June 4th, 2026
70,881 people evacuated from danger to date
74 people evacuated from danger this week
26 trips into deoccupied and frontline territories this week
The Russian campaign of terror continued and escalated last week, with another record-setting drone and rocket attack on Kyiv and Dnipro. 21 people were killed and more than 120 injured, including children. This is a cruel and desperate response to the increasingly effective actions of the Ukrainian military, which in the last two weeks has mostly paralyzed Russian logistics in the occupied territories and inflicted serious damage to Russia’s oil refineries and storage facilities.
Despite this silver lining, the personal experience of our Ukrainina volunteers was absolutely harrowing - a sleepless night with roaring death-carrying projectiles approaching from all directions. Russia has also increased its usage of hypersonic rockets, which emit a horrifying deep sound that rattles the entire city. This terror has only strengthened the resolve of our volunteers to continue their noble work, though the timing of the attacks made it harder for them to submit reports to us on time.
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Rolls for Hanna
In Kaniv, Oleksiy and his volunteers, who are part of Oleksandr D. 's network, try to keep an eye on a lonely 80-year-old widow. We'll call her Hanna. She comes from Kyiv, where she had been a teacher, then a factory worker. Along with her husband, Hanna had only one son, who was accidentally electrocuted. After the death of their only child, the couple clung to each other, moving from Kyiv to Kaniv to get away from the pain of their old life.
In Kaniv, things seemed to stabilize for a while, but then the husband developed an illness he believed to be incurable. Depressed and frightened that he would die with no one to care for him, he jumped out of a sixth-story window, leaving Hanna alone. Now, 80, Hanna lives a largely isolated life, with only occasional visits from social services. She has severe leg pain, which restricts her movement, but her two-room apartment is nonetheless always spotless.
Oleksiy and his volunteers try to do what they can to look in on Hanna and help her feel cared for and loved. Recently, the team distributed ready-to-bake rolls to some of the disabled and needy residents of Kaniv. The rolls were perfect for Hanna, because she was able to bake them with minimal effort and proudly serve them to her guests. When the volunteers stopped in for a visit, Hanna served them the rolls.
“Oh, they turned out so delicious!" she said. "Crispy… I greased them with oil. You've completely spoiled me!”
Moments like these mean so much more than bread to isolated seniors like Hanna. They are a tangible sign of human connection and care, reminding these seniors that they remain a valued part of the community.
Team Summaries
Alina’s Team – Dobra sprava (Good Deeds)
11 trips, evacuating 52 people primarily from Mykolaivka, Sloviansk, Druzhkivka, and Kramatorsk.
Inna’s Team – Krok z nadiyeyu (Step with Hope)
20 tons of aid distributed to 7,950 people.
4,400 people received bread.
Aid delivered to 34 locations, 10 of them in high-risk areas.
900 families received seedlings in the Nikopol’ and Marhanets’ districts.
Ukraine TrustChain sponsored a large delivery of humanitarian aid from Germany. The aid truck has already crossed the border. More reports in the coming week.
Kherson team evacuated a family with 2 children from a Kherson red zone to Chernivtsi.
Kherson team provided bread to 24 families, and continued to refuel generators. The team also disinfected 4 large basements.
Aid distribution in Shevchenkove to Kup’yans’k refugees, helping 360 people.
Team again set up mobile stations at the sites of airstrikes in Dnipro.
Oleksandr D’s Volunteer Networks
Artiom S. (Hostomel’): evacuated a couple and their 2 small children, along with their belongings, from Kramatorsk to Hostomel’.
Vladyslav K. (Mykolaiv): delivered 35 tons of drinking water to Mykolaiv.
Sandra S. (Odesa): the kitchen prepared and distributed over 650 portions of freshly prepared meals.
