Thanks to your support, we’ve already raised $13,500 — about 21% of our $65,000 goal. Every donation (prior donors matched at 100%, new donors matched at 200%) is making a tangible impact on the critical evacuations and humanitarian aid in Ukraine. There’s still time to double or triple the impact of your contribution, so please continue sharing this opportunity with your network and help us reach our goal. 

Today we are launching a match drive with $65,000 in sponsorships from generous supporters. Donations from prior donors will be matched 100%; donation from new donors will be matched at 200% until we reach $65,000! Your contributions will directly support critical evacuations and humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Please share information about this match drive.

Thank you for the outpouring of support we received on Giving Tuesday. We are grateful for every donation, and every mention of our organization on social media. Giving Tuesday starts a five-week period that is important for all non-profits, as families across the US finalize their charitable giving plans for the year.

This week our UTC community suffered a terrible loss. During firewood distributions near Ochakiv, an FPV drone wounded volunteers Vladyslav and Artur Kucheriavenko, father and son. Artur, who was only 30, died in the Ochakiv ICU hours later.

As Russia’s war in Ukraine passed the 1,000th day mark last Tuesday, Ukraine was rattled by a series of brutal attacks, killing innocent people in Sumy, Kharkiv, Odesa, Kyiv, and numerous other locations. Yet, Ukrainian spirits were buoyed by the many voices from all across the world, expressing loudly and clearly support for Ukraine in her struggle against tyrants — a struggle for Ukraine’s very existence. 

Kharkiv is going through some of the darkest times of this war. A number of enemy glide bombs have dropped in random residential areas in the city center destroying historic buildings and killing innocent civilians.

Few countries watched the American elections with as much anxiety as Ukraine. Even if the general outlines of US policy remain the same, the uncertainty of cabinet transition could mean delays in vital aid that sustains Ukrainian civilians and, most importantly, its military. We hope that the voices of reason will prevail and the US stays the course in supporting Ukraine in its struggle for independence and the physical survival of its citizens.

Volunteers mobilized around an attack on Dnipro and conducted operations to supply civilians trapped on the east side of the Oskil river. It's tragic that these efforts are necessary, but we feel deeply grateful to our donors for supporting such an adaptable network.