At times like these, it’s especially important to come together. Saturday, November 14, at 10 AM CT, we will be hosting our first Donor Webinar in two years.

Russian bombs destroyed Kherson volunteer hub. Also, this week, James, an American volunteer from Portland, joined the Dobra sprava on their dangerous evacuation missions to the Ukrainian-held part of the Donetsk Region.

For all of us who care about the people suffering in Russia’s war on Ukraine, the recent news ifeels like a betryayal. The decision to ease sanctions and let Russian diesel flow into American markets, sends American money straight into Putin’s war chest.

Fever doesn’t stop Ihor from taking on evacuation. Also, a letter of thanks from an aid recepient and the hazardous work of rodent control in Kherson.

Conditions across Donetsk Oblast continue to deteriorate rapidly, prompting Kramatorsk to suspend its Department of Social Protection services on October 1 as evacuation rates there outpace neighboring Slovyansk, where roughly 24,000 residents still remain.

Evacuations from Kramatorsk have become an exercise in pure survival, but a kindergarten still operates in Kherson.

Almsot losing an eye in a shelling and going to the red zone for treatment is just part of “everyday life” in Kherson. Plus, the difficulties faced by internal refugees.

Please ask your House representative to pass the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 beore by the September 18th deadline.

Russia is conducting continuous attacks on Ukrainian cities that last for days on end. This will cause more hardship for Ukrainian civilians in the coming winter. However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have managed to liberate several villages.

In the weekly report from Dobra Sprava, Ihor highlighted the worsening situation across Donetsk Oblast, noting that Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, and surrounding settlements were officially designated as "active combat zones" by the Cabinet of Ministers amid daily shelling, Russian incursions near Mykolaivka, and severe disruptions to power, water, and communications.

Our Ukrainian teams have completed their 72,000th evacuation to date. Plus, Inna’s team forced to close the Kramatorsk distribution point, fuel crisis in Kherson, and a woman from Kramatorsk suffers a concussion in a shelling.

With deep sadness, we are observing the “Khersonization” of Kharkiv. The increasingly frequent reports of dangers and risks within the city sound all too familiar, as sightings of more advanced Russian FPV drones become an everyday reality.

Russian attacks on Ukraine have been intense, in retaliation for Ukraine’s successes against the Russian war machine. Our Ukrainian volunteers have felt the intensification of strikes close to home.

Inna’s Shevchenkove team suspends operations and evacuates, due to hazardous conditions from KABs. Plus, dangerous aid distributions to Kherson and rescues from Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.

In the midst of Russia’s continued intensified assault on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure, Zelensky reshuffled his cabinet. Ukrainian civil society responded.

Evacuations are still on the rise. Conditions are made harder by Russians destroying Ukrainian gas stations. Also, Dobra Sprava completed a critical and dangerous humanitarian mission to the only functioning psychiatric hospital remaining in Ukrainian-held Donetsk Region.

In retaliation for Ukraine’s successful campaign against Russia’s oil infrastructure, the Russians have been responding with systematic destruction of Ukrainian gas stations and frontline roads.

Ukraine's has had success in its attacks on the Russian logistics and oil industries, but the the sheer rise in the overall number and range of drones on both sides has steadily increased the risk all across the front line, including for our volunteers and the people to whom they deliver aid.

Another danger-filled evacuation, while evading a drone attack. And also, the gift of sight.

Last week, Russia continued its senseless bombardment of Ukrainian cities, targeting cultural heritage monuments. This increased brutality has also manifested itself in frontline areas. Yet the resilience and experience of our volunteers has helped them navigate the danger and continue their work.