July 6, 2023
52,859 people evacuated from danger to date
316 people evacuated from danger this week
33 trips into the deoccupied and frontline territories
The volunteer network we support operates at peak capacity. As you’ll read below, a number of teams persist in their relentless work cleaning up the damage and destruction after the Kakhovka Dam flooding, while others support tens of thousands of refugees in their hometowns and in frontline areas in Eastern and Southern Ukraine. There is growing anxiety among our volunteers about new atrocities the invaders could commit to attempt to slow down Ukraine’s burgeoning offensive, but, in the meantime, relative stability in Ukraine-controlled zones allowed Ukraine TrustChain teams to continue providing critical help.
Stories
Supporting Evacuations from Occupied Territories
Volunteers in the flooded regions of the Russian-occupied left bank were able to evacuate more than 181 people, as well as their cats and dogs to safer ground this week. Evacuations proceeded under dangerous conditions and increased enemy shelling. More than 15 of the evacuees were people with poor mobility due to serious health issues. Another volunteer group, also in the occupied areas, has been focusing on providing fuel and medicine to refugees from the flood.
Battle Zone Aid Deliveries
Anastasia traveled to small towns in the Kharkiv region close to the front line. These towns are close to the active battle zones and can only be accessed with military escort. Their first stop was in Grushkivka, but the local administration was absent and the team couldn’t gather the residents to receive aid. The team continued on to Podoly.
The people who are still living there are over 70 years old and it is difficult for them to carry aid packages across the village. Their electricity was restored just last week – they have lived without it since September. Anastasia asked them how they had survived so far and they said that they received help from the Ukrainian army. When the army comes into town the soldiers charge the residents’ phones and provide them with a temporary ability to connect to loved ones outside of the war zone. The town is constantly shelled. One woman showed them a missile that landed in her yard and went 6 yards underground. The sappers told her it’s not likely to explode and to leave it alone and she’s lived above it ever since.
The team also returned by Novo-Osinove they visited last time. Some of the homes they saw the last time were no longer there. Nonetheless, the people continue to live in the town and hope for the best. In total the team handed out 300 packages of aid.
Kherson Region Flood Relief
Inna’s team continues with their methodical work of addressing and repairing the aftermath of Kakhovka Dam floods. The most effective part of the process was our investment into industrial grade dehumidifiers that are currently in place in 14 locations. These devices proved to be more in demand than even the water pumps. Reacting to this we’ve sponsored additional dehumidifiers. Teams perform this work in dangerous conditions with Russians shelling Kherson daily.
Our heartfelt congratulations to Katerina Prizhebolska, Alena’s daughter and an intrepid volunteer with the Diva organization, on being crowned Miss Southern Ukraine! The next step would be to compete for the national Miss Ukraine title.
Teams Summaries
Ihor Dobra Sprava (“Good Cause”)
14 trips and 163 people evacuated from Druzhkivska, Konstantinivska, Toretsk, Lyman, Svyatogirsk, Slov’yansk, and Kramatorsk areas.
Organized an attorney consultation regarding the rights of Internally Displaced Persons attended by 37 evacuees. Oleksandr D’s Volunteer Networks
Oleksandr D’s Volunteer Networks
Pavlo V (Dnipro): delivered 7,772 kg of humanitarian aid to Pokrovsk, Slovyansk, Druzhkivka and Mykolaivka and bread to Obukhivka and Horyanivka.
Oleksandr S (Boyarka): delivered and distributed 4 tons of food, hygiene items, and water to the Mykolaiv and Kherson Regions.
Vladyslav K (Mykolaiv): transported 28 tons of drinking water to Mykolaiv.
Sandra S (Odesa): kitchen fed more than 2,000 people, most of them evacuees from the flooding in Kherson.
Yury S (Vinnitsia): delivered 2.8 tons of cereal grains and clothes to Vinnitsia, Tyvriv and Vapnyarka.
Andriy P (Chernivtsi): delivered 21 tons of water, 1.5 tons of groceries, 7 tons of hygiene products, diapers, clothes, mattresses and bed linens to Mykolaiv for further distribution to the Mykolaiv and Kherson Regions.
Oleksandr Z (Lutsk): held 2 art camps and 1 art therapy session for children with disabilities, children of internally displaced people (IDPs) and children from large families. Helped 45 elderly displaced persons in Zabolottya (Volyn Region) with groceries, glasses, and diapers.
Valery L (Rivne): delivered 1,500 kg of bedding, blankets, towels, diapers, clothes and shoes for children and adults to Kalynivka village (Mykolaiv Region).
Oleksiy H (Kherson): finished distributing 47 tons of fuel briquettes to 186 families in the Kherson Region villages of Myrne, Lyubomirivka and Novokhryvorivka. This is enough fuel for cooking and hygiene needs for 2-3 months.
