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The training of the next group of volunteers of the project “SVOi for SVOih” has been completed in Yekaterinburgtranslated

November 11, 2026 · 1 min read

In Yekaterinburg, the training of the next – already third – stream of volunteers within the framework of the project “SVOi for YOURS” has been completed. The course, aimed at spiritual and psychological support for participants in a special military operation and members of their families, is conducted by a visiting psychologist from St. Petersburg, Lyudmila Vladimirovna Pirogova, who has extensive experience working in the structures of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and with military personnel.

The main goal of the program is the formation of psychological support groups for military participants in the Northern Military District in parishes. It is important that not only professional psychologists can participate in the project, but also caring parishioners without special education - teachers, nurses, representatives of various professions who want to help.

The group took four seminars - a total of 80 academic hours. The practical significance of the course, according to the organizers, is enormous: the third group was gathered by word of mouth after the completion of the training of the first two.

This year, more than 20 people are undergoing training - mostly parishioners of churches whose loved ones are in the combat zone. Their motivation is deep and practical: people want to understand the nature of psychological trauma in order to understand how it...

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