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This year, activists from the Gagarinsky District Youth Chamber have already completed eight humanitarian flights to the Special Military Operations Zone (SMO) and new regions of Russia. They delivered over 10 tons of useful supplies. The latest shipment includes chainsaw consumables, generator cables, batteries, grinders, axes, tire tubes, and camouflage nets.
Any support is important
Volunteer work in the district has been ongoing for several years and unites hundreds of people. One of the activists is Ilya Ermolkin, a graduate student at Lomonosov Moscow State University. As a child, he and his classmates visited hospitals and veterans' centers.
"My parents taught me how important it is to give people simple human attention. The Orthodox school I attended often organized trips to hospitals where elderly and seriously ill patients were treated. I saw that even simply reading a book or a poem brightened their day," says Ilya Ermoolkin.
In 2023, he joined the Peresvet-9 humanitarian group and, over the course of a year and a half, he and his colleagues traveled throughout virtually the entire SVO zone, as well as the Belgorod and Kursk regions, assisting not only combat units but also military hospitals and civilian centers.
After joining the youth chamber, Ilya shared his experience with his colleagues. This marked the beginning of a new phase of volunteer work in the district. Ilya's sincere conviction and practical knowledge inspired his colleagues, who joined in collecting and sending humanitarian aid.
Support in word and deed
The Gagarinsky District activists' assistance is aimed not only at the military but also at civilians. During one of their trips, the volunteers met people who had lost property and loved ones, which inspired them to expand their humanitarian mission. This is how the "Children of Donbas: Strength in Unity" project was created. It includes not only regular humanitarian aid trips but also the organization of patriotic events.
For example, in August, as part of the project, volunteers delivered supplies to Donetsk for Lidiya Kovaleva, who is raising over 40 adopted children. The family received essentials: hygiene products, household appliances, kitchen utensils, drinking water, and other humanitarian aid.
Ilya Ermolkin noted that the volunteers are delighted with the response to their initiative. Since its inception, the project has united over 100 people from across the country. Humanitarian aid has arrived from the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Syzran, Tver, and even the Komi Republic.
Anyone can join the volunteers in collecting aid. Concerned Muscovites are also invited to deliver humanitarian parcels. Donations can be made at Leninsky Prospekt, Building 60/2, Entrance 5, Monday through Friday, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
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