On July 4, 2025, a ceremony was held in Odesa at the VETERANS HUB ODESA to award the winners of the citywide children's drawing competition "Guardians of the Sea – Loyal, Brave, Strong," dedicated to the Day of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The purpose of the competition was to foster national consciousness, creativity, patriotism, and love for the homeland among children and youth.

The drawing competition was held among students of general and extracurricular education institutions in Odesa in the following age categories: 6-10, 11-14, and 15-18 years.

The jury selected the winners, who were awarded certificates from the Commander of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, along with valuable prizes.

Age Category 6-10 years:

1st place - Maksym Pokholchuk, a student of the Odesa City Palace of Children and Youth Creativity (leader - Larysa Bazhanova);

2nd place - Mykhailo Cheban, a student of the Odesa House of Children's and Youth Creativity "Dominanta" (leader - Khrystyna Nechyporuk);

3rd place - Daria Shevchenko, a student of the Odesa House of Children's and Youth Creativity "Tonika" (leader - Oksana Tkachuk).

Age Category 11-14 years:

1st place – Mykhailo Banakh, a student of Odesa Lyceum No. 63 (leader - Yulia Sidorova);

2nd place - Kasapien Yaroslav, a student of Odesa Gymnasium "South Ukrainian" (leader - Oksana Smetanyuk);

3rd place – Tetiana Vyhornytska, a student of Odesa Lyceum No. 72 (leader - Stella Yavetska).

Age Category 15-18 years:

1st place – Mykyta Barmalyuk, a student of Odesa Lyceum No. 63 (leader - Yulia Sidorova);

2nd place - Anastasia Syvoplyasova, a student of the Odesa House of Creativity "Tonika" (leader - Lina Bezprozdvanykh);

3rd place – Zlata Yusypenko, a student of the Odesa Center for Children's and Youth Creativity "Promin" (leader - Hanna Buialska).

The event was organized by the command of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of the Department of Education and Science of the Odesa City Council.