LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: A priest reads a prayer during the opening of the Year of Plast 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian young people on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) attend the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) unfurl the flag of Ukraine during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plast is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) unfurl the flag of Ukraine during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plast is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) unfurl the flag of Ukraine during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plast is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) unfurl the flag of Ukraine during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plast is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovy during the opening of the Year of Plast 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovy during the opening of the Year of Plast 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovy during the opening of the Year of Plast 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Presentation of the 'Iron Cross' award to relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine during the opening of the Plastun Year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plastun is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Presentation of the 'Iron Cross' award to relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine during the opening of the Plastun Year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plastun is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) swear an oath on the flag of Ukraine during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plast is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to contribute to comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) swear an oath on the flag of Ukraine during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plast is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to contribute to comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) swear an oath on the flag of Ukraine during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plast is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to contribute to comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) during the opening of the Plast year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. 'Plast' is a national scouting organization of Ukraine, the purpose of which is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ukrainian plastuns (scouts) roll up the flag of Ukraine during the opening of the Plast Year 2023 in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Lviv, Ukraine on September 17, 2023. Plast is a national scouting organization of Ukraine whose goal is to promote comprehensive patriotic education and self-education of Ukrainian youth on the basis of Christian morality. Many members of Plast took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. During the opening of the new Plast year, a ceremony of swearing in new Plastuns took place, as well as the awarding of the 'Iron Cross' award to the relatives of Plastuns who died for Ukraine. Pavlo Palamarchuk / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM