More than a hundred people attended the trainings, which took place from 12 to 15 November
Training in Vyvodove
The communities of the Nikopol district in the Dnipro region are under daily attack from the Russians. Not only rocket attacks and drones, but also the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant pose threats to local residents. The Greenpeace team’s visit is a show of support for the people of Dnipropetrovsk region and a way to help strengthen the resilience of local communities.
In particular, the Greenpeace team visited the villages of Vyvodove, Myrove, and Tomakivka, where, with the support of local authorities, they conducted several radiation safety trainings, each attended by dozens of people. The international organization also documented the destruction of the Vyvodove school, and other infrastructure as a result of Russian shelling. Greenpeace representatives learned from the local representatives and the villagers about their lives after the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by Russians, and learned about their challenges from the war and the occupation of the Zaporizhzhya NPP.
“Greenpeace has extensive expertise in nuclear issues and we are committed to further developing the dialogue with local authorities and the public. We sense a great interest of the communities in cooperation with our organisation and know that our knowledge on nuclear safety can give people more confidence and save lives. That is why this is not our last visit to the communities of the Dnipropetrovs’k region”, says Jan Vande Putte, nuclear protection specialist Greenpeace Ukraine.
Jan Vande Putte, nuclear protection specialist Greenpeace Ukraine and Pauline Breuer, nuclear campaigner Greenpeace France
As part of its efforts to support community resilience in the Nikopol district, Greenpeace will soon install a hybrid solar power system at a local social infrastructure facility. “The power plant will help residents during power outages and make them more energy independent”, said Polina Kolodyazhna, senior campaigner at Greenpeace Ukraine.
This is not the first visit of Greenpeace to the Dnipro region. In November 2023, the organization installed special sensors in the region that measure radiation levels and transmit data to the saveecobot.com online map by our colleagues from Save Dnipro. This enhances the general radiation monitoring data in Ukraine. In the summer of 2024, the organization’s representatives conducted their first radiation safety trainings for local communities and promised to continue supporting the region’s residents with visits and by disseminating information to international organizations and the media.
Greenpeace team together with representatives of Vyvodove and High Taras in front of the Vyvodove school, damaged by a Russian missile in March 2022