Vitaliy Z. (Kharkiv): delivered 4 tons of humanitarian kits, clothes, medicine, and animal feed to Kramatorsk. Distributed over 500 loaves of “Victory” bread in northern Saltivka District, Kharkiv. Delivered 1 ton of animal food to locations in Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, and Malotaranivka to support homeless, abandoned animals, and people who have been taking care of them. The team specifically looked in on the large group of street puppies in Malotaranivka, which Vitaliy is attempting to get adopted. Evacuated a woman, her child, 2 dogs and 2 cats from Malotoranivka. Evacuated another woman and child, along with 3 dogs and 3 cats from Krasnotorka in the Kramatorsk community. This evacuation took place immediately after a massive shelling which destroyed 30 houses.
Alla A. (Kremenets’): held an event for 36 children with disabilities and their families. The day included master classes, creative classes, contests, and games.
Yuri P. (Boryslav): brought 14.5 tons of baby food and cookies from Szczecin (Poland). Delivered a total of 7.5 tons of clothing, hygiene products, and food to Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, and Uman.
Oleksyi P. (Kaniv): distributed food and hygiene sets, muesli and ready-to-bake rolls to 110 internally displaced people (IDPs) and others in Kaniv and the villages of Liplyave and Ozeryshche in the Cherkasy Region.
Hryhoriy M. (Tal’ne): held an event for 100 children and their parents, which included psychological support, classes, singing, and a festive dinner. The attending children included those from large families, orphans, and children of fallen military members. Transportation was provided for children from the surrounding villages and towns, who couldn’t get to the event on their own.
Oleksandr Z. (Lutsk): provided therapeutic interventions and aid to IDPs, children and adults with disabilities, children from military families, orphans, elderly people, and amputees in Lutsk and Ostrozhets' and surrounding villages of the Rivne Region. 1057 children and adults received help, including a visit to the museum, art therapy, music therapy, zootherapy, sports activities, help with bread and other food, meals served at a social cafe, help with glasses, dental, medical, and preventive procedures, psychological support, and help with the manufacture of wheelchairs for children and prostheses and rehabilitation for adults.
Karina’s Team – My ryatuyemo Ukrayinu (We Save Ukraine)
101 people in the shelter.
Natasha’s Team – Volontersʹkyy tsentr Vyshnya (Cherry Volunteer Center)
240 packages delivered to Sloviansk and currently being distributed to internally displaced people (IDPs) from Lyman - most of whom have lost all their possessions.
One of the vans transporting aid was in an accident, while approaching Izium. Fortunately nobody was injured, but the vehicle will require major repairs.
Timur’s Team – Komanda Teymura Alyeva (Timur Alyev’s Team)
Delivered 267 aid packages to seniors in Saltivka, Kharkiv.
Special deliveries to 44 disabled elderly and 23 families with infants.
Pavel and Olena’s Teams – Dotyk sertsya (Touch of Heart) & Svitanok mriy (Dawn of Dreams)
Aid was delivered to 375 families in the Mykolaiv and Kherson region villages of Posad-Pokrovske, Zasillya, and Tavriiske.
Pomahaem Foundation (We Help Foundation)
81 people arrived at the Volosчke transit center.
The team took part in helping people after the massive air strikes on Dnipro. The transit shelter started accepting people in Dnipro whose homes were damaged by Russia’s brutal attacks.
14 people evacuated from frontline Dnipro villages of Natalivka, Pokrovske, Slovyanka, Mezhova, Chaplyne.
Marina’s Team – Daruy dobro Ukrayina (Give Good Ukraine)
150 food and hygiene packages were distributed to internally displaced people in Piatykhatky.
Dina’s Team – Vilʹni lyudy, vilʹna krayina (Free People, Free Country)
Distributed 335 packages of aid in Kremenchuk, Poltava, Kaniv, and Dnipro.
Served 1,750 meals in Kharkiv soup kitchen.
Delivered 300 packages of aid to Zmiiv and Staryi Saltiv.
Bohdan’s Team — Vse robymo sami (We Do Everything Ourselves)
42 food and hygiene kits were distributed to families in Zhytomyr.
At the Club for Children with Disabilities, children participated in art classes, psychological relief activities, and culinary classes.
Alena’s Team – Diva (Virgo)
Delivered 208 packages to Kherson — primarily to the elderly and disabled people.
Distributed donated bread to 348 families in Odesa.
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