Here are some ways to help Ukrainian citizens including recommendations from journalists on the ground in Ukraine:
If you want to donate medical supplies
Razom for Ukraine: Razom, meaning “together” in Ukrainian, is a volunteer charity organization that was originally founded in 2014 to support Ukrainians after Russia annexed Crimea.
https://www.facebook.com/RazomForUkraine/about/?ref=page_internal
United Help Ukraine: A nonprofit volunteer organization that receives and distributes donations, medical supplies, and food to Ukrainian refugees amd people on the ground in Ukraine and supports Ukrainian families who have lost soldiers to war. You can access its current fundraiser here, and your donations will go toward providing emergency medical aid and humanitarian relief to those on the front lines.
https://unitedhelpukraine.org/about-us
Fundraiser for Sunflower of Peace: Sunflower of Peace’s fundraiser aims to provide first-aid backpacks to paramedics and doctors on the front lines. Each backpack contains enough tactical first-aid supplies for five to ten people.
https://www.facebook.com/donate/507886070680475/
Revived Soldiers Ukraine: This nonprofit provides medical aid to Ukrainian soldiers and provides support to their families.
https://www.rsukraine.org/
To help children affected by the war
Voices of Children: This organization helps provide psychological and psychosocial support to Ukrainian children affected by armed conflict.
https://voices.org.ua/en/
To support journalists in Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent: You can support Ukraine’s English-language media outlet through GoFundMe or via Patreon.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/kyivindependent-launch
https://www.patreon.com/kyivindependent
Additional ways to help
• Donate to Nova Ukraine’s Heart2Heart initiative, which assembles care packages for people in Ukraine.
https://novaukraine.org/
• Donate to Army SOS, which provides food and other support directly to Ukrainian troops.
https://armysos.com.ua/en/
• Donate to CARE’s Ukraine Crisis Fund, which aims to provide food, water, hygiene kits, and more to Ukrainians, especially women and girls.
https://my.care.org/site/Donation2?df_i ... isisFundMO
• Donate to International Medical Corps, which will deploy mobile medical teams to provide emergency and primary health services, including psychosocial services, to conflict-affected Ukrainian communities.
https://give.internationalmedicalcorps. ... ~DPHHU2202
Disk4mat wrote:Many of you don't know this since it's not relevant to the functioning of Mobilism, but I am Ukrainian. Mobilism also has Ukrainian servers (among others), Ukrainian coders, and is obviously home to many of my fellow compatriots. You're all currently using a Ukrainian site.
Ukraine has been invaded by a country that feels no remorse for dead civilians or human suffering, and is beholden to the whims of a tyrant and his pursuit of imperial glory. We are fighting valiantly and will continue doing so. We will not give up an inch of Ukrainian soil without a fight. We will stand as Europe's shield against the land that for the past ten years we've referred to as Mordor.
To clear up misconceptions:
Russia claims that they are not targeting civilians: so far, Russian shelling and bombing have hit a psychiatric hospital, multiple civilian neighborhoods and residential buildings, several ambulances, kindergartens and educational facilities; a Russian tank drove over a car with the driver (an elderly civilian) still inside. So, if they are claiming they only target the military, then either their aim is even worse than we thought, or they are blatantly lying, like they have lied for weeks about their intentions for Ukraine.
Putin claims Ukrainians are Nazis and his goal is to de-nazify Ukraine (this is a direct quote). Ukraine is the only country in Europe whose head of state is Jewish (elected with 73% of the vote). In the last election, a coalition of all far-right parties won 2.15% of the popular vote, and since that didn't meet the threshold of 5% failed to gain any parliamentary seats. What's more, I'm Jewish, as are my wife and many of our Ukrainian friends. One of the bomb shelters a part of my family is using is a gay club in downtown Kyiv. Trust me: the only likeness Ukrainians have to Nazis is that we are now at war with Russians.
Putin claims Ukrainians and the West forced him to "defend Russia". Ukraine has never threatened Russia militarily. The only way it threatened Russia is by showing that it can thrive without it as a democracy. And why is this "defense" happening on our land? Russia's claims that they are somehow provoked into attacking us is akin to this: a wife left her abusive alcoholic ex, took the children, and issued a restraining order- so he killed her cat, trashed her car, and now showed up in her new home with a gun, all while blaming this on her and the police.
