This was reported by the Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration and Chief of the Regional Military Administration, Vadym Filashkin.
Representatives of the regional administration, as well as the Hlibodarivka and Cherkaska communities, took part in the event.
The forum was organized by the NGO “Desiate Kvitnia” (“The Tenth of April”).
Participants discussed simple yet important things — how culture and interaction help sustain communities, support people, and restore life. They shared practical experience, talked about interregional partnerships, and explored how culture helps endure times of crisis.
The program included creative performances, artistic acts, and readings of poetry by Mykola Vinhranovskyi. The “Black Sea Steppe” festival was also presented as an example of how culture can bring people together.
“We shared the experience of Donetsk region — how we preserve communities and cultural identity during the war, and how we maintain connections between people even in displacement.
Such meetings provide not only an exchange of experience but also concrete partnerships that help communities develop and stay united.
For us, this is about what matters most — unity, mutual support, and the ability to recover despite everything,” Vadym Filashkin emphasized.