Annual report 2025

In 2025, we delivered more than 1,200 field manuals and guides to military libraries, as well as more than 7,000 books through the "Army Reads" (Viysko Chytaye) program. To ensure the high-quality continuation of the Army Reads program, we managed to purchase approximately 10,000 books.

As part of our initiatives in 2025, our cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs was particularly significant — we delivered books to the Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, and Dnipro Lyceums for Security and National-Patriotic Education.

Another landmark event was the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation under the "Army Reads" program with the Logistics Forces Command of the AFU. Within this partnership, we replenished more than ten libraries of the Command's military units throughout the year.

Thanks to your help, we successfully closed the fundraiser for Combat Manuals for Mechanized and Tank Forces (Parts II and III), including the 2023 amendments and supplements. Among this year's active fundraisers, we have an ongoing collection for additional print runs of books for the military (launched in 2024) and a fundraiser for the "Ranger Handbook" for the Drone Force training center. The Ranger Handbook is one of the mandatory readings for U.S. Army Special Operations units. Providing these books to Drone Force cadets is a fine tradition we have maintained since 2024.

Furthermore, in collaboration with the Professional Military Education Institute "Leadership Training" of the National Defense University of Ukraine (NDUU), we provided all L3 and L4 course graduates with books that help deepen their understanding of the essence of modern warfare. In February, the Institute's graduates received a total of 420 books.

Kuznya Unizh — is a center of Ukrainian identity located at the intersection of the Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil regions on the slopes of the Dniester Canyon. The mission of Kuznya is to nurture the economic, scientific, military, and political elite through collective labor, communication, and the interaction of youth with those who serve as real-world role models.

In 2025, the following events took place at Kuznya Unizh:

• Spring and Autumn Volunteer Sessions. Participants included members of Reformatsia, the "Expedition" NGO, teams from Nash Format publishing house and Sago Group, and long-time friends of Unizh. During the week-long spring session, we tended to the young orchard, pruned the vineyard and planted 150 saplings, mowed the grass, planted 52 arborvitae (thuja) trees along the perimeter, created a rock garden, cleared the old apple orchard, and set up an irrigation system. In the autumn, we harvested one and a half tons of apples and pressed them into juice.

  For us, volunteer work represents gratitude, giving back, and sacrifice—an opportunity to help others, benefit society, and contribute to something larger and more significant. Volunteering fosters community development and is a mandatory part of both adult and children's camps. We plan to maintain this tradition in the coming years and invite you to join us!

• BIOCAMP 2025. This was the first children's scientific biology camp held at Kuznya Unizh. Over 16 days, twenty young biologists from various regions of Ukraine immersed themselves in the world of practical biology. With three lectures a day, field work, chemical reagents, and conducting experiments, we provided children the opportunity to learn new things, improve their skills, and be among like-minded peers. We plan for Biocamp to become an annual event at Kuznya.
• Camp for Azov Children. More than 50 participants aged 8 to 15 spent 10 days at Kuznya, developing physical strength, endurance, and discipline. This camp is a logical continuation of Kuznya’s cornerstone idea. We created this place not just as a location, but as a site where the next generation of the Ukrainian nation's elite can grow.
• Summer Chemistry School, organized by Enamine Ltd. Students tackled complex topics, learned to analyze data, developed analytical thinking, and honed their understanding of chemical processes. Thanks to Enamine Ltd, three rooms at Kuznya Unizh were equipped as classrooms with desks and projectors, so Kuznya is now ready to host scientific and educational camps.
• Additionally, Kuznya Unizh hosted the Expedition camp, the Sunflower project, and guests from all over Ukraine who came for rafting on the Dniester. Kuznya Unizh is open to hosting various events. For more information, please contact oc@format.ua.