Solar panels installed to power a water tower, helping provide water to four villages in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region during power outages.
Russia continues to target critical infrastructure across Ukraine. On October 29, a Russian drone struck a crowded railway platform in Dnipro, killing at least 14 people and injuring others.
Ukraine’s railways are the country’s circulatory system: connecting communities, carrying families to safety, and keeping essential supplies and humanitarian aid flowing. They keep the country moving, even as Russia’s attacks threaten these vital connections.
On November 4, Ukraine marks Railway Workers’ Day. To Ukraine’s iron people, Ambassador Erin E. McKee delivered this message: Thank you for keeping Ukraine moving.
Watch the full message from Ambassador Erin E. McKee →
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Weathering Winter, Together
Winter is taking hold in Ukraine. For the fifth year of the full-scale invasion, Russia continues to weaponize winter, targeting energy infrastructure and leaving civilians without reliable electricity, heating, and water. The goal is to make everyday life unbearable and break the will of the people who refuse to give up.
Our winter response starts in summer and continues through the coldest months. Together with our partners, we’re strengthening energy resilience and helping essential services stay operational to keep communities safe, warm, and connected.
Over the coming months, we’ll take you behind the scenes of Weathering Winter, our campaign exploring what it takes to endure another winter under attack.
Read how we’re preparing for another difficult winter →
We hope you’ll join us in Weathering Winter. As attacks intensify, consider taking an extra step to support the people of Ukraine. One simple way to help is to share our social updates. Every share helps more people understand what’s happening and why continued support matters.
Nova Ukraine Team Spotlight: Igor’s Story
Igor works in our Lviv warehouse. In this deeply moving video, he shares the pain of having his son missing in action while defending Ukraine, and how his work helps him keep going.
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HEAL
Meet Angelina
We’d love you to meet three-year-old Angelina, who captured our hearts, and whose heart we were able to help HEAL. Diagnosed with a serious heart defect, Angelina needed specialized treatment. At Okhmatdyt National Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, doctors successfully treated her using an occluder device provided through Nova Ukraine’s support.
For patients with rare and complicated conditions, getting specialized care has become increasingly difficult as Ukraine’s healthcare system faces enormous pressure from war-related injuries and power outages. We’re helping modernize medical care while strengthening hospitals’ ability to respond when emergencies hit.
Meet Angelina and read her story →
Our pain management training continues. Another course brought Ukrainian healthcare professionals together to build practical skills for treating chronic pain and war-related injuries.
BUILD
Keeping the Lights On at School
“We were sitting in our jackets and using flashlights to read books,” Makar recalls about last winter.
His school had to move classes online to keep students safe and healthy. This year, he and his classmates are back in person.
In Chernihiv Oblast, together with the Together with Kernel Charitable Foundation, we installed a solar power system to help keep classrooms, heating systems, and other essential facilities running during outages.
EMPOWER
Writing Unity Into Every Word
One of Ukraine’s most beloved October traditions is the National Unity Radio Dictation. Every year brings new texts and narrators, but the purpose remains the same: unity. Across Ukraine and around the world, people listen to the same text being read aloud and write it down, word for word, testing their spelling and punctuation while taking part in a shared national tradition.
For a language that has faced centuries of suppression and attempts at erasure, writing together is an act of defiance.
This year’s text, The Letter That Never Ends, by Ukrainian author and veteran Artur Dron, reflects on how language connects and protects us, even when the present is frightening.
See our National Unity Radio Dictation update →
Interrupted Childhood
Our Zmistovno education centers are vital hubs for children and their parents across Ukraine, offering opportunities to learn, make friends, and regain a sense of stability.
But as air raid alerts and power outages continue, even an ordinary school day can be interrupted by an evacuation. For children attending our Kharkiv Zmistovno center, seeking shelter in a nearby metro station has become a familiar part of daily life.
We want to take you along on one of these journeys and show what it takes to keep children safe while their education continues.
Watch the evacuation journey on Instagram → | Share on LinkedIn →
ADVOCATE
Pressure Russia, Not Ukraine: Joint Message in the New York Post
“You are a humanitarian, sir. I salute that, and I commend you.”
These words from U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin stand in stark contrast to Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian civilians. On October 29, Nova Ukraine joined Razom and the American Coalition for Ukraine in a full-page New York Post ad with a clear message: Pressure Russia, not Ukraine.
Speaking Out Against the Russian Diesel Sale
In October, we spoke out against the U.S. decision to temporarily authorize purchases of Russian-origin diesel, joining foreign policy experts and Ukrainian American organizations in raising concerns about the move.
Our concern is clear: easing economic pressure on Russia risks generating additional revenue that could help fund its war, even as attacks on Ukrainian communities continue.
Read our statement on Instagram → | Share on LinkedIn →
Ukrainian Films Across the U.S.
Ukrainian stories continue to reach audiences across the country, bringing new perspectives on the war and the people experiencing it.
This month, we highlighted U.S. festival screenings of Rescue, a documentary following volunteers saving animals amid the devastation of war, and Flowers Beyond the Dark, exploring love, faith, and hope during wartime.
Films like these help bring Ukrainian experiences to audiences far beyond the headlines.
As Ukraine prepares for another difficult season, thank you for helping us weather winter together. Your support is making a difference.
With gratitude,
Team Nova Ukraine
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