One of the heroines of the project was Iryna Chergava, an instructor in tactical medicine and first aid from the Lviv region.
The video project “Nice people” is a series of 31 short films about young people who radically changed their lives because of the war. The heroes of the cycle represent different regions, have different histories of changes, but all of them are united by a clearly defined civic position – to be citizens of their country, to help it survive and win.
The heroes of the series chose different paths for themselves: some joined the ranks of the Armed Forces, some became hospitalists, military medics, volunteers – and talk about their new roles, difficulties and victories.
Among the heroines of the project is 27-year-old Iryna Chergava, a native of Strya, who works as an instructor in tactical medicine and first aid in a volunteer medical battalion. As of May, battalion instructors taught more than 3,000 people how to save lives.
“We are exactly the battalion that was preparing for this invasion. They were preparing for a year, if I’m not mistaken. It was a time when we were called paranoid, idiots, told that there would be no full-scale invasion. But we were ready for it. We had a number of instructors who were supposed to train people when a full-scale invasion began,” says Iryna.
“What helps to hold on: if we don’t do it, people won’t be saved at the front. If you understand that you will stop doing it, if others stop doing their activities, then there will be Russian language here, there will be rubles,” the doctor adds.
The project is implemented by the International Republican Institute with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within the framework of events dedicated to the International Youth Day, which is celebrated on August 12.