NGO Angelia
Report for period 06/05/23-07/05/23
Picked up humanitarian aid from Krakow (Poland), Czech Republic, Linz (Austria), Munich, Stuttgart, Lüneburg (Germany).
Delivered 2,000 kg humanitarian aid to Kyiv, 2,300 kg to Chernivtsi, 2,500 kg to Kramatorsk.
Ksenia-Team - NGO Livyj Bereh
5 more homes repaired in the Kharkiv regions in the villages of Tsupivka and Slatyne.
Svitlana and Olha made 5 trips in the Kherson region, helping 325 families in Kherson, Komyshany, Chaykyne and Posad-Pokrovsk.
21 families in the Kherson region received bed linens and pillows.
Natasha - Vysnia Volunteer Center
Demining teams continue their operations in the Kherson region concentrating on the areas outside of flood zones. Demining teams continue their operations in the Kherson region concentrating on the areas outside of flood zones.
Over the weekend Natasha and her team traveled to the Donetsk region, the village of Ray-Oleksandrivka, delivering 300 packages there. The city was reeling from recent shelling, and Natasha only had the chance to unload aid and leave with trusted locals for distribution.
Karina’s Team - We Save Dnipro
There are 58 people, including 11 children living in the shelter. Karina arranged for some of the children to attend sleepaway camp in Western Ukraine for 10 days.
10,000 tons of water delivered to Nikopol.
Team’s we support through Karina traveled to Kherson, Kramatorsk (after the missile attack), Druzhkivka, Chasiv Yar, and Kurakhove.
Alena - Virgo
The project for window repairs continues with 20 homes currently completed and 50 windows installed.
In last week’s newsletter we accidentally omitted that Alena’s team delivered 2 tons of water to Kherson, Antonivka, and Chernobayevka.
The clean-up and rescue team in Kherson we support through Alena continues their work. They finished cleaning out a local church and are helping older residents.
The cleaning supplies (shovels, wheelbarrows, rakes) that the team brought into last week were distributed to 93 families in Antonivka and 30 families in Kherson who are sending back heart-wrenching videos of the cleaning process along with their gratitude for the help.
The team of sappers we support through Alena in the Kherson region is also continuing their work. They report demining the fields close to the main road in Aleksandrivka and one residential street in Nadezhdovka.
Inna’s Team
2 more trips to Berislav, Davydiv Brid, Pidhodne delivered aid to 220 families.
Our team is also helping the Berislav municipal council, delivering essential electronics, electric, and plumbing tools.
Soap and detergent delivered to Konstantynivka in the Donetsk region, where these items are in short supply.
8,130 people received aid packages.
11,000 bread loaves distributed, including 300 in occupied territories.
2 surgery beds provided to a city hospital.
23.2 tons of aid distributed.
Timur’s Team – Timur and Team
For Eid Timur’s team brought 250 packages of food to a Kharkiv mosque.
Delivered 150 packages to Saltivka.
Provided diapers for 25 children and 15 adults with disabilities.
Tetiana’s Team - Dopomoha Poruch
Distributed 90 aid packages in Ternivka, Cherkasy region.
Delivered and distributed 30 food packages and other aid in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region.
Pavel - Touch of Heart and Dawn of Hope
Aid packages were distributed to 1,478 people in Mykolayiv.
Delivered water to the Kherson region villages with unstable water supply after the flood.
Completed two more trips to Afanasivka, bringing toys, diapers, and tools for cleaning (rakes, shovels, etc.).
Transported 60 single moms evacuated from the occupied Melitopol, now residing in Zaporizhzhya to a restorative summer camp in Vinnytsia region.
Andriy - BF Pomahaem
Distributed 14 generators to assist with flood relief operations.
53 people continue to live in Andriy’s shelter.
200 aid packages delivered to Pershotravensk in Dnipro region.
Marina – Good Give Ukraine
A total of 150 food and hygiene packages were distributed.
Child Summer camp remains in operation, continuing its activities.
Dina - Vilni Liudy – Vilna Krayina
451 families received help at the regular distribution centers, including food, toys, clothes, pet food and baby food, bedding, and dishes.
111 packages of aid were mailed to requesters from small towns otherwise cut-off from aid.
Sergey T traveled to the pre-frontline town of Guty and delivered 200 packages of aid.
Once again, the team collected aid for Kherson and mailed it to Alena in Odesa.
Bogdan - Vse robymo sami
This week, children's day camp came to an end. However, another camp has started - this time for elderly. Similar to the children, the elderly will also participate in workshops, training sessions, and excursions to the zoo, amusement park and museums.
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