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The soldier Ilya Zakharov, who participated in the defense of Mariupol and returned from Russian captivity, received the keys to his own housing under the program "At Home" implemented by the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation in partnership with the project "Heart of Azovstal." This was reported by the Foundation's website.
Zakharov is from Berdyansk, according to the Foundation's announcement. Since 2020, he has been serving in the military, and after the start of the full-scale invasion he participated in the defense of Mariupol. In April 2022, during shelling, the serviceman partially lost his hearing, and later he fell into Russian captivity.
In captivity, Zakharov spent three years and three months. After his return, he was assigned II disability group. According to the organizers, as a result of captivity he sustained numerous injuries to his spine and legs, as well as deforming arthrosis of both hip joints.
After receiving the keys, the serviceman expressed his gratitude for the support.
"I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Rinat Leonidovich for the apartment, for your project and for helping people. This is incredibly important and very necessary. Huge thanks to you for the support and care," Zakharov said.
The apartment is fully equipped for living. The new home will be moved into by Zakharov together with his wife and five-year-old son, the material says.
During the key handover, the Foundation's CEO Ksenia Sukhova conveyed words of gratitude from the organization's founder.
"I convey to you on behalf of Rinat Akhmetov great gratitude for the heroic defense of Mariupol, for all that you have done for our country and continue to do. Thank you. We are immensely grateful," Sukhova noted.
Tetyana Kuhotska, Secretary of the Foundation's Supervisory Board, emphasized that the program provides comprehensive support for Mariupol defenders who returned from captivity.
"In the three years that this support has existed, this is the only project in Ukraine within which a defender who protected Ukraine, who was captured, who sustained multiple injuries, returned and receives support of this level. Nobody provides this, nowhere. Moreover, it is an incredible volume in terms of the number of people already helped. Because when a person returns from captivity, they receive comprehensive assistance to restore health, documents, and return to a full life," Kuhotska said.
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