{"id":1716,"date":"2025-12-30T20:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1716"},"modified":"2026-01-13T22:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:26:07","slug":"ua_chistmas_defender_lviv_present","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/en\/news\/ua_chistmas_defender_lviv_present\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas with the Defenders: Supporting the Wounded in Lviv Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"367\">During the Christmas holidays, the team of the Health and Resilience Network visited wounded Ukrainian warriors in Lviv. The visits took place at the Ministry of Internal Affairs Hospital and the Halychyna Rehabilitation Center for Wounded.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"592\">Together with military chaplains, the team prayed, spent time in conversation with the wounded, held an acoustic Christmas <em>vertep<\/em> (traditional nativity performance), and delivered gift packages to 80 injured soldiers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"765\">The gifts were selected based on the soldiers\u2019 own requests. They were purchased, packed, and delivered personally so that each defender could truly feel care and support.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"955\">We are grateful to our friends and supporters who helped raise funds for these presents. Each gift box included men\u2019s hygiene and personal care items, as well as festive Christmas cookies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1182\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">These Christmas days served as a reminder of a simple but important truth: each of us can be a light for someone else. And this light is needed not only during the holidays, but every day \u2014 especially where it is needed most.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1723\" src=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607159263_122106613713172465_8618496248396778442_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607159263_122106613713172465_8618496248396778442_n.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607159263_122106613713172465_8618496248396778442_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607159263_122106613713172465_8618496248396778442_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607159263_122106613713172465_8618496248396778442_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607159263_122106613713172465_8618496248396778442_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1722\" src=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607282752_122106613497172465_671269329885247295_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607282752_122106613497172465_671269329885247295_n.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607282752_122106613497172465_671269329885247295_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607282752_122106613497172465_671269329885247295_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607282752_122106613497172465_671269329885247295_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1725\" src=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608507587_122106613629172465_1155697770173533683_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608507587_122106613629172465_1155697770173533683_n.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608507587_122106613629172465_1155697770173533683_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608507587_122106613629172465_1155697770173533683_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608507587_122106613629172465_1155697770173533683_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1721\" src=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608184245_122106613431172465_8642179991029305933_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608184245_122106613431172465_8642179991029305933_n.jpg 865w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608184245_122106613431172465_8642179991029305933_n-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608184245_122106613431172465_8642179991029305933_n-768x633.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1720\" src=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607830297_122106613689172465_1410680644931153959_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607830297_122106613689172465_1410680644931153959_n.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607830297_122106613689172465_1410680644931153959_n-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607830297_122106613689172465_1410680644931153959_n-948x1024.jpg 948w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607830297_122106613689172465_1410680644931153959_n-768x829.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1719\" src=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608245475_122106613605172465_3899406884496696088_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608245475_122106613605172465_3899406884496696088_n.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608245475_122106613605172465_3899406884496696088_n-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608245475_122106613605172465_3899406884496696088_n-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608245475_122106613605172465_3899406884496696088_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/608245475_122106613605172465_3899406884496696088_n-768x760.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1717\" src=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607418466_122106613677172465_590947759808906712_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1419\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607418466_122106613677172465_590947759808906712_n.jpg 1419w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607418466_122106613677172465_590947759808906712_n-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607418466_122106613677172465_590947759808906712_n-1024x866.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/607418466_122106613677172465_590947759808906712_n-768x649.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1419px) 100vw, 1419px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Health &#038; Resilience Network delivered gifts to 80 wounded solders at the MIA Hospital and the Halychyna Rehabilitation Center in Lviv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1724,"template":"","class_list":["post-1716","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1730,"href":"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1716\/revisions\/1730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthresiliencenetwork.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}