A grassroots initiative that provides immediate
life saving medical supplies, protective gear
and humanitarian relief not provided by government agencies.
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.
We Opened an Orphanage
Critical Medical
Supplies
Tactical Survival Equipment
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
News & Features
Relentless Fighting Continues – Critical Supplies Needed
Over the last several weeks, between one-third and half of all the fighting in Ukraine has been taking place in the Pokrovsk sector of the frontline. We are working tirelessly to support the Ukrainian defense with our contributions. Please consider making a donation...
Assist Ukraine Continues to Actively Deliver Critical Life Saving Medical Supplies to Units in Need
On July 20th Assist Ukraine delivered medical supplies to one of the National Guard recon units operating in the Kharkiv region. In addition to standard supplies like squad kits and burn dressings, this delivery included intraosseous access driver and needles, x-stat...
Assist Ukraine Director, Olga Shpak, Plays Critical Role in Dramatic Beluga Whale Rescue, The New York Times Reports
How Two Beluga Whales Made It to Safety From Ukraine A pair of whales were extricated from the besieged city of Kharkiv and taken to an aquarium in Spain with help from experts around the world. By Marc Santora and Emily Anthes It was a whale of an evacuation....
Crititally Needed First Aid Items Delivered
First aid materials for our friends of Sumy Volunteer Municipal Guard unit have been delivered. Yurii, a member of the unit, is an owner of a small company which produces the pouches for the IFAKs and squad kits Assist Ukraine is funding. On top of managing the...
SAT Phones Save Lives: Report by Assist Ukraine Cofounder Art Davidson.
SAT phones provided by Assist Ukraine are saving hundreds of lives. In the attached video, Ukrainian Defenders explain how important secure communication devices are on the frontline. Assist Ukraine partnered with Zero Line to provide a significant number of these...
A Life Saved, May 5, 2024 — Report from Kateryna Pryshchepa, Assist Ukraine Logistics Director
A Life Saved, May 5, 2024 report from Kateryna Pryshchepa, Assist Ukraine logistics director I met with Oleksii, a combat medic serving at the First Tank Brigade, who recently saved an injured comrade using a HPMK hypothermia prevention kit provided by Assist Ukraine...
“Assist Ukraine focuses on helping the people who are still in Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and their future,“ explains Anne Garrels, a long-time NPR correspondent and co-founder of Assist-Ukraine. “We are poised to respond to their immediate humanitarian needs. 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 in a safe area in Western Ukraine.”
The Ukrainian army is fighting valiantly to defend their country. While it is amazing that 300,000 civilians have joined the Territorial Defense Forces, Ukraine does not have the capacity to outfit these volunteers with the necessary protective equipment and medical supplies. These defenders need effective body armor, helmets and individual first aid kits (IFAKs). As the war enters a new and even more brutal phase, the need for immediate delivery of these items is greater than ever. You can help them by donating today!
100% of your donation goes to obtaining supplies and critical resources that are saving lives.
To ensure every cent of every donation is used to purchase needed supplies, the Assist Ukraine founders are personally covering all transportation, resourcing, logistics, and communication costs.
Time is of the essence!
Assist Ukraine is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation and is in the process of 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.
Assist Ukraine has partnered with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), a 501(c)(3) organization.
A Child’s Plea
Without prompting, this young Ukranian girl recorded and posted this plea to the world.
We Coordinate With
Charitable Organization Dobrodiiarium
Defenders of Ukraine
Families Assisting Families
Fundacja Uniters-
Uniters United Volunteers
Phoebe Putney Health Systems
Ukrainian Medical Association of North
American Foundation
Ukrainian Territorian Defense Forces
United Foundation in Warsaw