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Aug 9, 2026

Lisa Hoffman

When the Pain Becomes a Part of You

“Nova Ukraine's new Vector of Resilience joint pilot project helps Ukraine's veteran support specialists address burnout and secondary traumatic stress.” The program's first residential trainings, launched by Nova Ukraine and its partners, were recently held in Ukraine's Volyn Oblast. Mariia, a support specialist, almost didn't attend. Leaving the veterans and families she supported for three days filled her with guilt she couldn't shake. She worried about how they would manage without her. But when she found herself among psychologists, social workers, healthcare professionals, and community specialists who shared the same responsibilities, something changed.

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Aug 5, 2026

Nova Ukraine

Newsletter – July, 2026

A photo of a memory board created by Zmistovno students in Odesa, July 2026 Thirty-five years ago, on August 24, Ukraine restored its independence. Today, Ukrainians defend and strengthen it every single day. The United States and Ukraine are separated by geography and history, but united by the belief that people have the right to live freely and determine their own future. In July, Ambassador Erin E. McKee traveled to Odesa and Mykolaiv to meet the people and organizations living that belief: Ukrainians leading recovery in their own communities, supported by partnerships that last.

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Jul 24, 2026

Nova Ukraine

Training ENT Surgeons in Acoustic Trauma

Author Matt Salter Nova Ukraine is dedicating funds to a vital and often underserved medical necessity in conflict areas: acoustic trauma. In partnership with Pivnyk Charitable Foundation, this new program will train Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) doctors in Ukraine to treat hearing loss and ear injuries. Why Hearing Restoration Is Critical An estimated 60% of people injured in combat zones suffer acoustic trauma, hearing loss, or both. Ukrainian troops and civilians throughout the country suffer acoustic injuries. Without proper treatment, the pain and sensory loss of such injuries can last a lifetime.

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Jul 23, 2026

Nova Ukraine

On the ground with Nova Ukraine’s CEO: Stories of impact from Lviv, Kyiv, and Kharkiv

Author Diana Kirk The mom passing warm slices of bread to her kids. The warehouse worker placing that last box on the truck. The child in the after-school program who just discovered: she loves to draw. These are snapshots from a trip that stayed with Nova Ukraine’s CEO Ambassador, Erin E. McKee, long after she left Lviv, Kyiv, and Kharkiv in April 2026. Because behind each moment is the work of an extraordinary partner organization, helping to heal, build, and empower Ukraine. Together, we're ensuring that the Ukrainian people remain resilient today, and thrive tomorrow. In two dozen meetings with partners, local leaders, and people on the ground, here's what Erin saw.

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Jul 9, 2026

Nova Ukraine

Equipping Doctors for Safer Diagnosis

Author Matt Salter Nova Ukraine’s latest investment in strong, modern healthcare systems has arrived! Lviv First Medical Association has received a shipment of protective X-ray aprons and collars. These tools keep patients and caregivers safe during procedures requiring X-ray imaging, empowering healthcare workers to give patients top-quality diagnosis, treatment, and care. The new aprons and collars protect patients and healthcare workers from X-ray overexposure in video urodynamics, the process of identifying and treating potentially deadly issues of the urinary system and bladder. It calls for specialists to stay by a patient’s side from the beginning of the imaging process to the end of the procedure. Long-term, hands-on care like this produces the best outcomes, but without protective gear, it risks exposing patients and doctors to dangerous levels of radiation. With the new gear, doctors in Ukraine can deliver best-in-class diagnosis and treatment, improving current and future outcomes across the national healthcare system.

