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http://bit.ly/4ey8w48 https://jobs.nvoids.com/job_details.jsp?id=2193433&uid= Ukraine TrustChain Newsletter #154 This Monday will mark three years from the start of the full-scale invasion. Demonstrations in support of Ukraine will be held all across the world this weekend. February 20th, 2025 | 67,101 people evacuated from danger to date 84 people evacuated from danger this week 39 trips into deoccupied and frontline territories this week | Donate! | This coming Monday will mark three years from the start of the full-scale invasion. Demonstrations in support of Ukraine will be held all across the world this Saturday, February 22nd, and on Monday. We hope that you will join our team at these rallies. While the US government is sending mixed signals about its backing of Ukraine s sovereignty, we continue to receive many heartwarming messages of support from our American donors. We want to assure all of you that Ukrainians understand the difference between political machinations and the unwavering support of many Americans, who remain clear about Ukraine s moral right to demand a just peace in this unjust war. At the same time the rhetoric of the US government and the indecisiveness of European states does create anxiety among Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers, who fear the terrible toll that an allied betrayal could take on the Ukrainian people. There will be more villages and towns wiped off the face of the earth, more children abducted by Russia, more elderly killed, and more civilians forced from their homes. Stories The Global Stage The events on the global stage are moving fast. In the last two weeks, we have been especially concerned about the emotional state of our volunteers, although our connection of trust and gratitude with them remains as strong as ever. It is hard to ignore an overwhelming sense of betrayal that is shared by many Ukrainians, especially those who have dedicated their lives to resisting Russia's aggression. Many of the things volunteers say are full of pain, and specifics that are difficult to translate without going into lots of explanations. For example, one of our volunteers, likened the US attempt to claim the Ukrainian natural resources as a payment for the past military support, to a "pickpocket going through the pockets of a wounded soldier laying on the ground. There are more colorful metaphors out there. We found it difficult to come up with a balanced message this week, acknowledging this new, important part of the emotional landscape in which the people we support find themselves. In the short term, there is not much any of our teams, can do but to continue with their mission, going on another trip to high risk area, helping another elderly, saving another child. Getting around Kherson Sasha U reports: This week, an enemy drone attacked the Kherson CHP [electrical] plant, dropping a directly into the central chimney. For some time, heating was lost in two districts of the city. Yevhen, a contractor at the station, risks his life every day to keep the city's homes warm and supplied with electricity. During the repairs, drone activity was extremely high. In general, the CHP plant is located in the city's red zone. Getting there quickly was crucial, but very difficult, as no public transport runs to the area, and station personnel don t have vehicles to transport them to work. Workers travel as far as buses can take them and then continue on foot at their own risk. We had already met Yevhen before when we helped his family move their belongings to Odesa. So, when he needed help getting to the station, he reached out. We geared up, took a drone radar, and continuously monitored the sky. Everyone made it safely to their places, unharmed. And now, Kherson has heat again. Help in Occupied Territories 70 families in occupied towns received help. Team Summaries Alina s Team Dobra sprava (Good Deeds) 13 trips and 72 people evacuated, mostly from Pokrovsk and Rodyns ke. Inna s Team Krok z nadiyeyu (Step with Hope) 21.7 tons of aid distributed to 8,150 people. 