News and updates from May 2023.
Land mines in Ukraine are becoming increasingly problematic. More and more civilians are being killed or injured by land mine explosions. A volunteer organization in Zaporizhzhia was raising $1400 to purchase grappling hooks for remote detonation of trip-wire-fused land mines…Read more: Land mines in Ukraine are becoming increasingly problematic. More and more…
Cutting large rolls of fabric into thin strips for camouflage nets takes a long time. The volunteers came up with a jig to greatly speed the process up, but cutting a large roll into a number of strips at once. Sergey along with other volunteers demonstrates how this is done.
Camouflage nets are vital not only on front lines, but everywhere, to protect machinery, storage facilities, objects of critical infrastructure. Demand for camouflage nets is tremendous. Volunteers are turning pieces of scrap fabric into nets working almost around the clock. Our…Read more: Camouflage nets are vital not only on front lines, but everywhere, to protect…
Volunteers in Vil'nohirs'k honed their skills at making all kinds of apparel for defenders, including armor plate carrier vests, which are extremely important at saving lives. While most personnel are provided with necessary supplies, like uniform, weapons, ammunition, etc…Read more: Volunteers in Vil'nohirs'k honed their skills at making all kinds of apparel for…
With war going on, access to medication got extremely affected. Manufacturing in Ukraine has been disrupted significantly. Constant missile and drone attacks on infrastructure throughout the country disrupted operation of plants, pharmaceutical companies, power and water supply…Read more: With war going on, access to medication got extremely affected. Manufacturing in…
We help not only civilians but defenders as well. Being in trenches in the elements, especially in the cold time of winter is taxing. Volunteers made clothes, purchased supplies (sleeping bags, mattresses, chemical hand and foot warmers, gloves, etc) and we funded many of those…Read more: We help not only civilians but defenders as well. Being in trenches in the…
The war is hard on everyone, but especially children. Basic necessities are important for simple survival, but mental health and just simple moment of joy are as essential. We obtained and delivered toys to children, along with other supplies. Let their lives be a bit brighter in…Read more: The war is hard on everyone, but especially children. Basic necessities are…
Even after supplies from large aid organizations (like the Red Cross, World Central Kitchen and others) are received, it is up to individual volunteers to deliver the aid to remote locations, and families that cannot go and get the aid themselves (e.g. disabled, elderly, families…Read more: Even after supplies from large aid organizations (like the Red Cross, World…
We have purchased and/or helped deliver food and water to many residents including those on occupied territories and close to the front line, where large supply trucks were unable to make deliveries. This was especially important in the beginning (spring/early summer of 2022)…Read more: We have purchased and/or helped deliver food and water to many residents…
Our fundraising and volunteer efforts have been active for the past 14 months since Russian invasion of Ukraine. We have accomplished a lot in this time. A series of posts will highlight different aspects of the help we have provided, starting with this one, focusing on…Read more: Our fundraising and volunteer efforts have been active for the past 14 months…
Archive: March 2022: The first month of the Russian invasion (March 2022) was very hard for people of Ukraine everywhere. The country wasn't really prepared for full-on war. Logistics was shattered, the aid that was coming in from abroad was not distributed effectively. We had…Read more: Archive: March 2022: The first month of the Russian invasion (March 2022) was…
