Svitlana Muzychenko is the Head of Pokrovska municipality in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Her profound experience in the local self-governance and her appreciation of the municipality helped to unite and stay stronger in front of the Russian threat. The municipality is close to the frontline, the wounded soldiers are delivered to the city every day. The city also sends aid to the frontline. The local government provides the locals, IDPs from the eastern regions of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces with all the necessary services. The municipality became a kind of shield that defends the native lands.