6,600 people received bread. Delivered 370 cubic meters of firewood for 185 households in Shevchenkove near Kup yans k. 5 missions to Donbas - Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Druzhkivka, Kostyantynivka, and Dobropillia. Kherson operations: Exterminations in 8 buildings, including 4 large basements. Repaired plumbing for a woman surviving in the red zone. Helped deliver repair workers to local power plant (see story). Despite ing, the team opened a massage parlor for local residents in Druzhkivka and held activity days for children still surviving there. Helped 24 refugees in Shevchenkove. Nikopol team started serving new neighborhoods of Marhanets and a new village near Nikopol. The Kryvyi Rih team delivered aid to Kherson and helped 4 villages along the way. Provided aid to a homeless shelter in Kamianske. Oleksandr D s Volunteer Networks Vladyslav K (Mykolaiv): delivered 35 tons of drinking water to Mykolaiv. Yuri S (Vinnytsia): delivered 2 sets of slippers and glasses to the new Vinnytsia night shelter Bezpechnyy prostir (Safe Space) and laid paving slabs for its walkway. Distributed 100 kg of clothing for the disabled and homeless. Provided clothing and food for a disabled person in the village of Baikivka. Delivered 100 kg of clothing to the community in Voronovytsia, for further distribution to internally displaced (IDPs) and the low-income people. Took 3 disabled people to rehabilitation. WeCare Centers (Lviv): delivered a total of 6,200-6,500 kg of clothing and rice to IDPs, low income people, people with disabilities and other vulnerable categories to Rivne, Korosten , Pereiaslav, Obukhiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv. Vitaliy Z (Kharkiv): brought 4 tons of humanitarian kits, medicines, clothing, and animal feed to Lyman and 12,500 loaves of bread to Kostyantynivka. Delivered 44 tons of fuel briquettes to 146 households in Lyman. Completed a well in the Kramatorsk community, in the village of Yarove. Oksana K (Lutsk): provided diapers to a family with a seriously ill son. Distributed 48 kg of hygiene products and clothes to IDPs. Received baby boxes for 5 families who recently had babies. Delivered 39 kg of pasta and sauces to military families, IDPs and local residents with disabilities. Also distributed 60 kg of clothing to 7 people. Went to Brody (Volyn Region) to pick up 700-900 kg of humanitarian aid from Ireland. Provided cereal grains to a grandmother whose grandson is missing in action. Oleksandr Z (Lutsk): provided therapeutic interventions and aid to IDP children and adults, orphans, children with disabilities, and children from military families held 3 art therapy sessions for a total of 80 children. Visited the theater with 47 children and a museum with 32 children. Distributed bread and other food to 380 students and 80 children living in IDP assistance centers. Provided glasses for 30 adults and children. Conducted 90 medical procedures to improve the health of children with disabilities from Zaporizhia. Helped 18 newly arrived children from frontline areas with prophylactic health procedures, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and gym classes. Kseniia s Team Livyy bereh (Left Bank) Darya evacuated 12 people from Kutkivka and Dvorichna. Evacuation expedition lasted more than 36 hours, as volunteers needed to take cover while hiding from drones. Karina s Team My ryatuyemo Ukrayinu (We Save Ukraine) 102 people in the shelter. Tetiana s Team Dopomoha poruch (Help Is Near) Distributed 150 aid packages to internally displaced refugees in Smila. Timur s Team Komanda Teymura Alyeva (Timur Alyev s Team) This week the team delivered packages to 346 families in the hard hit area of Saltivka, Kharkiv. Special deliveries to 18 families with infants and 27 elderly with disabilities. Pavel and Olena s Teams Dotyk sertsya (Touch of Heart) & Svitanok mriy (Dawn of Dreams) 210 packages delivered to Kvitneve and Partyzanske. Delivered warm clothing and children clothing to Kobzartsi. Pomahaem Foundation (We Help Foundation) 260 packages delivered to Marivka, near Zaporizhzhia. 260 packages delivered to Studenok, Kharkiv Region. 17 packages delivered to Bilen ke, Zaporizhzhia Region. 32.5 tons of water delivered to Nikopol. Marina s Team Daruy dobr Ukrayina (Give Good Ukraine) 150 food and hygiene packages were distributed to internally displaced individuals in Zhovty Vody. Dina s Team Vil ni lyudy, vil na krayina (Free People, Free Country) Distributed 375 packages of aid in Kremenchuk, Poltava, and Kanev, mailed 100 packages to other towns. The soup kitchen in Kharkiv served 1,400 meals. Bohdan s Team Vse robymo sami (We Do Everything Ourselves) 42 families in Zhytomyr received food and hygiene kits. Club for Children with Disabilities held cooking class for kids to learn to make gazpacho. Kids also had art class and theater class, and played psychological relief games. Alena Diva (Virgo) Liza and Katya continue to support Odesa hospital wards, caring for 14 wounded. Anastasia s Team LoveUA Traveled to Malotaranivka to deliver 220 packages of aid. How to Help Donate The money goes directly to teams providing aid on the ground, who respond dynamically to the most urgent needs. 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