The staff of the Botanical Garden of the Ukrainian National Forestry University  appealed to the botanical community abroad to support Ukrainians in their difficult struggle against the Russian invasion. The letter was sent to more than 90 botanical institutions in Europe, Asia and America.

Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, United Kingdom, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, Korea, Canada, United States – this is not yet a complete list of the countries with which the Botanical Garden has been actively cooperating in its best days and still maintains the connection. Our colleagues used to cooperate with Russian botanical gardens, but we have no common interests since the occupation of Crimea in 2014.

Thus, having such a wide range of contacts that have been developed over the years, we decided that it is our duty to inform our foreign colleagues about what is happening in Ukraine. In the letter, the staff of the Botanical Garden called on colleagues to publicly condemn Putin's Russian aggression against Ukraine and stressed that it is important for us to provide the support in any way - spiritual, informational, humanitarian, financial. Invoices were also sent for financial support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

We would like to exspress our gratitude to the Vice-Rector for Scientific Work Vasyl Lavny, as well as the Vice-Rector for Educational Work and International Relations Mykola Borys  for supporting, assisting and coordinating our actions.

On April 1, 2022, a meeting of the Academic Council of the University took place.

The Rector of the University, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Professor Volodymyr ZAGORSKY reported on the activities of the University during the martial law.

The rector of the university thanked the staff for the coordinated work and noted that the university administration has taken all possible measures to ensure the functioning of the university during the legal regime of martial law:

- holidays from February 28 to March 21, 2022 were announced for students, and appropriate changes were made to the schedule of the educational process;

- measures have been taken to ensure the protection of participants in the educational process of employees and property of the university;

- a shelter was prepared for the evacuation of participants in the educational process and university staff;

- established round-the-clock duty of management staff to maintain the functioning of the university in a special period;

- a self-defense unit of the university was formed to strengthen the protection of its objects and property, as well as to prevent acts of sabotage.

Rector of the University, Professor Zagorsky offered to help our heroic soldiers financially – to raise funds from the university staff and transfer them to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Employees of the University and the Technological College collected and sent medicines, food, made money transfers to bank accounts to purchase the necessary military ammunition. A number of staff members have provided assistance to military units in which their colleagues are defending our country from the Russian occupiers. Extremely important work is carried out by the staff of our university in the framework of volunteering activities, which have established the provision of significant humanitarian assistance to foreign partners: Romania; Germany; Switzerland; Poland.

The rector informed that the university had received more than 50 letters of support and solidarity from foreign colleagues and friends, in which they expressed concern and condemned the act of aggression of the Russian Federation.

From March 21 at the university in a tense rhythm the educational process in a remote mode proceeds.

The first vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical work, Professor Mykola ADAMOVSKY reported on the organization and conduct of the educational process in the spring semester and the end of the 2021/2022 academic year.

The university gives the opportunity to provide educational services to higher educational students were forced to move from areas of active hostilities.

. An official page has been created on the website of the university, where applicants can apply for consultations and fill in the registration form for the opportunity to study at the university.

Executive Secretary of the Admission Committee, Associate Professor Mykhailo BURDYAK reported on the career guidance work of the university staff and internal academic mobility for higher education students from areas of active hostilities.

Vice-rector for scientific work, Professor Vasyl LAVNY reported on the work for 2021 of specialized scientific councils of the university:

The Academic Council of the University also approved a number of legal documents of the university, and recommended the publication of several manuscripts.

In the battle for Ukraine with the Russian occupiers on April 1, 2022 in Luhansk region the Associate Professor of sawmilling, carpentry and wood construction, PhD Yuriy DADAK was killed. He was a famous poet, public figure and founder of the literary and educational project (poetic pseudo – Yuriy Ruf).

On the first day of the large-scale war, Yuriy joined the 24th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Yuriy DADAK was born on September 26, 1980 in Brzezany, Ternopil Region. He grew up in Lviv. He completed his general education in 1997 at Lviv Lyceum №93, and higher education at Ukrainian National Forestry University in 2002 with a degree in Woodworking Technology, obtaining the qualification of engineer-technologist. After graduating from the university, in 2008 he defended his dissertation thesis on "Improving the efficiency of dust collection in the processing of wood and wood materials" for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences in specialty 05.23.06 Technology of woodworking, furniture and wood products. He graduated from the doctoral program, worked on completing his doctoral dissertation.

Since 2011 he has been an Associate Professor of the Department of Sawmilling Technologies, Joinery and Wooden Construction Products of Ukrainian National Forestry University. In his scientific work he focused on the development of scientifically sound standards for wood consumption in wooden houses, the scientific basis of capture and separation of waste in the processes of mechanical wood processing, effective processes of cleaning emissions of woodworking enterprises from wood dust.

From 2008 to 2014 he was a Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Technology for Academic Affairs (now – Educational and Scientific Institute of Woodworking and Computer Technology and Design). At a high scientific and methodological level he taught disciplines for students of the institute.

Yuriy Dadak carried out active educational and public activities. In 2010 he initiated the creation of the competition "Actual Patriotic Art" at the University (since 2015 - the Festival "Actual Patriotic Art"), which was actively attended first by students of design, and later by other students of the university. In 2015, Yuriy Dadak founded the NGO "Literary and Educational Project "Spirit of the Nation". He was a regular host of the Cold Yar Festival of the Unconquered Nation.

Yuriy began writing poetry at the age of 14. He chose the pseudonym "Yuriy Ruf" in 2011, when the collection "Crimson Lyrics" was being prepared for publication. He considered his poetry one of the types of poetic propaganda of patriotism, in which UKRAINE AND UKRAINIANS are glorified as a proud STATE AND NATION. He was one of the artists whose work promoted patriotic education, increased morale, motivated and sharpened the sense of national dignity.

During the poet's lifetime, a number of collections of his poems were published, including: "Crimson lyrics" (2012), "Time of the Revolution" (2014), "At the turn of the ages" (2015), "Vanilla or steel?!" (2022). Yuriy's poems were also included in the Ukrainian contemporary nationalist poetry collections “Voice of Blood” (2013) and “Echoes of Lead Thunder” (2015).

In particular, the collection "At the turn of the ages" (2015) is dedicated to Ukrainian heroes of the current Russian-Ukrainian war and contains poems that mention individuals, military units, Ukrainian soldiers, battles and other military events.

Yuriy Dadak's last post appeared on his Facebook page on March 19, a poem from the front line. He always glorified Ukrainian victories in his poetry, was a popularizer of everything Ukrainian and said: "Ukraine is above all."

The staff of Ukrainian National Forestry University expresses its deepest condolences his family.

Yuriy Dadak died as a HERO who defended his native Ukrainian land until his last breath.

The memory of this BRIGHT MAN, the faithful son of Ukraine will live in the hearts of everyone who knew him, as well as in his patriotic poems.

HEROES DO NOT DIE!

GLORY TO UKRAINE!

GLORY TO HEROES!

On March 15, 2022, the staff of the Ukrainian National Forestry University transferred 425,000 UAH to the account of the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Western Region (Lviv) for financial support of wounded soldiers and victims of the International Peacekeeping and Security Center.

Employees of the University and the Technological College provided assistance to the 24th separate mechanized brigade named after King Daniel, as well as soldiers from our team who are defending our country from the Russian aggressor on the front line. Medicines and foodstuffs were collected and sent, and money transfers were made to bank accounts to purchase the necessary military ammunition.

Our donations are a contribution to the great Victory of the Ukrainian people!

Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!