About us
We prepare civilians of Cherkasy region to act confidently in dangerous and crisis situations: from first aid to cybersecurity.
The communal institution «Cherkasy Regional Centre for Training Citizens for National Resistance» of Cherkasy Regional Council.
We teach civilians what helps them save their own lives, help the people around them and make their community more resilient.
Classes are hands-on with instructors, among them veterans and combatants. Skills are learned step by step, from simple to complex, in safe conditions.
Who we train
Civilians, civil servants and students, free of charge: there is nothing to pay for classes or materials, and the basic programmes end with a nationally recognised certificate.
Civilians
Everyone who decides to learn how to act in a crisis and protect themselves and their families.
Civil servants
Staff of public authorities and institutions who need emergency skills.
Students
Students of the Cherkasy region colleges the centre works with.
In numbers
- people took part in different training formats
- 10,000+
- people took part in different training formats
- as of June 2026
- completed the short basic course in 2026
- ≈500
- completed the short basic course in 2026
- as of June 2026
- trainings held since the start of 2026
- 99
- trainings held since the start of 2026
- as of March 2026
- training areas
- 17
- training areas
- as of June 2026
These figures were published at different times and count different things, so they do not add up.
Our story
What we teach
- National resistance
- International humanitarian law
- Psychological training
- Combat first aid
- Leadership and planning
- Information security and countering the enemy
- Topography and land navigation
- Engineering and mine safety
- Survival
- Communications and passing information
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Marksmanship
- Tactical training
- Military technology and unmanned systems
Our projects
First basic course graduates
Five weeks, 14 subjects, theory and practice. In October 2025 the first group received nationally recognised certificates.
«Carpathian Shield»
A field exercise in the mountains. The group stays a community after the training and keeps meeting.
The «Hart» camp
Run with the Youth Resource Centre in two streams, for adults and teenagers. The adult group went through a four-day intensive of 17 subjects.
Head of the centre
Oleksandr Hashchuk
Head of the centre, lieutenant colonel
He has long experience of military service. From 2024 he led national resistance work at the Youth Resource Centre, and from June 2025 he headed the separate institution.
In March 2026 Cherkasy Regional Council appointed him head of the centre on a five-year contract.
Where we work
We hold classes all over Cherkasy Oblast.
Partners in education
We have signed cooperation memoranda with colleges of the region.
- Cherkasy Polytechnic College
- Cherkasy Cooperative College of Economics and Law
- Cherkasy College of Arts and Technology
- Chyhyryn College of Economics and Law
- Uman Taras Shevchenko College of Humanities and Pedagogy
Knowledge is a weapon.Do not wait. Start training!
Choose a focused training session from the schedule and join us to learn more about civilian training programmes.