July 3rd, 2025
68,327 people evacuated from danger to date
83 people evacuated from danger this week
41 trips into deoccupied and frontline territories this week
It is with deep sadness that we watch another region of Ukraine becoming part of the front line. With the contact line now tracing the boundary of the Dnipropetrovsk Region, multiple villages on the region’s border are being destroyed, just as hundreds of other Donetsk and Kharkiv villages have been destroyed before them. We see the destruction through the activities of our evacuations teams. For example, Dobra sprava evacuated 32 children last week.
Evacuating residents from these new locations takes a terrible emotional toll on our Ukrainian volunteers. Local villagers and refugees who relocated to the Dnipropetrovsk Region nearly three years ago have hoped all this time that the war would somehow stop before reaching them. Instead, the war’s encroachment on the new territories comes as a shock that feels like a fresh wound, compared to the now familiar scenes of battered Donbas settlements.
The proximity of the front also reduces the time Ukrainian air defenses have to respond to the almost nightly drone attacks on the city of Dnipro. Record attacks last week have left many homes damaged and destroyed. Our Dnipro team has responded by going to the sites of the attacks and setting up mobile camps to support the survivors. Finally, in another sad milestone, the first glide bomb was launched at Dnipro last week. Although the bomb was shot down, it is a sign of the increasing levels of destruction that are about to become a reality in the Dnipropetrovsk Region.
Stories
A Letter from a Teacher in Nikopol’
Recently, our Ukrainian volunteers received the following letter of thanks from a teacher. She is one of the tens of thousands of people who receive aid thanks to your donations.
I am a resident of Nikopol’. This is my native city. I have spent almost my entire life here and it is very dear to me. Today, it's hard to watch my city being shelled. People are dying, or losing their homes; families are being destroyed.
At this difficult time, it is very important for us to understand that we are not alone. I want to express my gratitude that, in these difficult moments, you are with us, that you do not abandon us. This is not the first time you have helped us with food packages. Thank you for this aid that came today. Believe me, people are in great need of this and for us this is very dear and valuable. But what is most valuable is knowing that you care, that you share our pain and try to help us. We all send you our warmest, most sincere gratitude. Thank you very much.
Ballistic Missiles Hit Dnipro
Last week, Dnipro was subjected to a brutal shelling several times. One day was particularly harsh. Four Iskander short-range ballistic missiles exploded one after another in different parts of the city, causing house walls to shake throughout all the districts of Dnipro. These attacks are very frightening, arriving fast and giving residents no time to reach shelters.
The missiles hit industrial enterprises, the railway within city limits – passengers on the Odesa-Zaporizhzhia train were injured — and residential areas. Many locals have been killed or injured, with lots of destruction and people buried under the rubble.
Our Dnipro rapid response group went out to the strike sites, where they provided both psychological and humanitarian aid to the victims. Several volunteer shifts changed over the course of 24 hours.
Scarce Water in Kherson Villages
Natasha’s volunteer Tetiana Pasenko traveled from Kryvyi Rih to the Northeastern corner of the Kherson Region, delivering 280 packages to Knyazivka and Novohryhorivka. In contrast to her previous trips to Kreshchenivka, which is located closer to the enemy, Knyazivka does not seem to suffer as much from drone attacks. The biggest problem for the residents is water. Since the destruction of the Kahovka Dam the water in local wells has continued to recede. Prior to the destruction of the dam, local wells were approximately 12 meters deep. Since the destruction, wells have had to be dug to 18+ meters. Without wells, villagers receive just four jugs of water per month. Such scarcity forces people to make difficult choices — deciding whether to wash themselves, drink, or cook.
Help in Occupied Territories
70 packages were distributed in occupied territories.
Team Summaries
Alina’s Team – Dobra sprava (Good Deeds)
14 trips, evacuating 67 people, 32 of them children.
Inna’s Team – Krok z nadiyeyu (Step with Hope)
20.2 tons of aid distributed to 7,850 people.
6,600 people received bread.
Aid reached 31 towns, including 8 high-risk frontline zones.
Kherson Operations:
Inspected exterminations in 8 large basements and bomb shelters.
Evacuated 1 person from the “red zone” of Kherson to Mykolaiv.
Rat exterminations in 3 basements.
The team managed to reach Kostyantynivka, delivering aid to people remaining in this almost ghost town.
Angelia Charitable Fund
Brought 2,170 kg of muesli, cereal, muesli bars, medical supplies, walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, and walkers from Mökern, Lüneburg, and Zepernick (Germany) to Chernivtsi.
Delivered 195 kg of cereal, muesli and muesli bars, walkers and crutches, as well as 3 wheelchairs and walkers to Kramatorsk; 170 kg of muesli and 1 wheelchair to the city administration in Vyzhnytsya (Chernivtsi Region); 155 kg of muesli and medical supplies and 1 wheelchair to the Misto dobra (City of Goodness) shelter for internally displaced (IDP) mothers and children in Chernivtsi.
Loaded aid for Ukraine in Zwickau (Germany), Padua, and Milan (Italy).
Oleksandr D’s Volunteer Networks
Oleksandr S (Boyarka): held a support group for 36 adults and 23 child internally displaced people (IDPs) and distributed food kits. Distributed 600 kg of clothes, shoes, and antiseptics at the assistance center in Horodnya (Chernihiv Region). Distributed 300 kg of aid to vulnerable segments of the population in Bohuslav (Kyiv Region).
Vladyslav K (Mykolaiv): delivered 35 tons of drinking water to Mykolaiv and 7 to Kherson.
Sandra S (Odesa): kitchen reporting for one day only – fed over 400 people.
