Official position/function in relation to the conflict

Lights of Eirene is a private initiative of Russian pacifist and anti-war activists – an unlimited action for peace in Ukraine. It started with lighting the Lights of Peace in 2015. “Every day at 22:00 local time, we light the Lights of Peace, wherever we are, and we wish an end to armed conflicts. We believe that united people can stop any wars. We will continue until peaceful life returns to eastern Ukraine.”

Official position: “Only dialogue between societies can bring peace to Donbas.”

Actions in relation to the conflict region

Basically, activists of the movement conduct their peacekeeping actions in Moscow, as well as in other large cities. They organize peace marches, speeches, and lectures on peacekeeping. Examples of specific projects are:

• Collection of humanitarian aid to displaced persons and other civilians who suffered during the hostilities in Donbas, support of Ukrainian NGOs working with the victims.
• Book of Peace. Peace wishes to the inhabitants of Ukraine, collected on the streets of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novocherkassk, Minsk, and Molodechno in the summer of 2015 and 2016. The book is now kept in Kyiv. In 2019, the second volume of the Book of Peace was launched for the exchange of prisoners and political prisoners in the “everyone for everyone” format.
• Anti-war graphics. The movement’s website contains anti-war materials for printing.