April 10th, 2025
67,636 people evacuated from danger to date
61 people evacuated from danger this week
35 trips into deoccupied and frontline territories this week
Even this is not news - last week extended the long list of cases when our volunteers were visibly shaken by Russia’s continued assault on Ukraine’s civilian population. Tetiana, from Kryvyj Rih was less than a quarter mile away from a horrific low precision rocket strike that exploded over a playground killing 18 people including 9 children and injuring 70 more.
Anastasia in Dnipro happened to be close to the flightpath of a Russian kamikaze drone while she was assembling packages with her team for a trip to Donbas. It got so scary that the volunteers had to run away as it sounded like the drone was about to strike nearby.
There were more attacks on Kharkiv and the village of Slatyne was once again attacked damaging 8 homes there. There were hundreds more incidents like this last week, making us and our Ukrainian friends skeptical that a ceasefire could be at hand.
This week, Ukraine TrustChain volunteers traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Ukraine Action Summit. They joined fellow advocates to speak with lawmakers and policy leaders, highlighting key priorities for lasting peace and justice in Ukraine. We will share more details about their trip in our next newsletter. With many members travelling we focused on documenting the work our team did last week and did not have as much time to collect the stories from our teams.
That being, the amount of work done last week is incredible. If we just look at Donbas - the most dangerous and frequently assaulted segment of the frontline, there were 5 teams that traveled to 21 different locations, 4 teams continued to focus on the Kherson region and 4 on Kharkiv. Hundreds of volunteers continued their work in other parts of Ukraine.
Stories
10th Well Drilled in Donetsk Region
Last week, Vitaliy’s team finished drilling the 10th well in Kramatorsk district miles away from the contact line. This well was particularly challenging because the soil and underlying bedrock exhibited extreme induration, preventing penetration with standard drilling equipment. Reinforced drilling tools and specialized drill bits were required, which were ultimately sourced with assistance from the local military administration. It is worth remembering that Kramatorsk sits in the heart of a mining region, where people know how to drill into the ground. The fact that the wells hadn’t existed in these places before the war - speaks to the complexity of the task.
Help in Occupied Territories
140 people received aid in 2 occupied towns.
Team Summaries
Alina’s Team – Dobra sprava (Good Deeds)
12 trips evacuating 61 people from the general directions of Pokrovsk, Kostyantynivka, Mezhove, Lyman.
Inna’s Team – Krok z nadiyeyu (Step with Hope)
21.8 tons of aid delivered to 8050 people.
6600 people received bread.
Aid reached 42 towns, 9 towns in high risk areas, including Kherson, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Druzhkivka, Dobropillya.
1710 households received seeds for planting in Nikopol, Chuhuiv, Chkalovsk, Shevchenkovo.
Kherson Operations:
Restored 2 spaces.
We continue to run 23 generators.
Completed a 3 day project equipping people in Kramatorsk and Dobropillya with hearing aids.
Angelia Charitable Fund
Delivered 300 kg of muesli and milk to the YourCamp children's camp in Bukovina as nutritional support for a group of orphans from an orphanage evacuated from the east.
Volunteers Vadym B and Volodymyr M sent 1 ton of milk, muesli, clothing, and walkers to an aid center in Kryvyi Rih for distribution within the city and the surrounding district.
Oleksandr D’s Volunteer Networks
Oleksandr S (Boyarka): Boyarka – delivered 100 empty jerry cans and 400 kg of children’s clothing to the Boyarka headquarters, for further distribution to those in need. Chernihiv Region – delivered 300 kg of clothing to the socially vulnerable population and 200 kg of toys to orphans and children with special needs in Berezna. Delivered 350 kg of clothing, shoes and toys to Horodnya. Delivered 600 kg of food, medicine, clothing, jerry cans, water, hygiene products, and a washing machine to the frontline area at the triple border junction of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. Sumy Region – conducted mass evacuations from the town of Krasnopillya.
