Our aid to the people of Ukraine is direct. No overhead. Proven delivery.

 

2025 Impact Report

2024 Impact Report

A grassroots initiative that provides immediate life saving medical supplies, protective gear and humanitarian relief not provided by government agencies.

NBC News Story: Bakmut Brad

"Assist Ukraine helps the people in Ukraine fighting for their lives and their futures." - Anne Garrels

Front Lines with Olga Shpak

"Assist Ukraine focuses on helping the people who are still in Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and their future.”

— Anne Garrels, renowned NPR foreign correspondent and co-founder of Assist Ukraine, whose reporting and leadership helped shape the organization’s mission.

Assist Ukraine responds to urgent humanitarian needs by delivering medical supplies and protective gear, food to cities under attack, and support for displaced individuals — including helping to establish an orphanage in Western Ukraine.

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Latest Media & Features

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Sep 10, 2025

Anna Husarska, a close friend of ours contributed an article on the importance of the Foreign Legion for solving Ukraine’s manpower shortage. While she does not mention directly Assist Ukraine, we visited together a stabilization point of the Foreign Legion which we know was what triggered her interest in the matter.
Her article was published by Project Syndicate and was picked up by many newspapers around the world. There is a free access via this link.

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A grassroots initiative that provides immediate
life saving medical supplies, protective gear
and humanitarian relief not provided by government agencies.

TO OUR DONORS | Oct. 1, 2023
FROM ART DAVIDSON | Dec. 2023
NBC News Story: Bakmut Brad
Tribute to Co-Founder Anne Garrels
Newsletter

Our aid to the people of Ukraine is direct.
No overhead. Proven delivery.

Assist Ukraine is currently a project of the co-founders.  Assist Ukraine is in the process of incorporating as a nonprofit corporation and obtaining its 501(c)(3) determination letter. Assist Ukraine has partnered with Families Assisting Families, an Alaska nonprofit corporation (Entity # 10189507; EIN # 88-1155722), and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), a 501(c)(3) organization.

Testimonials

Combat medics from Omega Special Purpose and National Guard of Ukraine

“As a combat medic in military unit 3073, 2nd Separate Detachment of Special Purpose Omega, I appreciate Assist Ukraine for the fact that they work in a truly targeted manner. They bring in things that save lives, not just something useful.”

“Assist Ukraine responds quickly and accurately. Their assistance is not a formality, but a concrete result on the ground.”

“Assist Ukraine stands out because they always clarify the real needs of the unit. As a medic, I see how this attention directly affects our work.”

Testimonials

Pilots and officers from the unmanned Aircraft battalion

“Assist Ukraine is a rare case where help is not lost in the process: you ask for it, you get it, without further ado.”

“In a world where people talk a lot, Assist Ukraine gets things done. And they do it on time.”

“With Assist Ukraine, you know one thing for sure: in a critical moment, you are not alone.”

Testimonials

Pavlo, senior technician, mortar battery, the 35th Marine Infantry Brigade

“Assist Ukraine is based on HELP, and this is easy to see. They have never refused our unit, even when finding what we needed was not a simple or easy task. They never ignore us if we really need something.”

Testimonials

Olena Urmey, Tech and Manufacturing Lead, Dignitas Ukraine Fund

“In this difficult time, when moral and ethical values and sticking to one’s word are being harshly tested, I am very grateful for Assist Ukraine being there for our defenders and us.”

Testimonials

Victor, Unit 3017, National Guard of Ukraine, summer 2025

“Assist Ukraine has delivered a car faster than other volunteers procure socks.”

Testimonials

Oleksandr Tereshchenko, President, International Charity Fund MAYBUTTYA

“Assist Ukraine is a partner with MAYBUTTYA, which was established in 1998 to provide urgently needed assistance to the Ukrainian population in social, humanitarian, and charitable aid. We are proud of our collaboration with Assist Ukraine. On behalf of myself and the Ukrainian defenders, we express our deep and sincere gratitude to all Assist Ukraine donors. Your financial assistance goes towards the purchase of critically needed vehicles, generators, anti-drone equipment, Starlink, and other electronic devices, as well as tactical medical supplies.”

