Despite ongoing fuel shortages, teams that we fund evacuated 1,452 people last week from the embattled Northern Donbas region, from Bakhmut, Lysychansk and the surrounding areas. Every evacuee had been staying in place in impossible conditions for three months until now. It is heartbreaking that circumstances have finally forced them to evacuate

This week, gas shortages in Ukraine became more severe. Volunteer teams waited in multi-hour lines at gas stations, and resorted to desperate tactics to fuel cars for the evacuations and aid deliveries. Some teams designated resupply vehicles that deliver fuel to caravans on the move; others get gas donations from friends, siphoning gas from their cars. Gas prices are projected to rise after the gas supply is stabilized.

On May 8, Ukrainian WWII veterans face a sacred, somber day, one replete with collective suffering and tragedy. Violence and horror haunts these veterans and their families more than 77 years later. This week, our teams in Kharkiv delivered aid packages and flowers to veterans who are living under fire. Our hearts break for those who sacrificed everything in the past and who now witness war and experience tragedy all over again.

Please join the live webinar on Tuesday at 6pm CT.

Our US operations engagement lead Olga Shafran will be featuring the efforts of Dina and Karina from Dnipro.

28,274 evacuations to date
(2,255 evacuations this week)
50,000+ people fed weekly
$90,500 funding deployed this week to Ukraine

For $10,500, our organization funded personal protection for Pavel’s heroic team of 30+ volunteer drivers

Natasha and Kseniia pushed aid into zones of complete destruction, including Bucha, charred and hollowed from incessant shelling.

50,000+ people fed weekly. 16,738 evacuations to date (4,378 this week)

Update on Mariupol

The teams in Ukraine have continued their awe-inspiring pace of humanitarian aid and evacuations.

Our teams to date have evacuated over 5,500 civilians.