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Help Us Provide Support in Odesa

Help Us Provide Support in Odesa

Odesa needs your help! The city has been enduring relentless attacks in the latest wave by Russia.Since July 18th, 2023, missiles and drones have struck Odesa for a week, destroying civilian buildings and 25 historical landmarks, including the Orthodox Transfiguration Cathedral. Lives have been lost, and innocent children are among the wounded, caught in the midst of this senseless violence. Here you can see the results of the July 23, 2023 attack on the historic cathedral: Video from New York Times. We cannot stand idly by while this tragedy unfolds. Together, we can make a difference! By donating to Nova Ukraine you will directly support our efforts on the ground. Your contributions will go a long way in providing much-needed relief in Odesa and other places in need. Let's come together as a community and show our support for Odesa during these challenging times!

Kakhovka Dam’s Destruction Unleashed New Level of Devastation

Kakhovka Dam’s Destruction Unleashed New Level of Devastation

On June 6, thousands of people in Southern Ukraine woke up surrounded by floods. Amid a grueling, brutal war, Russian troops blew up the large Kakhovka Dam. The explosion released a body of water comparable to Utah's Great Salt Lake. Critical infrastructure was destroyed from Zaporizhzhia to Kherson and all the way to the Black Sea. Electricity knocked out. Drinking water disrupted. Farmland destroyed. 20,000 animals drowned. Dozens of settlements swept away. Ukraine estimates the damages to be at least 1.3 billion dollars, with heavy additional long-term ecological costs. Thousands of families, many now homeless, desperately waited for help.

Floodwaters Devastate Dozens of Towns in Ukraine

Floodwaters Devastate Dozens of Towns in Ukraine

On June 6, parts of the Kherson region in Southern Ukraine were devastated by floodwaters from the Kakhovka dam, and the region is now facing a "monumental humanitarian, economic, and ecological catastrophe." Families, including children and the elderly, sought refuge on rooftops, watching their lives being swept away. The scale of this crisis is immense and one of the most significant challenges Ukraine has faced during the 15-month invasion by Russia. To ensure an effective response, Nova Ukraine joined forces with the Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco (for media and information support) and the Emergency Services of Ukraine for local coordination in Kherson. A Nova Ukraine team and several of our partner teams reached Kherson the next day, June 7, 2023. Thanks to your generous donations:

A Critical Dam in Southern Ukraine Was Destroyed by Russian Occupiers on June 6, 2023

A Critical Dam in Southern Ukraine Was Destroyed by Russian Occupiers on June 6, 2023

The Kherson region is currently experiencing widespread devastation and severe flooding. Numerous residents are evacuating from the region to flee sudden floods. Families have lost their homes, and communities are devastated. Nova Ukraine is working with the state Emergency Services of Ukraine to purchase the necessary equipment to address the consequences of this ecological catastrophe resulting from the Russian attack on Ukraine. Nova Ukraine evacuation partners have been working on the ground in the Kherson region this past year. They know the land very well and are in touch with local authorities. Their support on the ground is invaluable.

Living a Day At a Time in Mykolaiv

Living a Day At a Time in Mykolaiv

Mykolaiv reached a distressing achievement this week - it has become the third hardest hit city in Ukraine by Russian shelling, following Izyum and Mariupol. According to local officials, nearly 8,000 regional buildings have been damaged by artillery and missile strikes since February, and over half the city's 500,000 residents have fled. Due to the strikes, the city has been without running water since April. But as many as 250,000 residents still remain in Mykolaiv, and the city has seen an influx of people fleeing from Kherson as Ukraine battles to regain control of the occupied city and the fighting in the region intensified. Nova Ukraine continues to support Mykolaiv - by providing drinking water, equipping hospitals, supplying bomb shelters, and continuing to evacuate residents. Your donations help the residents of Mykolaiv survive the assault » A Day in the life of a Mykolaiv Resident Hanna Chmelyova is a resident of Mykolaiv who decided to remain in her city in spite of the daily shelling and air raid sirens that have been terrorizing inhabitants since the onset of the Russian invasion. Her words offer us a glimpse into daily life in a city under Russian occupation.