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Jun 15, 2026

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Nova Ukraine Sweeps Ukraine’s Top Philanthropy Honors—For the Second Year Running

The results are in: Nova Ukraine has taken first and second place awards at the Charitable Ukraine’s 2025 Awards, Ukraine’s most prestigious national philanthropy competition. Out of 1,698 applications from nonprofits and socially responsible organizations across Ukraine and the world, Nova Ukraine earned high honors in two categories: This is the second consecutive year Nova Ukraine has earned top recognition from Charitable Ukraine. At the June 2026 ceremony in Kyiv, first-place winners received the iconic "Angel of Goodness"—a hand-crafted ceramic statuette that has become Ukraine's national symbol of humanitarian service. About the Competition Now in its 19th year, Charitable Ukraine is the premier annual competition honoring volunteers, NGOs, philanthropists, and socially responsible businesses making a difference in Ukraine and beyond. This year’s competition featured 28 categories, drawing applications from organizations working across defense, healthcare, education, culture, ecology, and international aid.

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Jun 10, 2026

Nova Ukraine

Largest Ukraine Action Summit Ever Makes an Impact

More than 700 delegates from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia gathered in Washington, D.C., on April 19–22 for the eighth Ukraine Action Summit to advocate for Ukraine. It was the biggest summit to date. Twice a year, the U.S. capital becomes one of the most pro-Ukraine places in America as advocates from across the country travel to D.C. for the Ukraine Action Summit. Many of them have no Ukrainian heritage at all, yet they are united by a shared commitment to ensure that Ukraine remains a priority for American lawmakers. "I call myself Ukrainian by choice. I'm wearing a vyshyvanka – this is my first one. I always wear it on special occasions, like the Ukraine Action Summit," said Craig Gresbrink, a delegate from California. Sashko Krapivkin, Nova Ukraine's Director of Advocacy & Engagement, said, "Every one of our delegates has a story worth telling. Among them are business owners, former congressional staffers, farmers, teachers, artists, and many others.”

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Jun 5, 2026

Nova Ukraine

Ukrainian Culture Steals the Show at Eurovision

“Oh my God, these are my favorite things,” says famed Ukrainian singer Ruslana, who won the Eurovision song contest more than two decades ago. She holds a large envelope decorated with traditional Ukrainian Petrykivka painting labeled Letters from Ukraine. Nova Ukraine brought these popular collector’s items to Eurovision this year to help promote Ukrainian culture. “We spent six months crafting this collection to curate a meaningful package,” says Sashko Krapivkin, Director of Advocacy & Engagement at Nova Ukraine. “We want it to narrate Ukraine’s story, inspire curiosity about its culture, and underscore that Ukrainian heritage has faced persistent threats for years due to Russia’s illegal actions.”

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Jun 2, 2026

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Nova Ukraine and “Together with Kernel” Join Forces to Build a Stronger Ukraine

Kyiv, May 2026 — Nova Ukraine and the "Together with Kernel" Charitable Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), formalizing a shared commitment to help Ukrainian communities who urgently need energy resilience and independence. The "Together with Kernel" Foundation has spent years investing in Ukrainian communities, funding construction, education, healthcare, and local capacity building. In recent years, the foundation has increasingly turned its focus to energy: its Solar Energy for Communities program is already delivering results, with solar panels installed at schools and hospitals, energy training for local activists, and active projects across the Chernihiv and Sumy regions. Nova Ukraine, through its BUILD pillar, helps communities recover from war damage not just structurally, but systemically, ensuring that a hospital can keep running during a blackout and that a school is not at the mercy of an unstable power grid. The first milestones of the partnership are already mapped out: solar panels will soon be installed at a hospital in the Poltava region and a school in the Chernihiv region. In addition, the partnership includes training programs for staff and community residents.

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May 22, 2026

Nova Ukraine

Recommendation Letter

On behalf of the charitable organization Nova Ukraine, we would like to express our appreciation for our collaboration with 12New.AI and their product, Zopa Agent. Approximately three months ago, we began using Zopa Agent to optimize our procurement processes. Since then, the tool has demonstrated a significant impact on our team’s efficiency. Specifically, we have reduced the time spent searching for relevant suppliers by roughly threefold, and the time spent on communications and negotiations with suppliers by three to four times. The use of Zopa Agent has enabled our procurement managers to handle substantially more requests within the same amount of time, which is critical for a nonprofit organization operating with limited resources. We would also like to highlight the level of transparency the system provides. With Zopa Agent, we can demonstrate full transparency to our donors regarding supplier selection, as well as pricing and terms negotiations. This has significantly simplified our reporting and increased trust in our operations.

