This initiative was created to help Ukrainian kids whose fathers were killed defending their families against russia’s invasion. We procure learning tools, tablets and laptops, to help these kids succeed during a tough school year, in a country at-war. Details are below.

We want to help young Ukrainians succeed. Children in Ukraine are forced to coexist with almost daily air raid alarms, sounds of explosions and, in the worst case, direct threats to their lives. We want to help children who have seen and experienced horrors, and whose fathers were killed while defending their families and country from the russian aggression. In this particular initiative, we are procuring laptops and learning tablets and personally delivering them, in hopes of making the learning process a bit more manageable.

Mykhailo was born in the russian federation, and lived in Ordzhonikidze (now Pokrov), Dnipro region, Ukraine, since childhood. He graduated from a trade school, where he became a 3rd category machinist. During his life, he changed many jobs. For the last eight years, he lived in Irpin. He worked as the head of the department of numerical control in Borodyanka.

Mykhailo was buried on the Walk of Fame in the city of Irpin. Mykhailo is survived by his wife Oksana and three children.

On April 13, 2023, according to the Decree of the President of Ukraine on awarding state awards of Ukraine (No. 218/2023), Mykhailo Kazantsev was awarded the Order "For Courage", III degree (posthumously) for personal courage in the defence of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless performance of military duty.

He had two degrees: an engineer and a civil builder. He had his own successful business - "Construction Industry Grant" LLC. Everything was going well, Serhii met his wife in the Crimea, and in 2007 they moved to Kyiv together; a year later they were married. In 2009, they had their first daughter, and in 2018, their second. Also in 2018, they moved to their own house in Irpin, which the enemy later destroyed.

The soldier is survived by his wife and two children.

Serhii was buried on April 8th, 2022 in Irpin on the Alley of Memory of the Defenders of Ukraine. He is survived by his mother, father and two daughters. He was awarded medals: "PARTICIPANT OF ATO", "PARTICIPANT OF COMBAT OPERATIONS", "FOR DEFENCE OF THE NATIVE STATE", "DEFENDER OF THE FATHERLAND". Serhii Kovalenko was awarded the honorary title of "Honourable Citizen of the City of Irpin" (posthumously).

Pavlo fought in the 61st Mechanised Steppe Brigade, in the 99th Battalion. He was the commander of the 2nd squad of the 2nd anti-tank platoon. He fought in the Kherson area, took part in the battles near Soledar, and fought for the city until the end. He last got in touch with his family on January 1, 2023.

His family, friends, and all those who cared were looking for him throughout January in hospitals and small clinics, among the lists and on the websites of prisoners of war. But, unfortunately, their hope was not fulfilled.

Classmates and teachers remember Pavlo as a kind, bright and always positive person. He was constantly ready to help, support, comfort and inspire. He was also very fond of music and could not imagine his life without it. His classmates still remember the parties in the dormitory with Pavlo's guitar and songs.

He is survived by his pregnant wife Kateryna, two young children, his mother Halyna and sister Lidiia.

Volodymyr was first drafted into the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2014. He first joined a tank brigade for training in 2014 and was immediately sent to the front line of defense in Eastern Ukraine. After returning from the front, he received the status of a combatant and a third-grade disability. In 2015, his family moved to the city of Irpin, to the outskirts of Kyiv where he lived until the full-scale russian invasion.

Dmitro was born and raised in Ukrainian city of Irpin. From the first days of the war, he voluntarily joined the territorial defence. He was ambushed by the enemy right on the streets of his beloved city and killed on March 5th, 2022, along with his partner. Dmitro was killed while trying to keep residents of Irpin safe.

Iryna Sukhykh, Ihor’s mother, says she received the news of her 32-year-old son's death on March 24, 2023. "The mayor of Irpin called us and said: "Igor is no longer with us". He then said very important words: "I have never met anyone like Ihor, fearless," says Iryna Sukhykh. Later, the family learned the details of Ihor's death. "The guys went to clear the street after a heavy shelling. Ihor was the first to go on a reconnaissance mission. And, unfortunately, he never returned. His comrades-in-arms said that Ihor saved their lives. He heard this mortar shot and shouted: "Everyone, get down!" There were four wounded. Three survived, but Ihor, unfortunately, did not," says Iryna Sukhykh.

On the day we delivered the learning tablets to Ihor’s kids, it happened to be Ihor son’s birthday, as seen in the images.

From the first days of the full-scale invasion, he volunteered for the Kyiv-Azov Special Forces. He took part in the battles for Moshchun, in the Zaporizhzhia sector and near Bakhmut. Serhii died on 24 January 2023 near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, but only now has his body been recovered.

Little is known about the Hero. He was only 37 years old, originally from Vinnytsia region. After graduating from the lyceum, he moved to Kyiv. Later, he got a job in Irpin, where he lived for the last few years before the russian invasion. He was killed by the invader, while defending his country. The defender's wife wrote that the children are devastated about the loss - their father was their entire universe.

From the first days of the full-scale war, Oleg was engaged in volunteer activities; he supported his neighbours through the worst of bombings. After the liberation of Kyiv region from the occupiers, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served and was killed while in the 111th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade as a chief sergeant.

The road was dangerous, as the entire area was being shelled by the enemy; it was the only way to escape the increasingly dire situation. Serhii Blyzniuk and his partner were travelling behind the evacuation convoy. Russians shelled the convoy and many cars caught on fire. Serhii was unable to come out alive.

Immediately prior to his death, Serhii helped many of his fellow Ukrainians take shelter from shelling in the basement of the Irpin police station. He saw the terror and panic on people’s faces and did his best to calm families with children. His colleague Yana Yermolenko recalled him telling panicked mothers: "Everything will be fine, the police are with you, we will keep you safe”.

Serhii Blyzniuk is survived by his wife Natalia and their little daughter Milana. "We managed to have a perfect family for five years. Serhii was everything to me, a wonderful husband and a friend," Natalia recalled tearfully.

Yaroslav repeatedly took part in combat operations as russian saboteur raider groups began to infiltrate the territory of Irpin. However, on 21 March, during another shelling from multiple rocket launchers russians kept firing, Yaroslav was wounded in the shoulder and sustained a contusion.

"He was evacuated to Okhmatdyt, treated there, given a month's rest, and then returned again. He trained in the Kyiv unit, then they were sent to Cherkasy for training and from there to the Bakhmut direction," says the deceased's wife.

Yaroslav was the gunner of the 2nd mechanised section of the 1st mechanised platoon of the mechanised squadron of the A4247 military unit. Iryna says she has hardly seen her husband for the past year and a half. However, even those moments were enough to see how much war changes. He always said: "The world is divided into two: those who have a war and those who don't," says the deceased's wife. The soldier did not talk much about his combat missions in order not to worry his family.

"Yaroslav was sincere, positive, kind, talkative - you never felt sad with him, he supported everyone. He was very kind. No matter who you ask, everyone will tell you that he is kind, sensitive, and reliable”. Yaroslav was also a model father to his nine-year-old son.

During russian invasion of Irpin, Oleksii helped his neighbors to survive the shelling. On 9 March 2022, he led more than 20 people out of the occupied territory, toward safety.