Last weekend, FC Dynamo (Kyiv) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) held an event for participants of the Cyber Defenders reintegration training program.
Photo: fcdynamo.comThe program was created to equip veterans with the necessary skills and knowledge for a successful career in cybersecurity. The initiative provides comprehensive training in cyber defense and cyber security. It helps participants acquire new knowledge and skills necessary for successful reintegration into civilian life and professional activities.
The event for the program participants took place at the Valeriy Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium. The day began with a tour of the legendary stadium, where the guests learned about its history, visited the museum, visited the stadium bowl, team locker rooms, walked through the tunnel used to get to the field during matches, touched the lawn, and appreciated the view of the field from the best seats.
The stadium's conference hall hosted the official ceremony, during which Dynamo Kyiv CEO Dmytro Brief and Director of the Fan Relations Department Yaroslav Honchar addressed all the guests on behalf of FC Dynamo Kyiv.
In their turn, Mykhailo Verich, Regional Director of the U.S. Agency for Civilian Research and Development (CRDF Global in Ukraine), Yegor Aushev, co-founder and CEO of Cyber Unit Technologies, Serhiy Prokopenko, Head of the NCCC Support Department of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, and Nadiya Adamenko, Director of the Digital Development and Transformation Department of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine, expressed their gratitude to the club for participating in the reintegration program.
The guests presented the club representatives with personalized gratitude letters and received gifts in the form of personalized Dynamo shirts.
As part of the event, an e-sports tournament on FС24 was organized for everyone at the stadium in a specially equipped hall of the club's fan office. The participants and fans received positive emotions from the tournament, and the winners and runners-up received prizes and gifts from FC Dynamo Kyiv.
A pleasant surprise for the program participants was the visit of Dynamo Kyiv football player Oleksandr Andrievsky, who was happy to talk to our guests. Thus, for almost a whole day, the program participants were immersed in the fascinating game of football and received a lot of positive emotions.
The Cyber Defenders reintegration training program was developed with the strategic and financial support of the U.S. Department of State's Office of European and Eurasian Assistance Coordination and is part of the U.S. Department of State's initiative to address cyber threats in Ukraine.
