Thanks to our six incredible match drive sponsors and our amazing community we have collected over $130,000 for Ukraine since we announced the drive in our Newsletter on December 12. We are so grateful for your continued support of Ukraine and our efforts!

We keep track of the number of trips teams take to high-risk areas, but how do you account for someone who permanently stays in the area of danger, who lives there in order to be closer to the people who need help? Sasha Ushkan survived the occupation of Kherson and now devotes all his energies to helping Khersonians.

Our Ukrainian volunteers send their regards and heartwarming wishes to our entire community. We are all incredibly grateful for your support and your care. Thank you and happy new year! May 2025 bring justice and peace.

Thanks to your support, we’ve now raised $40,300 — about 62% of our $65,000 match drive goal. Thank you, and please keep spreading the word to your communities. Donations from existing donors are matched at 100%. Donations from new donors are matched at 200%.

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.

In the Kharkiv Region, Putin’s armies have managed to cut through Ukrainian defenses on the western bank of Oskil river, leading to more restrictions on volunteer evacuations of residents.

A few months ago, many of you participated in a matching donation drive. We are happy to report that we met the challenge and recently received the final grant payment from this foundation. If you interested in another match grant, please let us know by writing to donate@ukrainetrustchain.org.

After the tumultuous events we reported last week, this week might seem almost ordinary, but the situation has not improved and continues to steadily deteriorate.

This week we focus on just one story – an incident that happened last Saturday. This event touched on many key aspects of Ukraine TrustChain's work, so we thought it would be fitting to tell the story in full, from various perspectives.

Every dollar we collect still goes to evacuate a person who would otherwise remain in danger, to feed somebody who would otherwise go hungry, to deliver drinkable water to people who would otherwise risk their health by drinking from a polluted source. Thank you to all of you who continue to see meaning in this work, and who support us after almost three years of unrelenting efforts.

Last week Ukraine TrustChain teams made 48 trips to frontline regions in addition to dozens of aid distributions to internally displaced people.

A hard winter is ahead, but our teams will do as much as possible to help civilians, evacuating people and providing them with essential supplies. Please spread the word about UTC, as the coming months will be difficult for people, especially in remote parts of Ukraine.

Last Monday, 236 rockets and drones struck Ukraine. A few hours later a hotel was destroyed in the center of Kryvyi Rih. On Tuesday, 81 Iranian-made drones and 10 rockets were launched again. Wednesday night brought 71 more drones — Kyiv teams had to take cover and sleep in their bathrooms. On Friday, there were airstrikes in Kherson, and 12 more Shahed kamikaze drones hit central Ukraine. On Sunday, at 4:00 AM, just before the start of the school year, the Russians attacked all major cities.