Life Under Russian Occupation in Ukraine

Life Under Russian Occupation in Ukraine

Ukrainians living under Russian occupation have found their lives and cities transformed overnight. In addition to continued war crimes, occupied cities see extreme shortages of supplies. The few shops still operating charge exuberant prices due to shortages, many Ukrainians have lost access to their bank accounts as Russians try to force citizens to switch to the Ruble for currency, and proud Ukrainians refuse to participate in Russian propaganda campaigns by accepting aid from the occupiers. Volunteers do the dangerous work of delivering aid from Ukrainian cities to Russian occupied areas, in the cities where aid from Ukraine is still allowed. Even as they are allowed to pass military checkpoints with supplies, local authorities see such work as undermining the forced Russification of Ukraine, and volunteers face arrest or worse to keep doing what they do. Your donations give hope to Ukrainians living under occupation » Volunteers Risk Their Life to Bring Aid to Kherson

Devastation is Now a Daily Sight in Ukraine

Devastation is Now a Daily Sight in Ukraine

Aid workers are no strangers to working among wreckage, through air sirens, and sometimes even under active fire. Unfortunately, it is not only brave volunteers who are in harm's way. No region of Ukraine is safe. Just this week, Russian long range missiles struck a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Poltava oblast, central Ukraine - over 400km from the front lines. Over a thousand civilians are estimate to have been in the building at the moment - workers, visitors, families with children. The attack left at least 20 dead, and dozens more still missing. The requests we hear from Ukrainian families are laced with desperation. Many families beg for the most basic things - a gallon of water, a pack of diapers, food to last the week. Your donations support volunteers in all regions of Ukraine, including emergency workers in Poltava. Our efforts continue to rebuild the pillaged homes in Bucha, deliver water to the residents of Mykolaiv, and support aid groups in the occupied regions of Kherson. Support our work in the devastated regions of Ukraine » Natalia is Building a New Life from the Ashes of War

Ukrainian Refugees Were Deported to Russia.<br>We're helping them leave.

Ukrainian Refugees Were Deported to Russia.
We’re helping them leave.

Refugees from the besieged city of Mariupol have survived unspeakable horrors, including more than a month of non stop shelling, and then life under the Russian occupation in the city. One refugee recalls sharing a basement with 106 others during the bombardment of Mariupol. One day, she told volunteers: “It was warm and the sun was shining and we all left the basement to breathe fresh air and cook outdoors. Suddenly we see a few men passing by the yard. They were dressed entirely in black with balaclavas on their faces. They started filming us on their phones and laughing." "Seconds after they left, shells flew directly into our yard. We ran but were thrown by the shock waves from the explosions. The guy who was cooking had his legs badly injured, with chunks of meat torn off his legs. Another person’s shoulder was badly cut, so we sewed it up with regular sewing thread since we had nothing else for it. We don’t know what we did to provoke the attack, we were just laughing and cooking.” Your donation helps refugees escape Russian occupation »

Nevada Doctor Collects Medical Supplies for Ukraine

Nevada Doctor Collects Medical Supplies for Ukraine

It takes a village to collect more than 350,000 dollars’ worth of medical supplies and equipment and then deliver it to a hospital in Ukraine. A global village, that is, comprised of a compassionate community in southern Nevada, Nova Ukraine, and a dedicated surgeon who never takes no for an answer. When the war in Ukraine broke out, Las Vegas surgeon Linda Halderman felt helpless that she could not use her medical skills to heal the wounded in Ukraine. “It was very difficult for me to watch knowing that I can stop a hemorrhage and that 90 percent of war injuries that take lives are hemorrhage injuries,” she said. “I wanted to be there on the scene to help." Mission: Supply Ukraine She made inquiries, but soon realized that without a military background she could not be of much help in the warzone. But by collecting medical supplies for hospitals on the frontlines she could help many more people than by applying tourniquets to the wounded herself.

Ukrainian Refugees Arrive in the US

Ukrainian Refugees Arrive in the US

After a long journey through war-torn Ukraine, through multiple temporary stops in Europe and awaiting processing in Mexico City under the Uniting for Ukraine program, refugee families have now received authorization to travel to the United States. Here they will start their new lives in a new land. Sadly many still face an uphill climb: due to a lack of government aid and benefits for Ukrainian refugees, they continue to depend on charitable support for basic needs, housing, and work assistance. Help us build a new life for refugees arriving in the United States » Refugee Center Closing in Mexico City No sooner did Vladimir land on this continent, along with his wife and five young children, that bad news came from home in Ukraine: one of his brothers had died in the war. Soon thereafter, while at the Mexico City hub run by Nova Ukraine and other volunteer organizations, the tragedy became a double whammy: his other brother gave his life for his country as well. Every Ukrainian family in Mexico City has a harrowing tale of escaping the war before seeking safe passage to the United States. Most of them arrived in Mexico before the border crossing in Tijuana was closed. Once the Uniting for Ukraine program was rolled out, however, Ukrainians in Mexico had to apply for humanitarian parole in Mexico City and wait there while the application was processed.

