were preparing for stiff resistance to the occupying forces of Russia Former employees of the internal affairs bodies with the coordination of the Poltava region's police chief and the support of other law enforcement agencies The brothers organized the work of border checkpoints established the collection of agency information on the movement of equipment and manpower of the enemy and created intelligence units to monitor the actions of the Russian army in the territory of the Akhtyrsky district of the Sumy region in Zinkivshchyna and in the Gadyatsky community of Poltava region One of the participants of the “resistance” (conditionally when the enemy cynically attacked our native land my brothers and I decided to unite to fight We were joined by many of our comrades with hunting weapons Everyone was willing to risk their lives for peace.” The head of the Zinkiv community Sergey Maksymenko recalls that on the very first day the staff of the city council business entities and active residents of Zinkov gathered on the organization of defense of the territorial community The very first thing they did was to control the situation on the roads “Akhtyrka - Zinkiv” “Komyshi - Pirky - Zinkiv” and started building 5 main checkpoints which was immediately carried out by the initiators of the “resistance movement” - contacted former colleagues (including those living in Sumy region) and the leadership of the Poltava region police “At the beginning of the full-scale invasion we came out with hunting weapons and on the third day the chief of police of the region handed us automatic rifles and created a group from us to defend the area.” In order to gather local volunteers into a “shock fist” the head of the regional police Yevgeny Rogachev entrusted the coordination of the actions of the “resistance movement” and the organization of the work of checkpoints to experienced fighters of the special police battalion Deputy commander of the special police battalion Oleksandr Zamozhny who was responsible for cooperation with the Zinkiv group emphasizes: “People were selected for the checkpoints not only motivated but also with skills in handling weapons and knowledge of tactics” the police helped local volunteers to set up communication with the Armed Forces of Ukraine the Security Service and other law enforcement agencies as well as to set up a system for adjusting the movement coordinates of the Russian military “We organized a “grid” to collect information parents familiar from the Sumy region (Akhtyrka Lebedin and others) and the Hadiatsk community All acquaintances in the service in the OSS were raised All data was transferred to maps (online and contoured) At the initial stage of obtaining intelligence if information from acquaintances could be trusted then information from strangers (some do not know to this day - from cars) needed careful verification The participants of the “movement” had to make sure that the “agent” was not in captivity and that the coordinates and data on the movement of manpower and equipment were accurate and up-to-date The situation improved significantly when they began to cooperate closely with police officers of Poltava region and Sumy region (both former and current) Law enforcement officers have identified linkages for further close cooperation calls with messages came every minute,” says fighter No The brothers checked the information received from the agency network by forays to places of possible concentration of enemy forces And all this complicated process - in the February frost and in the snowy fields “Groups were created to verify the information received and to supervise the movement of enemy forces in designated sectors we worked from the end of February to the middle of March,” explains fighter No photos and videos) of the intelligence group was transmitted to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and law enforcement agencies Considerable attention was paid to the accuracy of coordinates taking into account the geolocation of residential buildings of local residents located near areas with military equipment We worked according to the principle of maximum efficiency without risks to the life and health of the civilian population According to the words of the “resistance” fighter No enemy vehicles were circling and accumulating in the Veprytsky forest for almost a month — at that time they were reported about 700 units “At first we did not understand their logic until we received a message that the column was lining up in the direction of the city of Gadyach They were interested in the road from Veprik to Velbivka the enemy had to abandon their plans because of the blockade arranged by the local terrorist organization together with the military armed forces and foresters - they blocked the road with fallen trees thanks to the information transmitted in time Ukrainian artillery was already waiting for the Muscovites there.. the occupiers turned heavy equipment in the direction of the Veprytsky forest they came under fire from the Ukrainian Rocket System of salvo fire the Russians created sabotage and reconnaissance groups consisting of 7 soldiers led by a lieutenant of the Russian army neutralized the Zinkovsky “resistance” near the village of Gruny in the Sumy region together with the volunteers of this settlement and residents of the village of Mala Pavlivka the volunteers pursued the DRG for almost a day The special operation was joined by deputies of the city council as well as employees of the police department No 4 (Zinkiv) of the Poltava regional administration The saboteurs were captured and handed over to law enforcement agencies Local detachments constantly adjusted the points of deployment of Russian equipment This information (as reported by fighter No 1) was successfully worked out by Ukrainian aviation about 20 units of heavy equipment were destroyed as well as a large number of Russian troops neutralized combat vehicles and trucks were handed over by the local defenders for the needs of the Defence Forces Among the combat trophies that were handed over to the Armed Forces and other units of the Armed Forces: about 10 serviceable tanks (T-80 weapons (dismantled from faulty equipment) and a bunch ammunition for small arms the “resistance” fighters and special agents who coordinated the actions of the participants of the “movement” had to travel to Chupakhovka and Trostyanets in the neighboring region Heavy equipment was transported by tractors of agricultural enterprises (!) It is worth noting that the process of towing tanks and other types of enemy equipment can be seen on the video files distributed on the Internet which since the beginning of the full-scale Russian aggression have gone viral The footage published by many web resources and media symbolizes the courage and enterprise of the Ukrainian people only the direct participants of the events will be able to distinguish the tanks used by the Zinkov “resistance” from the “prey” of the volunteers of the “Hadiatsky Safari” But another important thing is the powerful resistance of the fearless inhabitants of Poltava region to the occupation forces and their real assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine The work of the “resistance movement” at the beginning of the war lasted more than a month before clearing the settlements of the community from the enemy six “The guys tracked the movement of enemy vehicles in the area of Akhtyrka towards Trostianets and other points of the Akhtyrsky district until serious tension was lifted — when the Armed Forces liberated Trostyanets and pushed the enemy army to the borders of the Russian Federation.” the “resistance” fighters discovered a warehouse with Russian symbols and more than a thousand T-shirts with the inscription “LDPR” “There were also covers with a Soviet star which may indicate their false intentions to march victorious through Ukraine thanks to the armed forces of Ukraine and the “resistance movement” that we created The deputy commander of a special police battalion who was next to local heroes in the unequal confrontation with a large army of the enemy believes that they had to show the Muscovites that “this (Ukraine) is our land and we are here forever.” He adds: “By our example we showed that we were ready to defend our land from invaders by all available methods and we did it We use cookies to provide you with better navigation on our website you automatically agree to the use of these technologies the Legal Development Network has supported the initiative of the Podil Legal League (Khmelnytskyi) as part of a program to strengthen local organisations’ capacity to respond to war challenges The work included visits to employment centers where consultations were provided to the unemployed The systematic work and approaches used are described below.  the organization consulted more than 210 people locals and war veterans addressed the organization on issues of mobilization establishing legal facts in the temporarily occupied territories the organization actively worked on cases related to the protection of victims of domestic violence cooperating with shelters and mobile teams There are positive court decisions in these cases we started visiting military personnel in hospitals as a team with lawyers and a psychologist We visit once or twice a week because patients change so frequently We take paper and a printer with us to prepare documents on the spot rather than sending them to institutions because wounded soldiers do not always have the physical ability to travel around the city mostly related to material support and payments We have already cooperated with the regional human rights ombudsman and plan to visit the Pension Fund and the Social Security Department with specialists from the Pension Fund We feel very grateful for such help from the military,” says Anastasiia Ploshchynska executive director of the Podil Legal League NGO and project coordinator the organization’s team visits the place of compact residence of IDPs in Dunaivtsi This increases their accessibility to legal aid as the village has no transportation.  They also visited the villages and libraries of Oleshyn and Zinkiv in the Khmelnytskyi oblast.  about 30 active residents of Zinkiv invited us to the community by writing on social media They are outraged by the inaction of the village head They asked us to advise them on the forms of local democracy but no clear mechanism would work under martial law We provided them with samples of applications to the State Bureau of Investigation and the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and the Women’s Anti-Corruption Movement which operates in Khmelnytsky and conducts investigative journalism,” says Anastasiia Ploshchynska.  One of the communities’ most acute and systemic problems is improper real estate registration the large number of unregistered houses and land plots and their personal use creates problems The transaction is discussed verbally during the sale New owners do not always realize that such a purchase without documents is questionable many questions arise about how to renew the term for accepting the inheritance determine an additional period if 10 or 20 years have passed we used to engage a psychologist as part of one of the projects of the Legal Development Network The psychologist provides free online counseling on the website of the partner NGO Women’s Development Center as part of the center’s work we refer people to the Center and the psychologist provides free counseling We need to work with psychologists because today people come to us in a tough state and both the lawyer and the team need a psychologist to counteract burnout and our clients” A study was also conducted on how to communicate with military personnel. Based on the findings, psychologist Svitlana Petrychenko developed video tips for military family members on communicating with them.  More than 40 people received psychological assistance from July to September. The total reach of the online webinars is about 1000 views The Podil Legal League is developing partnerships in the Khmelnytskyi oblast to strengthen each other More than 20 human rights and other organizations have joined an informal coalition This makes it possible to redirect and promptly solve the problems of community residents and IDPs and to pool resources and logistics.  They either provide us with humanitarian aid or join us on the trip,” says Anastasiia Ploshchynska PS. 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