December 16, 2022 As the war in Ukraine approaches the ten-month point, great weariness and even callousness is setting in in the world. We are tired of hearing about it in the news. Yet, some of the greatest atrocities and massive movements of refugees since World War II are occurring. A large cruel nation is […]
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December 14, 2022 Vladislav Yurishko from Ukraine writes this report about the latest humanitarian outreach from western Ukraine to places East, particularly in Izym which was just liberated from the Russians. They have travelled to Kharkiv to help out as well. They brought back stoves and supplies from Germany because prices for these items are […]
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December 5, 2022 This is a photo of bread made by Vitalik for refugees living in the temporary shelter of the Church of Salvation, as well as for those refugees who come from other shelters to get bread. The three bread machines that we brought on Friday with the funds of LifeNets are in […]
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December 4, 2022 We are sobered and elated as we admire the resilience of the Ukrainian people functioning in the middle of a war and the continual danger from rocket and missile attacks. This is from Chernihiv, where the “Revival” Centre for disabled children continues to provide care for 100 children providing therapy. They function […]
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Our Ukraine war project news today is about providing wood-fired bread ovens for cities under siege in the East. The people in the West are taking a load of ovens to eastern cities to bake bread to feed people through the winter. Vlad Yurishko writes today. Never did I see a more poignant application of […]
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November 30, 2022 “It is completely dark, and all I hear are the dogs barking and howling.” This is what Ivan Yurishko from Khust, in western Ukraine told me on the phone yesterday. Ivan and I know each other and have worked together since 1991. Power outages and rolling blackouts are covering all of Ukraine […]
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November 7, 2022 I hear from Ukraine every day about what people are going through. We at LifeNets work to provide relief in whatever form is needed. The war has wearied all of us and it is wearing down the victims who are now facing the prospect of a cold winter. On Nov 6 I […]
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November 6, 2022 We share this “thank you” from the Chernihiv Provincial Government to the Transcarpathia Military Administration for facilitating the care of almost 100 children in the war zone for two months during July/August 2022. In Chernihiv, the children along with everyone were subjected to constant gunfire and explosions for a full month. We […]
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November 4, 2022 Winter is coming to Ukraine as the vicious Russian invasion continues. Russia has been unsuccessful militarily at subjugating the people so it is resorting to attacking the civilian population. It has been destroying power plants and hopes to freeze and starve out the Ukrainian people. It is estimated that 30 percent of […]
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October 30, 2022 Херсон Is how Kherson is spelled in Ukrainian. It is the site of the latest bloody battle in Ukraine that is raging at this very moment. A few days ago, the Russians lost 480 soldiers and that number mounts daily. Estimates are that they have lost more than 70,000 men in the […]
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