Since 2022, residents of Donetsk Oblast have been participating in the “Your Blood for Victory” campaign, which aims to replenish the blood bank for soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and all citizens who need transfusions. In wartime, constant access to donated blood and its components is critically important for ensuring the state's defense capability and preserving the lives of both military personnel and civilians.
On the occasion of Defenders' Day, celebrated on October 1, representatives of the Donetsk sports community joined the initiative in various regions of Ukraine.
Vladimir Mytsyk, head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, set a personal example of the safety and importance of donating blood by visiting the blood center in the city of Dnipro.
Other participants in the event on the eve of Defenders' Day included: Deputy Head of the Donetsk Regional Center for Physical Culture and Sports for Persons with Disabilities “Invasport” Ilya Reva, coaches and teachers of the Donetsk Region School of Higher Sports Excellence – Honored Coach of Ukraine in volleyball Mykola Pasazhin and water polo coach Timur Shilin, coach and teacher of the Donetsk Regional Specialized Children's and Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve in boxing, Honored Coach of Ukraine Batirali Karimov, coach-instructor of the Regional Specialized Children and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve in Weightlifting Viktoria Korolchuk, taekwondo (WTF) coach of the Regional Comprehensive Children and Youth Sports School Serhiy Zhuvaka and his student Yelyzaveta Vyshnevska, Chief Specialist of the Department of Education, Culture, Youth, Tourism, and Sports of the Grodivsky Village Council Daria Hartsevich, Coach-Instructor of the Sumo Department of the Comprehensive Children's and Youth Sports School No. 1 of the Bakhmut City Council Olga Mitnik.
The initiative is open-ended, so the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Donetsk Regional State Administration calls on sports professionals, athletes, and all concerned citizens to continue to join the charitable cause—to help those who are fighting for their lives thanks to donated blood.
A list of blood centers can be found at the following link: https://www.donor.ua/centers. When preparing to donate blood, it is worth reading the donor's guide here: https://www.donor.ua/pages/category/1.
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