Restoration of Trostyanets: rebuilding homes, hospitals, and hope

    At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the border town of Trostyanets was occupied for nearly a month.

    After its liberation, reconstruction began, as nearly all the infrastructure that provided essential services and jobs to the community was damaged by the Russian military: a hospital, a library, the city council building, a chocolate factory, an emergency station, and more.

    As part of the Restoration project, we talk about the Trostyanets master plan, which is crucial for the partnership’s rebuilding process; the library in the village of Soldatske; a high-rise building that served as an enemy firing position; an outpatient clinic; and the nearly restored city hospital, which was hit by a Russian missile once again.

    Watch the new episode to learn about the revival of the Trostyanets community and hear from people who see the value in rebuilding something that could be destroyed again.

    Timestamps:

    • 00:00 – Video navigation
    • 01:35 – Author Marko Savytskyi on the Restoration project
    • 02:03 – The city of Trostianets in Sumy region during the Russian occupation
    • 02:33 – Mayor of Trostianets, Yurii Bova
    • 10:13 – Residents of the apartment building recall the Russian occupation 
    • 11:31 – The aftermath of the shelling of Trostianets City Hospital
    • 17:14 – What needs to be done to bring residents back to the city
    • 22:14 – The results of the hospital’s restoration
    • 24:27 – Addressing security concerns in the hospital’s reconstruction
    • 26:01 – A polyclinic built by investors from Germany
    • 29:37 – Where the new project begins: safety, energy efficiency, and inclusiveness
    • 32:17 – Presentation of the city of Trostianets for investors
    • 36:03 – Antonina Mykhailivna, head of Soldatske village, on the creation, destruction, and restoration of the library
    • 41:08 – How librarian Valentyna saved the library’s collection
    • 44:42 – A paramedic and obstetric station in the village of Stanova, restored by investors from the Netherlands

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    Alla Kostenko

    Since 2010, she has been working in the Executive Committee of the Trostyanets City Council. During several terms, she was repeatedly elected as the Managing Affairs Officer (Secretary) of the Executive Committee. This shows a high level of professional trust, work efficiency, and authority among the staff of the city council, members of the executive committee, deputies, and community leadership.
    She has two higher educations: she graduated from the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” with a degree in Marketing, and from Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics with a degree in Public Management and Administration. This provided her with strong knowledge in management, communication, human resources policy, and strategic planning.
    Over the years, she has shown herself as a responsible, systematic, and professional manager who is able to ensure effective coordination of executive bodies, organization of the city council’s work, and stable functioning of administrative processes. She pays great attention to the development of staff potential, building a professional team, improving executive discipline, and introducing modern approaches to personnel management. In her professional activity, she combines strategic thinking, organization skills, a practical approach, and a deep understanding of the community’s needs.

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