On May 21, 2026, the closing ceremony of the third and final stage of the All-Ukrainian Competition for the Presentation of Research Projects by Student Members of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine took place. This is the largest nationwide competition for youth projects. Here, schoolchildren take their first steps into the world of science and prove that they can change the world! The award ceremony is a special culminating moment where the results of significant hard work, talent, and intellect come together. Without exaggeration, it is a true celebration—a celebration of ideas, research, and discoveries.
This year, the competition was held under the symbolic slogan “You = Victory.” Despite the extremely difficult conditions of martial law in the country, the students represented their native Donetsk region with dignity. Twenty-nine students from educational institutions in the region and the Donetsk Regional Junior Academy of Sciences for Schoolchildren participated in the prestigious competition, among whom 10 emerged as winners:
1st place
- Ruslana Chalenko (Zoology section, 11th grade, Bakhmut Secondary School No. 18 named after Dmytro Chernyavsky, Bakhmut City Council, Donetsk Oblast).
- Iryna Shumey (Folklore section, 10th grade, Velykonovosilkovsky Secondary School No. 2 of the Velykonovosilkovsky Village Council, KPNZ “DOMANUM”)
2nd place:
- Iryna Shumey (Section: “English Language and Literature,” 10th grade, Velykonovosilkovsky Secondary School No. 2 of the Velykonovosilkovsky Village Council, “DOMANUM” Educational and Research Center).
- Kirill Kavdov (section “Environmentally Safe Technologies and Resource Conservation,” KPNZ “DOMANUM”).
- Dmytro Fil (section “Software Engineering,” 9th grade, Lyceum No. 2 of the Pokrovsk City Council, Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, KPNS “DOMANUM”).
Third place
- Yelizaveta Leonova (Pedagogy section, 11th grade, Druzhkivka “Intellect” Gymnasium, Druzhkivka City Council, Donetsk Oblast)
- Nikita Litvin (Computer Engineering section, 9th grade, Lyceum No. 2 of the Pokrovsk City Council, Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk Oblast KPNZ “DOMANUM”)
- Yevgeniy Polovnyakov (section “Internet Technologies and Web Design,” 11th grade, Lyceum with a structural unit of Gymnasium No. 1 of the Pokrovsk City Council, Donetsk Oblast)
- Veronika Sabitova (section “Health Care,” Zhelanivsky Educational Complex of the Ocheretinsky Settlement Military-Civil Administration, 11th grade)
- Alina Samuseva (section “Environmental Protection and Rational Use of Natural Resources,” 10th grade, Educational Complex “General Education School No. 7 (Grades 1–3) – Preschool” of the Dobropillia City Council, Donetsk Oblast).
We sincerely congratulate all participants in the competition! We wish you inspiration, new victories, and a peaceful future in your native Ukraine!