Russia has developed a new document it formally labels as “methodological guidelines for preventing extremism among children and youth.”

Vitalina was only 15 when her life split into a “before” and “after.” Rubizhne was burning under relentless shelling.

She lived in a small coastal city in southern Ukraine.

Earlier this month, specialists from Save Ukraine’s Community Centers took part in a Positive Parenting training.

Evacuating people from active combat zones is never routine — it is a race against time. Our team never knows whether the road will still be passable, whether shelling will intensify, or whether they will be able to bring everyone out alive. And yet, they go — every single day.

Every day, Save Ukraine volunteers risk their lives driving into active combat zones — to rescue those who cannot flee on their own.

Thanks to Save Ukraine, more than 1,000 children have already been brought home. But thousands more are still waiting.

Mykyta is nine. When we first met, he clung tightly to his grandmother’s hand, avoided eye contact, and hesitated to take a toy — a bright red fire truck. For a long while, he just stood aside, watching quietly, as if trying to understand whether this place was truly safe.

At her first art therapy session, eight-year-old Lera sat quietly in the corner. When the therapist handed her a sheet of paper, she whispered: “I don’t know what to draw. Our house burned down.”