In Lviv region, the past seven days have been summed up: the region continues to support the military, develop international medical cooperation and implement cultural and educational initiatives.
Two MAUL ground robotic systems, whose main task is evacuation, have been handed over to service personnel of the 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after General-Cornet Marko Bezruchko. 1 million hryvnias from the regional budget were allocated for the purchase of this equipment. In addition, every day communities of Lviv region, volunteers, benefactors, entrepreneurs and residents of the region join forces to provide Ukrainian soldiers with the assistance they need.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Oleksii Zhdied, a graduate of the Lviv Lyceum named after the Heroes of Kruty. In addition, sixteen defenders from Lviv district have been honoured with high state awards, some of them posthumously.
International cooperation continues in the medical field. Six doctors from Lviv region are undertaking placements at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in the United Kingdom. This became possible thanks to a memorandum signed in May 2024 between the Lviv Regional State Administration and Norfolk County. Reconstructive surgeons from Italy worked for a week at the University Hospital of Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University: they operated on four defenders and trained their Ukrainian colleagues, applying Professor Alexander Gardetto’s proprietary method to restore sensation and reduce phantom pain after amputations.
At the level of national policy, representatives of Lviv region took part in a meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the heads of mountain communities. They discussed the development of the Carpathian region in Ukraine and in the EU. The President instructed that preparations begin for the first Summit of Communities of the Carpathian Region, which is to bring together 8 countries, more than 40 regions and hundreds of communities.
An important event was the return to his native land, to the village of Zashkiv, of the monument to Yevhen Konovalets, which had stood on his grave in Rotterdam for 87 years. From now on, the monument will be kept at the Konovalets family homestead in Lviv region. The museum-homestead will be headed by Doctor of Historical Sciences Ivan Khoma. The burial of the first head of the OUN is planned to take place at the National Military Memorial Cemetery in Kyiv, and on the eve of this, a funeral service was held at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ of the UGCC, in which a delegation from Lviv region also took part.
In Lviv, as part of the International Chamber Music Festival “Dzerkalo” (“Mirror”), Latvian pianist Andrejs Osokins performed. He played works of world classics and Ukrainian composers, and also held masterclasses for five talented pupils of music schools in Lviv region. A new inclusive space, “Strilnytsia” (“Shooting Range”), has opened at the Arsenal Museum in Lviv, where visitors are shown reconstructions of 16th–17th century military equipment, replicas of bows, arrows and targets, and can also try shooting a traditional bow under an instructor’s supervision and try on armour.
Until 24 August, the inclusive photo exhibition “Ida” by British photographer John Tolliday is on display at the Zenyk Art Gallery. Thirty photographs depict Ukrainian defenders who lost their sight in the war and are undergoing rehabilitation in the village of Bene in Zakarpattia. Their mentors are children aged 8–12 who have been blind since birth and who help the soldiers to navigate space and master everyday skills without sight.
In sport, the amputee football team “Pokrova AMP” has secured the Ukrainian Super League title ahead of schedule for the second year running and earned a place in next season’s EAFF Champions League.
Activities to support mental health are ongoing in Lviv region. At the Drohobych District State Administration, participants discussed building pathways for intersectoral support: psychologists, teachers, family doctors, representatives of child services, social protection, medical institutions and public organisations joined the discussion. Such meetings are held within the framework of the Comprehensive Programme for the Protection of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support of the Population of Lviv Region for 2023–2026.
For families with children who have found themselves in difficult life circumstances, an event entitled “Kayak Rafting” was organised on the lake in Navaria. Families were able to spend the day together, try their hand at rowing, take part in art therapy and receive psychological support.
Lviv region has also recognised the most active young people in the region, underlining how important it is that young people can realise their potential in a free country.