"Current sanctions are enough:" In 2008, Russia annexed a piece of Georgia. The international community offered sanctions and a slap on the wrist. In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and started a bloody conflict in the east of Ukraine which had been claiming our lives for 8 years now. What did they get? More sanctions. You'd think by now it should be clear that sanctions don't deter Russia from war; while the international community is "deeply concerned" and says Russia "will pay" (someday), Russia continues to kill women and children. We're not looking for NATO to bring in troops, we'll do the fighting for our own country. Just know that the sanctions so far are a joke. Thank you to all the countries that are providing us with lethal aid and defensive equipment. We will use it for as long as we are able.
Слава Україні!
Edit 2/26: What can you do?
Edit 2/27: Enough with the thoughts and prayers already. If you actually care, please read: viewtopic.php?p=9350765#9350765 and let me know that you've contacted your representatives.
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I am so very sorry for all of this. I know what you and your country goes through as Russia invaded my country, Czechoslovakia, in 1968, just to keep power over us. I was only 14 at that time and seeing the tanks and their army in my country was bad. I live now in Canada, safe and happy. I pray that Russia will be forced to leave Ukraine now. My heart goes to all Ukrainian people.
Disk4mat wrote:Many of you don't know this since it's not relevant to the functioning of Mobilism, but I am Ukrainian. Mobilism also has Ukrainian servers (among others), Ukrainian coders, and is obviously home to many of my fellow compatriots. You're all currently using a Ukrainian site.
Ukraine has been invaded by a country that feels no remorse for dead civilians or human suffering, and is beholden to the whims of a tyrant and his pursuit of imperial glory. We are fighting valiantly and will continue doing so. We will not give up an inch of Ukrainian soil without a fight. We will stand as Europe's shield against the land that for the past ten years we've referred to as Mordor.
To clear up misconceptions:
Russia claims that they are not targeting civilians: so far, Russian shelling and bombing have hit a psychiatric hospital, multiple civilian neighborhoods and residential buildings, several ambulances, kindergartens and educational facilities; a Russian tank drove over a car with the driver (an elderly civilian) still inside. So, if they are claiming they only target the military, then either their aim is even worse than we thought, or they are blatantly lying, like they have lied for weeks about their intentions for Ukraine.
Putin claims Ukrainians are Nazis and his goal is to de-nazify Ukraine (this is a direct quote). Ukraine is the only country in Europe whose head of state is Jewish (elected with 73% of the vote). In the last election, a coalition of all far-right parties won 2.15% of the popular vote, and since that didn't meet the threshold of 5% failed to gain any parliamentary seats. What's more, I'm Jewish, as are my wife and many of our Ukrainian friends. One of the bomb shelters a part of my family is using is a gay club in downtown Kyiv. Trust me: the only likeness Ukrainians have to Nazis is that we are now at war with Russians.
Putin claims Ukrainians and the West forced him to "defend Russia". Ukraine has never threatened Russia militarily. The only way it threatened Russia is by showing that it can thrive without it as a democracy. And why is this "defense" happening on our land? Russia's claims that they are somehow provoked into attacking us is akin to this: a wife left her abusive alcoholic ex, took the children, and issued a restraining order- so he killed her cat, trashed her car, and now showed up in her new home with a gun, all while blaming this on her and the police.
"Current sanctions are enough:" In 2008, Russia annexed a piece of Georgia. The international community offered sanctions and a slap on the wrist. In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and started a bloody conflict in the east of Ukraine which had been claiming our lives for 8 years now. What did they get? More sanctions. You'd think by now it should be clear that sanctions don't deter Russia from war; while the international community is "deeply concerned" and says Russia "will pay" (someday), Russia continues to kill women and children. We're not looking for NATO to bring in troops, we'll do the fighting for our own country. Just know that the sanctions so far are a joke. Thank you to all the countries that are providing us with lethal aid and defensive equipment. We will use it for as long as we are able.
Слава Україні!
Edit 2/26: What can you do?
Edit 2/27: Enough with the thoughts and prayers already. If you actually care, please read: viewtopic.php?p=9350765#9350765 and let me know that you've contacted your representatives.
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As a Canadian with a very Ukrainian wife, I watch in horror with what is going on in the Ukraine. Our thoughts and prayers are always with the Ukrainian people and pray that peace will come quickly. We have sent letters of support to both the Ukrainian embassy and the Canadian Red Cross and will continue until this travesty is finally over. God bless their brave soldiers and citizens who are trying to protect their home land...Мої думки та молитви з моїми українськими друзями та родиною .... Боже благослови
