MSN - AP World http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:34:50 +0000 Volunteers help rebuild Ukrainian villages http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/eac065c7f07b438c85a6782933186d63 A few months after Russian troops retreated from Yahidne in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, the village has gradually returned to life. People are repairing their homes and a strong wind occasionally picks up the bitter smell of ashes. (June 29) eac065c7f07b438c85a6782933186d63 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:54:06 +0000 SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY:ASSOCIATED PRESSYahidne – 29 June 20221. Tracking of street, construction material roadsideHEADLINE: Volunteers help rebuild Ukrainian villages2. Tracking of street, damaged car, cyclist3. Volunteers repairing roof of apartment block4. Volunteer Denys Ovcharenko working on roofANNOTATION: A few months after Russian troops retreated from Yahidne, in north Ukraine, volunteers from all over the country came to help rebuild damaged homes.5. Various of volunteers repairing roofANNOTATION: The volunteers group is called Dobrobat, which combines "dobro," or kindness, with "bat" for battalion. 6. Various of reconstruction underway on buildingANNOTATION: Dobrobat plans to repair the roofs of 21 houses in the coming weeks. About 80% of the volunteers have no experience in construction.7. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Denys Ovcharenko, volunteer: "People have grief and while the guys in the east are protecting us, we work here."8. Wide of damaged buildings9. Various of volunteer Serhiy Zaytsev laying bricksANNOTATION: Russian attacks have repeatedly hit civilian houses and infrastructures, causing a mass exodus of more than 4.8 million refugees.ANNOTATION: Rebuilding houses in the areas taken back by the Ukrainian troops could lead many refugees to come back to their hometowns.ASSOCIATED PRESSMakariv – 29 June 202210. Volunteer sanding ceiling inside fire department11. Firefighters' vehiclesANNOTATION: Young people from different parts of Ukraine are working on restoring the Makariv fire department, which was hit by an artillery shell on March 12.12. Various of volunteers workingANNOTATION: In Makariv, in the Kyiv region, many buildings were destroyed or partially damaged in the first weeks of the war.13. Volunteer Anastasia Sakhno holding tape measurer14. Drill15. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Anastasia Sakhno, volunteer:"We are rebuilding the part of the building of the Emergency Service, that burned down during Russian shelling and we help emergency workers, because they are de-mining these areas."14. Volunteers workingSTORYLINE:A few months after Russian troops retreated from Yahidne, in north Ukraine, volunteers from all over the country came to help rebuild damaged homes.The volunteers group is called Dobrobat, which combines "dobro," or kindness, with "bat" for battalion. Dobrobat plans to repair the roofs of 21 houses in the coming weeks. About 80% of the volunteers have no experience in construction.Russian attacks have repeatedly hit civilian houses and infrastructures, causing a mass exodus of more than 4.8 million refugees.Rebuilding houses in the areas taken back by the Ukrainian troops could lead many refugees to come back to their hometowns.Young people from different parts of Ukraine are working on restoring the Makariv fire department, which was hit by an artillery shell on March 12.In Makariv, in the Kyiv region, many buildings were destroyed or partially damaged in the first weeks of the war.===========================================================Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. A few months after Russian troops retreated from Yahidne in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, the village has gradually returned to life. People are repairing their homes and a strong wind occasionally picks up the bitter smell of ashes. (June 29) Volunteers help rebuild Ukrainian villages