Evacuating Families From Eastern Ukraine

Evacuating Families From Eastern Ukraine

The residents of Donetsk and Luhansk are no strangers to war. These eastern regions of Ukraine have been a focal point of active fighting and continuous skirmishes for the last eight years, after Russia first invaded and illegally annexed Crimea. Ever since it has attempted to do the same to the entire eastern part of Ukraine. But residents have not seen this level of all-out war or experienced this level of shelling of civilian targets until now. Today, your donations support critical humanitarian aid and life-saving evacuations in these front-line cities. Her evacuation to safety happened in the nick of time. Liudmyla holds on tight to her infant grandchild as she boards a bus to safety with her daughter, the baby, and her teenage grandson. She recounts how Angels of Salvation, a volunteer organization funded by Nova Ukraine, picked them up from the embattled village of Svyatohirs’k just one hour before a Russian rocket blew up their home to smithereens. “We had already evacuated from Bohorodychne,” Liudmyla says. “When the war started we left and came to Svyatohirs’k. And then things became so terrible there that after last night we decided to leave.” Shortly after speaking with volunteers, Liudmyla received news that her house had been hit by a direct rocket strike and completely destroyed. If it wasn’t for Angels of Salvation, Liudmyla and her family might not have survived. It’s for the sake of families like hers that the 60 volunteers with Angels of Salvation risk their lives every day, driving to and from areas of active fighting in eastern Ukraine. Since the start of the war, they have evacuated more than 15,000 people and delivered them to safety in cities in central and western Ukraine. With your continued support, Angels of Salvation can continue to save the lives of families like Liudmyla’s.

We have evacuated over 20,000 Ukrainians

We have evacuated over 20,000 Ukrainians

Nova Ukraine’s footprint of humanitarian assistance stretches across continents: from the embattled regions of eastern Ukraine to Kyiv, from Mexico City to San Francisco. To date, we have served more than a million hot meals to residents of Ukraine and have surpassed 20,000 evacuations of people and animals from frontline regions of Ukraine, including medically fragile patients. We equipped hospitals with vital medical equipment and funded construction crews to rebuild homes destroyed by the war. We have more than 4,460 volunteers on the ground to help Ukrainians impacted by this cruel war who are risking their lives every day to help those in need. See our latest on the ground statistics » Our Impact to Date Jewish Association Runs Camp for Displaced Families Thanks to financial support from Nova Ukraine, the Association of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (Vaad Ukraine) launched a project to support displaced Ukrainian mothers with children — in particular the families of servicemen — who are severely impacted by the war in Ukraine. These families are enjoying a respite from the war in the picturesque Carpathian mountains in western Ukraine. Their stay includes meals, therapy sessions, and a variety of activities for children.

Celebrating the Brave Mothers of Ukraine

Celebrating the Brave Mothers of Ukraine

In observance of Mother’s Day, we ask you to please take a moment to think of the mothers and children of Ukraine. Many of them will be spending this Mother’s Day in bomb shelters, refugee camps, or in the foreign countries where they fled. Other mothers made the difficult decision to leave their children in the care of relatives so that they may stay in Ukraine to fight or help out in other ways. Nova Ukraine volunteers are working through the holiday to support these families who need our help more than ever. And they need your help, too. One mother’s story helping the needy in Ukraine One of the mothers who inspire us is Elena, a Nova Ukraine volunteer who has been delivering food and other critical supplies to other mothers and children living in Lysychansk, a small city in the area of Luhansk close to active fighting. When the war broke out, Elena jumped in to help mothers in need, often with the help of her 15-year-old daughter. When the bombing in the city escalated, Elena evacuated her family out of the area but she was compelled to support others who were unable to leave. Elena continues to make the journey back to her hometown on a regular basis. When we asked why she continues to do this dangerous work, she quoted The Little Prince: “As they say, you become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. So knowing that they are still there, I just couldn’t abandon them.”

Helping Hand Rebuilding in Bucha

Helping Hand Rebuilding in Bucha

Economic and military support extended by democratic countries to Ukraine shifted to a higher gear this week. Country leaders, the U.S. secretaries of state and defense, and even the UN Secretary-General visited Kyiv. The U.S. Congress approved the Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which will leverage the American industrial might to support Ukraine's defense efforts. Forty defense ministers met at the Ramstein air base in Germany to coordinate their support of Ukraine. Heavy weapons from the U.S. started arriving in Ukraine. Canada's House of Commons recognized Russia's genocide of the Ukrainian people. President Biden proposed a new $33B Ukraine aid package. Japan is tripling its aid to Ukraine. At the same time, fears mount that Russia's war may reach past the borders of Ukraine and into Moldova. Rather than simply trying to save Ukraine's independence, democratic countries are now helping Ukraine to win the war and remain a viable economy. We at Nova Ukraine are doing our part by helping the people of Ukraine: supporting refugees, funding and shipping medical supplies, delivering food under bombardment, and restoring basic infrastructure. But the damage caused by Russian troops has already been severe, and the road to rebuild will be a long one. Our Impact To Date This week we are adding a new and important category to our spending: Infrastructure. This includes generators, building materials, and equipment to start clearing the debris left behind by Russian shelling and to restore essential services to liberated towns.

