With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of russia, the cities of the Kyiv region found themselves at the epicentre of hostilities. During the spring of 2022, the occupiers committed colossal destruction of the housing stock and infrastructure, including sports. The total damage was estimated at UAH 25.3 billion in Irpin, UAH 5.2 billion in Bucha, and UAH 9.5 billion in Gostomel.

9 out of 12 sports facilities and structures were destroyed in Irpin, 1 facility in Gostomel and 1 in Bucha. In total, more than 20 sports facilities were destroyed in the Kyiv region.

The building was destroyed:
25 67

Residents before
the war: 129 186

The buildings were damaged:
17 663

Sports facilities were destroyed: 11

In the spring of 2022, a group of athletes from Irpin went to a training camp in Israel.

Ukrainian athletes won 10 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals at the International Tournament in Israel. They also won 1 gold medal and 1 bronze medal at the European Championship.

During the camps in Greece, Olympic Dreams students took part in an International judo Tournament together with athletes from Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria.

The result of the Tournament was 9 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze medals, and 5 more medals at officialI International Tournaments after the camp.

In December 2022, a group of Ukrainian athletes conducted intensive preparation for future competitions on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus and joined the International judo competitions Cyprus International Judo Tournament 2023, where more than 700 participants represented 8 countries of the world.

The tournament resulted in 30 medals: 14 of which were gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze.

In September 2023, the judo team went to Japan, the homeland of the sport, for training as part of the Olympic Dreams project. The group of athletes stayed in the Land of the Rising Sun for three weeks.

Thanks to the Japanese side's support, Ukrainian athletes can continue their training and prepare for future competitions in safe conditions, without shelling and air raids.

Three teams of karate, handball and football – were allowed to conduct training on the territory of neighbouring Slovakia. It became possible thanks to the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Slovak Republic, the National Olympic Committee in the Kyiv region and the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic.

Ukrainian young athletes trained for several weeks in different regions of Slovakia.

In August 2023, the Olympic Dreams project of preserving the Olympic Reserve of Ukraine was launched in Spain with the participation of the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Valencia. The event was held under the auspices of the Ukrainian Charitable Foundation "The Future for Children" as part of the Judo Valencia Training Camp, where one of the strongest teams of young Ukrainian athletes took part.

In June 2024, another team of the international sports camp project Olympic Dreams went to train in the Slovak Republic. This time, a team of young boxers spent a week training at the Akadémia Tomiho KIDA sports complex.

This was made possible thanks to the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Slovakia, the Slovak Boxing Federation and its President Tomáš Kovács.

The fifth judo camp of the Olympic Dreams project took place in Michalovce, Slovakia.

More than 50 young athletes from the war-affected regions of Ukraine, including the cities of Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, and Kherson region, joined Slovak athletes to gain international experience for the development of Ukrainian sport.

Olympic Dreams participants joined the Valencia Training Camp New Generations. This is the second time that Olympic Dreams participants have joined this training camp, as previously the young judokas took part in the event in August 2023.

The team's stay at the Valencia Training Camp New Generations was also made possible thanks to the support of the International organisation Kiwanis.

Young athletes from the Ukrainian cities of Bucha, Irpin and Chernihiv, which were affected by the full-scale Russian invasion, spent almost a month of intensive training in the Austrian Alps.

About 60 young athletes improved their skills in 5 sports - judo, wrestling, basketball, volleyball and table tennis.