Yuri S (Vinnytsia): delivered food aid to the Safe Space Vinnytsia night shelter for the homeless. On the night of the delivery, the shelter housed 16 people. Delivered 100 kg of clothing to the village of Stanislavchyk for further distribution among refugees – about 10 IDPs. Brought 30 kg of food and diapers to the Harmony aid center in Vinnytsia for further distribution among about 100 people with disabilities.
Serhiy A (Kharkiv): distributed a total of 3,500 kg of food kits to the blind population of Kramatorsk, Marhanets’, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Uman, Bar, Khmelnytsky, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Chernivtsi, and other locations. Brought 3,000 kg of food from Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Kryvoshyintsi for future distribution.
Vitaliy Z (Kharkiv): delivered 350 humanitarian kits (clothes, medicine, animal feed, and fresh "Victory" bread) to Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka. Offered evacuation. Distributed 500 loaves of “Victory” bread in Milova, Balakliya District. Provided over 60 housing and waterworks workers in Savyntsi (Kharkiv Region) with special demi-seasonal uniforms for performing their work. Evacuated 3 women with their belongings from Kostyantynivka.
Oksana K (Lutsk): handed out 89 kg of adult diapers, urological pads, other hygiene products, clothing, and shoes to 17 visitors at the team’s Lutsk aid distribution point. Put together a 20 kg package for a seriously ill woman suffering from cancer in Zaporizhzhia. Sent pain killers and cough suppressants to Kaniv (Cherkasy Region). Sent tablets for stomach problems, painkillers and adult diapers to Zaporizhzhia. Put together a 30 kg package for a large family in Rivne.
Oleksandr Z (Lutsk): provided therapeutic interventions and aid to IDP children and families, children with disabilities, children from large families and military families, orphans, military members and veterans, and amputees – held 3 art therapy sessions for a total of 102 children. Visited a puppet theater with 57 IDP children and their families. Visited exhibitions of veteran businesses and contributed to their development by obtaining grants for 36 veterans and military personnel. Distributed bread and other food to 70 orphaned students from the Sumy, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions and to 380 other people living in IDP assistance centers. Provided glasses for 26 adults and children. Conducted 80 medical and preventive procedures for the recovery of 22 IDP children with disabilities from the Kherson Region. Helped 26 children with prophylactic health procedures, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, and gym classes. Through partners, assisted in the manufacture of prostheses and rehabilitation for 12 people.
Kseniia’s Team – Livyy bereh (Left Bank)
Darya from Kharkiv made a last trip to Kut’kivka, as the village has become mostly inaccessible.
2 tons of food delivered to frontline villages near Kup’yans’k.
15 people evacuated from Stets’kivka, Prylyutove, and Kasyanivka, near Kup’yans’k.
200 packages distributed in 7 frontline villages, including Kut’kivka, Stets’kivka, Prylyutove, Kasyanivka, Doroshivka, Monachynivka, and Velyka Shapkivka.
Karina’s Team – My ryatuyemo Ukrayinu (We Save Ukraine)
97 people in the shelter.
Tetiana’s Team – Dopomoha poruch (Help Is Near)
Distributed 120 aid packages in the village of Bohatyrivka, Zaporizhzhia Region.
Provided help in restoring damaged buildings in Smila, after rocket attack last week.
Natasha’s Team – Volontersʹkyy tsentr Vyshnya (Cherry Volunteer Center)
Tetiana Pasenko traveled from Kryvyi Rih to Kherson region to Knyazivka and Novohryhorivka, delivering 210 family packages and 70 special packages for children. Tetiana also brought honey donated by a local farmer for Kherson villages.
Natasha could not reach Lyman, which was closed due to ongoing shelling. She instead delivered the packages to Yarova, from which armored vehicles delivered them to final recipients in Lyman, Yampil’ and Zakitne. 280 packages total delivered.
Timur’s Team – Komanda Teymura Alyeva (Timur Alyev’s Team)
Delivered aid packages to 432 elderly in Kharkiv.
Special home deliveries to 20 disabled elderly and 20 families with infants.
Pavel and Olena’s Teams – Dotyk sertsya (Touch of Heart) & Svitanok mriy (Dawn of Dreams)
Delivered a total of 305 food packages to Kobzartsi and Kvitneve, near Mykolaiv.
Helped 11 IDPs in these villages.
Pomahaem Foundation (We Help Foundation)
Delivered 14 tons of water to Nikopol’.
Delivered packages to 85 families in Pokrovs’ke, Vasyl’kivka and Levadne villages in the Dnipropetrovsk Region over the course of about 7 trips.
Tested the water being delivered to Nikopol’. The tests confirmed that the water meets standards for drinking water.
After attacks on Dnipro earlier last week the team was able to cover roofs and blown out windows in four homes that suffered damage from Russia’s bombardments.
Marina’s Team – Daruy dobrо Ukrayina (Give Good Ukraine)
150 food and hygiene packages were distributed to internally displaced people in Pyatikhatki
Dina’s Team — Vilʹni lyudy, vilʹna krayina (Free People, Free Country)
Mailed 300 packages from Dnipro to Kremenchuk, Poltava, and Kanev,
Served 1,280 meals in the soup kitchen in Kharkiv.
Bohdan’s Team — Vse robymo sami (We Do Everything Ourselves)
42 families in Zhytomyr received food and hygiene kits.
Children at camp had a visit from the Dog Service Unit of the Zhytomyr Police Academy, who introduced them to their service dogs, and to the State Emergency Service of the Zhytomyr Region.
At the Club for Children with Disabilities, children learned to make salmon wraps and took part in psychological relief sessions.
Alena’s Team – Diva (Virgo)
Distributed 473 loaves of bread in Odesa.
Supported 49 wounded in an Odesa hospital.
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