Helping Ukrainian Refugees in the US and Beyond

Helping Ukrainian Refugees in the US and Beyond

Despite active fighting, frequent missile attacks, and ongoing destruction, Ukraine is becoming stronger, and the aggressor is becoming weaker. The heroic defense of Mariupol continues, while western military aid has improved qualitatively and quantitatively. However, the war is taking a heavy toll on civilians. Over 5 million Ukrainian refugees are now in Europe, tens of thousands are making it into the US, while millions remain internally displaced in Ukraine. The need for humanitarian aid is growing quickly, and Nova Ukraine continues to provide food, medicine and services to the people of Ukraine. Unfortunately, we and other nonprofits helping Ukraine are seeing considerable donor fatigue, and we cannot fund many worthwhile proposals that we receive. Your continued support in funding our projects in Ukraine is essential. Our Impact To Date Our spending to date by category is summarized below:

Supporting Factories In Ukraine

Supporting Factories In Ukraine

Ukraine continues battling the aggressor and inflicting heavy damage on land, in the air and on the seas, as well as diplomatically. Support for Ukraine from democratic countries on four continents has grown and improved qualitatively. To do our part, Nova Ukraine raised over $15M in monetary donations as of April 11, 2022, and spent $12.4M. As of this week, we have shipped over 65 metric tons of medical supplies to Ukraine, of which 25 tons were donated by the medical community. As the war continues with no end in sight, Nova Ukraine is shifting from crisis response to sustained operations, with a renewed emphasis on providing basic supplies, refugee support, and psychological services for the survivors of the horrors inflicted by Russian occupiers. As the war enters its second month, your support is more critical than ever. Analysts predict that Ukraine is in for a long battle, and so are we. Our impact to date Our spending to date is summarized below by category:

32 Tons of Medical Supplies Flown to Ukraine

32 Tons of Medical Supplies Flown to Ukraine

Airbus A330 cargo flight with $3.5 million worth of emergency medical supplies organized by Nova Ukraine in partnership with the Ukrainian Student Association at Stanford University and the Ukrainian Association of Washington State (UAWS) took off from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and landed in Lublin, Poland on March 29th. Background Spurred by the need to help Ukraine, a group of Stanford students convinced the hospital to donate several pallets of medical supplies. This effort evolved into a fundraiser to finance a medical relief flight. Stanford students turned to the community for additional medical supply donations and funding for a charter flight. Nova Ukraine stepped in to finance the charter flight and act as NGO partner for the fundraiser. Then the Seattle-area Ukrainian American community got involved through Liliya Kovalenko, president of the Ukrainian Association of Washington. Stanford students sorted and helped package over 32 tons of donated supplies. The Ministry of Health in Ukraine was contacted to receive and distribute the supplies. Contents of the Air Cargo

Medical Supply Deliveries to Ukraine

Medical Supply Deliveries to Ukraine

Our Partnership with Airbnb.org We are working with Airbnb.org and found housing for over 1,000 Ukranian refugee families worldwide. We continue accepting new applications for Airbnb vouchers. Our Impact to Date Accepting Medical Donations

Partnering with UNICEF USA, AirBnB.org and more

Partnering with UNICEF USA, AirBnB.org and more

Our Impact So Far Our Work in Ukraine Ambulance Procured for Zhytomyr Support Animal Rescue Support

Delivering Emergency Aid to Ukrainian Refugees

Delivering Emergency Aid to Ukrainian Refugees

March 11, 2022 It's day 15 of War. Civilians in Ukraine - men, women, and children - are suffering greatly from this unjustifiable Russian aggression. The war is impacting Ukrainians in the most horrific ways: homes and hospitals are being destroyed by Russian field artillery, aviation bombs, and tank shells; loved ones are lost, and families are being torn apart. Over 2 million people have fled the country since the start of the Russian invasion, with millions more displaced within Ukraine according to UNHCR. As this attack continues, this number will only continue to grow. HOW NOVA UKRAINE IS HELPING REFUGEES:

a stack of medical kits

Humanitarian Efforts

March 3, 2022 It has been a very difficult 9 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, but since then, the whole world has united in helping the Ukrainian people. Our team has been working day and night and we want to update our fellow Ukrainians and friends of Ukraine on our humanitarian relief and fundraising efforts. Established in 2014, Nova Ukraine is one of the few US nonprofits operating in multiple regions of Ukraine. Since Feb 24th 2022, we have raised over $3.5 million in donations across various platforms. The generous donations are being used to deliver emergency aid to people remaining in Ukraine, as well as refugees. As of now, 1 million people have fled Ukraine into Poland and other neighboring countries. Deliveries include:

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