Testimonials

Combat medics from Omega Special Purpose and National Guard of Ukraine

“As a combat medic in military unit 3073, 2nd Separate Detachment of Special Purpose Omega, I appreciate Assist Ukraine for the fact that they work in a truly targeted manner. They bring in things that save lives, not just something useful.”

“Assist Ukraine responds quickly and accurately. Their assistance is not a formality, but a concrete result on the ground.”

“Assist Ukraine stands out because they always clarify the real needs of the unit. As a medic, I see how this attention directly affects our work.”

Testimonials

Pilots and officers from the unmanned Aircraft battalion

“Assist Ukraine is a rare case where help is not lost in the process: you ask for it, you get it, without further ado.”

“In a world where people talk a lot, Assist Ukraine gets things done. And they do it on time.”

“With Assist Ukraine, you know one thing for sure: in a critical moment, you are not alone.”

Testimonials

Pavlo, senior technician, mortar battery, the 35th Marine Infantry Brigade

“Assist Ukraine is based on HELP, and this is easy to see. They have never refused our unit, even when finding what we needed was not a simple or easy task. They never ignore us if we really need something.”

Testimonials

Olena Urmey, Tech and Manufacturing Lead, Dignitas Ukraine Fund

“In this difficult time, when moral and ethical values and sticking to one’s word are being harshly tested, I am very grateful for Assist Ukraine being there for our defenders and us.”

Testimonials

Victor, Unit 3017, National Guard of Ukraine, summer 2025

“Assist Ukraine has delivered a car faster than other volunteers procure socks.”

Testimonials

Oleksandr Tereshchenko, President, International Charity Fund MAYBUTTYA

“Assist Ukraine is a partner with MAYBUTTYA, which was established in 1998 to provide urgently needed assistance to the Ukrainian population in social, humanitarian, and charitable aid. We are proud of our collaboration with Assist Ukraine. On behalf of myself and the Ukrainian defenders, we express our deep and sincere gratitude to all Assist Ukraine donors. Your financial assistance goes towards the purchase of critically needed vehicles, generators, anti-drone equipment, Starlink, and other electronic devices, as well as tactical medical supplies.”

Assist Ukraine responds quickly to constantly changing needs on the ground; the group’s representatives who live near the frontline act in a terrain that they know. As a result, the operational costs are close to zero and the efficency is close to perfect.  — Anna Husarska, journalist and political analyst.

“I don’t know enough words of thanks to give Assist Ukraine for helping us with orphaned children in Ukraine.”— Pavel, Orphanage Administrator

“A big thanks to our friends at Assist Ukraine for funding the upgrade of our ambulances. We appreciate your continued partnership.” — Rostyslav Bilavaka, honored with the State Award of Ukraine for “saving lives and evacuation of wounded soldiers.”

 “We have delivered hundreds of thousands of dollars of high-end medical supplies and protective gear, food to cities under attack, and have helped to start a children’s home for displaced orphans. ” — Anne Garrels, long time NPR correspondent and co-founder of Assist Ukraine

Ukrainians continue to defend their country with extraordinary courage. Alongside the professional military, hundreds of thousands of civilians stepped forward to protect their communities—many with little more than determination and resolve. While Ukraine has made significant strides, the scale and duration of this war mean that critical gaps remain in protective equipment, medical supplies, and survival gear.

Frontline defenders still urgently need body armor, helmets, and individual first aid kits (IFAKs), as well as medical and protective equipment that saves lives every day. As the war grinds on and conditions grow more dangerous, rapid and reliable support is more essential than ever.

You can help meet these urgent needs by donating today.
To ensure every cent of every donation is used to purchase needed supplies,
the Assist Ukraine founders are personally covering all normal overhead so that 100% of your donation
goes to obtaining supplies ​and critical resources that are saving lives.

 

OUR PARTNERS

American Foundation
Defenders of Ukraine
Families Assisting Families
Fundajca Uniters
International Charity Fund “Maybuttya”
Medicine for Ukraine
Phoebe Putney Health System
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA)
Ukrainian Medical Association of North
United Foundation in Warsaw
Uniters United Volunteers

Assist Ukraine is a registered 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, EIN # 93-1579548. 
Assist Ukraine has partnered with Families Assisting Families, an Alaska nonprofit corporation and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), a 501(c)(3) organization.