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May 21, 2026

Nova Ukraine

Nova Ukraine Co-Launches New Center to Preserve & Recover Ukrainian Culture

Nova Ukraine and global partners are establishing a new initiative in Ukraine called the NaUKMA Research Center for Heritage Preservation and Recovery. To launch the new center, an inaugural symposium was held on May 14-15 at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA), bringing together Ukrainian and international universities, cultural institutions, researchers, and policymakers working in the field of heritage preservation and recovery. “Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has faced not only the destruction of cities and infrastructure, but also a sustained attempt to erase cultural memory - its identity, language, architecture, archives, places of worship, and other layers of meaning that define who Ukrainians are,” said Nova Ukraine Co-Founder and Director Iryna Bilokin at the symposium. “Culture is central to recovery. It helps preserve and rebuild not only physical structures, but also dignity, meaning, and historical truth. For Nova Ukraine, this work is deeply aligned with our mission, as culture plays an important role in sustaining communities and supporting veterans who have defended Ukraine with extraordinary sacrifice,” she said.

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Apr 29, 2026

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After Ukraine Action Summit, Nova Ukraine Applauds Bipartisan Bills Cracking Down on Russian Aggression

WASHINGTON–Just days after the 8th Ukraine Action Summit brought more than 700 pro-Ukraine advocates from all 50 states and Puerto Rico to Washington, D.C., lawmakers from both parties have introduced two important bills holding Russia accountable for its actions. In the Senate, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the No Oil Profits for Enemies (NOPE) Act, which would restore Congressional oversight of U.S. sanctions on Russia and prevent Putin’s regime from profiting off ongoing hostilities with Iran. And in the House and Senate, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Countering Russia’s War on Faith Act, which would require the Secretaries of State and Defense to report on Russian efforts “to persecute, suppress, discriminate, or otherwise violate the religious freedoms of Ukraine and temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.” It also calls for the President to sanction Russians involved in religious persecution. Nova Ukraine CEO Ambassador Erin E. McKee said:

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Apr 14, 2026

Ambassador Erin E. McKee

America Funded Russia’s War Machine for Cheaper Gas

By Nova Ukraine CEO Ambassador Erin E. McKee In February, Ukrainian forces gained more ground against Russia than they lost for the first time in more than two years. On the battlefield, there was optimism that momentum was finally swinging against Russia four years after Moscow’s unprovoked full-scale invasion. By the end of March, however, Ukrainians were bombarded by nearly 1,000 attack drones in a period of less than 24 hours in a brazen daytime assault that wreaked havoc across the country, killing several civilians, wounding dozens, and sending millions into shelters. What happened in between? When prices increased at American gas pumps as a result of U.S. military action in Iran, the U.S. lifted sanctions on Russian oil at sea, replenishing Moscow’s war chest to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in oil sales that would have been impossible if the sanctions were still in place.

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Mar 27, 2026

Nova Ukraine

Congress Tackles Russia’s Abduction of Ukrainian Children

Official figures show Russia has forcibly deported about 20,000 Ukrainian children. Another 1.6 million remain under Russian occupation, many drafted into the Russian army. On March 25th, a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, organized with the help of the American Coalition for Ukraine, put a spotlight on Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children. U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts and Co-Chair of the Commission, said the main goal is to help Congress understand the scope and scale of Russia's crimes. “Each of these numbers represents a young person suffering terrible psychological trauma,” he said. “We have reports of Ukrainian children being adopted by Russian families of Russians indoctrinating Ukrainian youth with ideological training, paramilitary drills, and religious instruction, and of separated families being forced to organize their own efforts to find one another.” Katya Pavlevych, Policy Advisor for Razom for Ukraine and the American Coalition for Ukraine, showed a photo at the hearing of two small children, a boy and a girl, seen from behind.

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