Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help

URGENT: Help for the people affected by the destruction of Kakhovka dam in Kherson

On June 6th, 2023, Russian army has destroyed a dam at Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region. The destruction of Europe's largest water reservoir has caused an immense environmental destruction and created a serious humanitarian catastrophe in Kherson region.
Please help the affected residents by donating to organizations that currently help with the relief related to this catastrophe.

Ongoing donation drives

• RescueNow
• Razom for Ukraine initiative
• Prytula Foundation initiative

Initiatives helping on the ground

• Vostok SOS
• helpingtoleave
• HelpPeople NGO
• UAnimals (helping animals)
• Kyiv Tails (helping animals)
• HUMANITY
• List of donations (Twitter)

Information on the conflict

In the culmination of the ongoing 8-years-long war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia has declared that it recognizes the "people's republics" in Donbas as "independent" on Feb. 22. This move was meant as a set-up to jeopardize years of diplomatic negotiations around the conflict and disrupt peace in the country.Prior to the recognition, pro-Kremlin channels have spread false justifications for the ongoing war. In a speech announcing the recognition, Putin blamed Ukrainians themselves for the escalation, calling it “a colony with puppets at its helm.”Russia has declared a full-scale invasion early in the morning of Feb. 24.

Additional reading

• How to think about war in Ukraine
• General resources
• More general resources

How can I help?

There are multiple ways to help, from asking your government to provide assistance for Ukraine to donating and even directly participating as a volunteer.Read this article for more general information

• Rallies and events
• Write to politicians & more

Donation links

Master lists

The person currently managing this card is not updating it as frequently as it could be, so it feels like an obligation to first direct you to more recent and more frequently updated master lists for the general donations/donation drives. The donation links in this particular card are periodically checked for relevancy, but please check these out as well.

• Ukraine Donation Guide
• Ukraine Resources 101

Supplies for the military

Update: You can donate to the Armed Forces of Ukraine directly now. All the funds donated directly or to either of these orgs will be used for logistical and medical support.

• Direct donation
• United24
• Come Back Alive
• Prytula Foundation
• Army SOS
• Vostok SOS

Medical supplies

• Razom for Ukraine
• Revived Soldiers Ukraine
• Hospitaliers
• Volunteer Mobile Hospital

Supporting war veterans

• UWVM/Veteranka

Other volunteer orgs

• International Medical Corps
• UAnimals (saving animals)

Helping children affected by war

• Voices of Children

Vulnerable groups

• Insight (LGBTQ+ aid)
• KharkivPride
• Donations for LGBTQ+ orgs
• Shelters for transgender people
• Human rights fund for Roma
• Black Foreigners in Ukraine
• Resources for at-risk groups

Local initiatives

• Help LGBTQ+ people in Kharkiv

Supplies for journalists

• Safety supplies for UA journalists
• 24.02fund

Donate to outlets

All of the outlets presented here are independent local outlets that provide English-language coverage of the conflictThe Kyiv Independent: Patreon, GoFundMe
Zaborona: Patreon
Svidomi: Patreon
Euromaidan Press: Patreon

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) for helping with the short summary.
Thanks to @radiowestin for suggesting the article.
Thanks to Oleh Novikov (@olehbatkovych) and Taras Chmut (@TarasChmut) for providing a space to voice the idea. Thanks to the people participating in the space for supporting the idea and inspiring me to swiftly move further with it.
Thanks to all the people replying to this thread for providing me an initial list that formed this card.