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Volunteers Help the War Effort in Ukraine

Volunteers are playing an enormous role in the war effort in Ukraine. People bring food - often handmade preserves from their own pantries - clothing, and necessities for refugees and people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed.
Other volunteers sew clothing and protective screens for the military.
Volunteers put up meat conserves.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
Traditional stocking up.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
Canned meat does not require refrigeration.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
Another team works on preparing fabric for camouflage.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
Fabric must be cut into thin strips.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
Most of the volunteers have never done this work before.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
Boxes of food are packed for refugees.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
Camouflage nets conceal soldiers, guns, vehicles, and strategic sites.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
The nets must be woven.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
The work is simple, but tedious.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN
The nets are woven for different landscapes and objects.
Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine.
Victor Kovalchuk / UNIAN

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