In June, meetings were held by the Coordination Centers for Civilian Support under the Bakhmut, Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, and Volnovakha District State Administrations, as well as 37 local military administrations.
Representatives from the Department of Social Protection, the Office of Veterans’ Affairs, and other departments of the Regional State Administration participated in the meetings.
During the meeting of the Coordination Center for Civilian Support under the Bakhmut District State Administration, attention was focused on issues related to organizing events to honor the memory of Ukraine’s fallen defenders, the status of health and recreation programs for children in the Bakhmut district in 2026, as well as the organization of physical education, health, and sports activities for internally displaced persons at the humanitarian hubs in the Toretsk and Svitlodarsk territorial communities.
At a meeting of the Coordination Center for Civilian Support under the Kramatorsk District State Administration, participants discussed the situation regarding the forced evacuation of families with children from the Kramatorsk district. They also exchanged experiences on communicating with residents of territorial communities who, due to the war, were forced to relocate to safer regions of Ukraine or abroad.
During a meeting of the Coordination Center for Civilian Support under the Pokrovsk District State Administration, representatives of the NGO “CSP ‘Perspektiva’” reported on the organization’s efforts to provide temporary housing and support to internally displaced persons. They also presented information on the activities of the district organization for people with disabilities under martial law and on providing support to people with disabilities.
At a meeting of the Coordination Center for Civilian Support under the Volnovakha District State Administration, participants discussed the specifics of the 2026 admissions campaign for the Priazovsk State Technical University, issues related to providing psychosocial support to the population affected by hostilities, measures to preserve citizens’ mental health, as well as promoting employment for displaced persons through vocational training, retraining, and professional development.
In local communities, during meetings of the Coordination Centers for Civilian Support, a number of pressing issues were raised, including:
- implementation of programs to support and integrate IDPs and community members who have relocated to safer regions of Ukraine;
- the status of material assistance provided to specific categories of citizens;
- analysis of citizens’ requests and the needs of IDPs, and the provision of material and humanitarian assistance to the population;
- organizing work within the framework of community cooperation memoranda; collaborating with international and charitable organizations, foundations, and partners to provide comprehensive assistance to IDPs;
- the activities of humanitarian centers/IDP support hubs and resilience centers;
- social protection and support for Defenders of Ukraine, their family members, and the family members of fallen (deceased) Defenders of Ukraine;
- psychosocial support and mental health promotion as part of the All-Ukrainian Mental Health Program “How Are You?”;
- completion of the 2025–2026 academic year in educational institutions;
- specifics of the 2026 admissions campaign and ensuring admission conditions for eligible categories of citizens (combatants, IDPs, people from the temporarily occupied territories, and others);
- organization of the educational process during the reform of educational measures in the 2026–2027 academic year;
- national-patriotic education of children, as well as events and projects aimed at fostering Ukrainian national and civic identity;
- participation in the regional campaign “Donetsk Region in Embroidery,” and the presentation of cultural symbols of local communities;
- information campaigns to combat gender-based violence and domestic violence;
- the progress of the children’s health and recreation campaign in 2026;
- organizing the provision of medical services to the population and implementing the “Health Screening 40+” program;providing administrative and social services;
- the work of the Councils on Internally Displaced Persons and the Coordination Centers for Civilian Support;
- issues related to damaged and destroyed property within community territories;
- changes in the terms for the payment of pensions, insurance benefits, and state social guarantees;
- organizing employment for IDPs and the state of the labor market;
- the activities of child welfare services under martial law;
- cooperation among communities within the framework of the national project “Side by Side: United Communities.”
Special attention was given to the evacuation of the population—particularly families with children, residents with limited mobility, and people with disabilities—to safe regions of Ukraine, as well as to ensuring appropriate conditions for their subsequent resettlement and social adaptation.
Based on the results of the meetings, priority areas of work were identified in the fields of social protection, humanitarian support, and psychosocial assistance to the population under martial law, and corresponding instructions were issued based on the issues discussed.