks for your support!

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Volsky family. Makeevka. October 2022

The Volsky family lives in Makeevka. There are 8 children in the family. Makееvka is under constant artillery fire. The house of the Volsky family was damaged, especially the roof. The roof is destroyed and leaking. Our foundation bought and delivered food and roof slate. We are glad that this family will be able to renovate the house before the onset of winter. Thanks to everyone who supports our foundation!

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Large families. October 2022

Our foundation visited the Zhuravlev family. This family has 9 children. The youngest boy is an orphan. Grandparents are his legal guardians. The boy’s father was killed by a sniper and the mother is currently missing. We also visited the Lushnikov family. They have three children. The houses of these families were destroyed by shelling. We delivered food, cleaning supplies, diapers to these families. We are grateful to all our donors and volunteers!

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Pechorsky and Noschenko families. October 2022

Our foundation went to Mariupol to visit large families. We delivered food, water and household items to them. There are six children in the Pechorsky family. And we visited the Noschenko family. Grandparents with disabilities raise their three grandchildren, which are orphans. Thanks to all our sponsors and volunteers!