Svitlana Hrytsenko, Head of the RECOVERY and RETURNING projects, has been awarded the Order of Merit, III degree

Svitlana Hrytsenko, Board Member of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Head of the RECOVERY and RETURNING projects, has been awarded the Order of Merit, III degree. The corresponding Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 136/2026 has been published on the official website of the Head of State.

The award recognizes the team’s systematic work and the consistent support provided by Victor and Olena Pinchuk in creating and developing a national ecosystem for the physical and psychological recovery of servicemen and women, veterans, and their family members.

“We are developing the RECOVERY and RETURNING projects with deep gratitude to the servicemen and women who are defending Ukraine today. Reports contain numbers — the number of centers, patients, educational programs. But for us, behind every figure stands a specific person: their pain, their recovery journey, their family. RECOVERY and RETURNING are about support, dignity, and respect for every defender. We work to ensure that assistance is systematic, high-quality, and accessible wherever it is needed,” said Svitlana Hrytsenko, Board Member of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Head of the RECOVERY and RETURNING projects.

The RECOVERY and RETURNING projects are examples of successful partnership between the private sector and the state, where philanthropists create and develop innovative centers for physical and mental recovery based within public medical institutions.

As of today, 18 innovative RECOVERY rehabilitation centers are operating across Ukraine, providing free services to servicemen and women. More than 40,000 heroes have already received rehabilitation care within the network. In 2026, the network is expected to expand to at least 20 centers, with the capacity