Veterans of the Irpin community are invited to a free eight-day recovery programme in Truskavets. Registration is open, places are limited, and participation requires no payment — the organisers cover both accommodation and the specialists' work.

This was announced by the Irpin Veteran Space.

What the eight days include

The retreat runs from 28 July to 4 August. The programme is designed to combine rest with physical and emotional recovery practices led by experienced specialists. A separate element is contact with other veterans: for many, the chance to talk with people who share a similar experience does more than any individual treatment.

Truskavets was not chosen by accident. It is one of the few Ukrainian spa towns with a full balneological base still operating despite the war, and at the same time a town deep in the rear, without daily air-raid alerts — a condition without which recovery of the nervous system simply does not begin.

Ten weeks after coming home

The most important part of the programme begins after it formally ends. Participants receive a further ten weeks of online support — regular sessions with specialists once they are back home, in their usual environment.

This is what sets it apart from one-off health trips. The effect of a week's rest usually fades within a few weeks of returning to daily routine, work and old habits. Support stretched over two and a half months gives time to consolidate what was achieved on site.

How to register

Participation is free and registration is via an online form, the link to which the organisers publish on their channel. The Irpin Veteran Space is a civic initiative working with veterans of the community and supporting their return to civilian life.

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