Vladyslav K (Mykolaiv): delivered 35 tons of drinking water to Mykolaiv and 7 tons to Kherson.
Sandra S (Odesa): the kitchen fed more than 700 people.
Maksym L (Kharkiv): delivered 7 tons of food kits to 350 families in Druzhkivka, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk.
Vitaliy Z (Kharkiv): brought 5 tons of humanitarian kits, bread, medicines, clothing, and animal feed to Kostyantynivka. Delivered protective overalls to the employees of the Sto pudov internet store in Kharkiv and to municipal workers in Kramatorsk. Delivered 500 loaves of “Victory” bread, also to Kramatorsk.
Oleksandr D (Lutsk): delivered 800 kg worth of medical beds, wheelchairs and oxygen machines to Chernivtsi hospitals. The Baptist NGO Molodʹ z misiyeyu (Youth with a Mission) provided transportation. Continued to transport a disabled person with stage 4 cancer to the Lutsk Regional Hospital 6 times a week for dialysis.
Oleksandr Z (Lutsk): provided therapeutic interventions and aid to internally displaced (IDP) children and adults, children with disabilities, orphans, and military veterans – held 2 art therapy sessions for a total of 55 children and a master class for 34 volunteers. Visited the theater with 68 IDPs, veterans, and children with disabilities. Went to the opening of a museum exhibition and a veteran business fair with 88 veterans, IDPs, and their families. Distributed bread and other food to 380 people living in IDP assistance centers, with special attention paid to 70 orphaned students from the Sumy and Kherson regions. Provided glasses for 16 adults and children. Conducted 84 medical procedures to improve the health of IDP children with disabilities from the Kherson Region. Helped 22 children with prophylactic health procedures, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, and gym classes.
Karina’s Team – My ryatuyemo Ukrayinu (We Save Ukraine)
116 people in the shelter.
Tetiana’s Team – Dopomoha poruch (Help Is Near)
Delivered 150 aid packages and hygiene products to Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.
Timur’s Team – Komanda Teymura Alyeva (Timur Alyev’s Team)
Amid increased bombardment in Kharkiv, the team delivered aid packages to 218 families.
Pavel and Olena’s Teams – Dotyk sertsya (Touch of Heart) & Svitanok mriy (Dawn of Dreams)
Seed distributions in Kobzartsi, Partyzanske, Prybuzke.
370 families received seeds and aid packages in these villages.
Pomahaem Foundation (We Help Foundation)
24 tons of water delivered to Nikopol.
Three trips in Dnipro region vetting people for cash grants.
Marina’s Team – Daruy dobrо Ukrayina (Give Good Ukraine)
150 food and hygiene packages were distributed to internally displaced individuals in Zhovti Vody.
Dina’s Team — Vilʹni lyudy, vilʹna krayina (Free People, Free Country)
Distributed 635 packages of aid in Kremenchuk, Poltava, Kanev.
Served 2,000 meals in the soup kitchen in Kharkiv.
Together with the Holy Generation church, distributed 1300 packages of aid in Kharkiv.
Bohdan’s Team — Vse robymo sami (We Do Everything Ourselves)
Food and hygiene kits were provided to 42 families in Zhytomyr.
At the club for children with disabilities this week, children participated in theater arts classes, learned to cook Chicken Kiev in culinary class, and engaged in psychological relief games.
Alena’s Team – Diva (Virgo)
Katya and LIza in Odesa continue to support hospital wards currently caring for 12 wounded.
Delivered 100 packages of hygiene and household products to Rozlyv and Novodmytrivka villages. Also brought 50 pairs of new shoes, 180 sets of sanitary pads, and lots of clothes, plus sweet treats for the 10 children who remain there.
Distributed bread to 390 people in Odesa.
Anastasia’s Team – LoveUA
Delivered 250 packages of food and 250 packages of hygiene products to Oleksijevo-Druzhkivka.
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