This campaign is open and ongoing aimed at sourcing donor aid to purchase critically needed items for Ukraine and Ukrainians, during an invasion and occupation which is approaching its 1000th day of conflict. The conflict has destroyed lives, devastated communities and trampled on the freedom and democracy of Ukrainians. The devastation and misery show no signs of ending soon and critical items are constantly needed. As we approach another bitter winter for 2024, power generation, power storage, heating and lighting resources are in high demand and become our primary focus.
Sustain Ukraine uses all money spent purchasing items that are immediately distributed across Ukraine to where they are needed, this includes to hospitals, rehabilitation units, schools, families and communities under fire, and to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Our purchases are practical in nature and do not include munitions, arms or military hardware.
The items most needed at the moment in Ukraine are:
- Generators - for emergency power (1.0 kW to 3.5 kW)
- Power storage units (Ecoflows or equivalent up to 1000W)
- Portable diesel heaters
- Portable gas heaters and gas bottles
- Gas cookers
- USB rechargeable LED lights and torches
- Starlink terminals for communication
- Medical supplies - including stretchers, tactical first aid kits (IFAKS), tourniquets, hemostatic gauze
- Medicines - general analgesics, antibiotics, vitamin supplements, cold and flu, gastro, nausea
- Chainsaws - to clear roads and prepare timber for winter heating
- Vehicles - 4x4 utilities, station wagons or vans
- Clothing and blankets - for IDP's
- Winter sleeping bags
- Gum boots or Wellington boots (waterproof)
- Food items - canned food and ready to eat camping or survival rations
- Personal hygiene items
- Housing repair items - tarpaulins, durable plastic sheeting rolls, water storage containers and water tanks
- Tablets, Laptops, PC's - for school children to study at home and IDP communication hubs
These are the lifeblood items for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP's) and families to stay warm and fed, for local clinics and aid points to keep treating, for households and small businesses to function, for children to access education at home and for the troops to keep defending. Russia continues to target energy infrastructure and indiscriminately bomb communities, as a desperate way to try and win the war. The energy grid remains fragile and tenuous with parts of Ukraine still enduring scheduled power outages. 50% of Ukraine's energy generating capacity has been destroyed.
This means villages and towns potentially have no electricity, no light and no power to charge devices and communicate, many suffer and those fighting find it even more difficult. Generators are most needed in the remote areas that have been heavily affected and damaged and struggle to receive much needed aid, as well as by the warriors of the Armed Forces.
Our team has been providing assistance since the start of the war mainly through our members own donations and those of outstanding donors and sponsors. There are constant aid runs made by our volunteers and partners, into villages and communities, many under fire, to provide critical items and support. We need assistance from donors to continue to deliver to the people of Ukraine, your support is invaluable and you will see what your donations achieve.
We also support recuperating soldiers in the military hospitals, delivering items to boost morale, like food, cigarettes, chocolate, hygiene products, underwear and socks and some special items they need as a result of the injuries they sustain.
Please help us to help Ukraine and the strong and resilient people who are fighting for their homeland and for simple peace and democracy. This war has now been going on for nearly three years and it has to stop. The more we help, the quicker it ends. To all the Warriors from Ukraine fighting to protect your people and land, we salute you 100%. We also send a special thanks to our volunteer partners and charity organisations.
Any questions please message us through the page here or on the donor wall. If anyone wants to accompany me to Kyiv, let me know. Just seeing foreigners on the ground showing they care, gives Ukrainians hope normalcy will return.
You can contact me directly using [email protected] or for any general questions or suggestions, [email protected] . Sustain Ukraine is a registered charitable organisation in Ukraine - Identification code 45239157 https://youcontrol.com.ua/en/catalog/company_details/45239157/
Thanks and God Bless.
Dylan, Max, Neil
Co-Founders Sustain Ukraine
Slava Ukraini!
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