The Slavic Connexion

During this unprecedented time of Russian aggression in neighboring Ukraine, please be generous and help address this humanitarian crisis as you are able. If you would like to make a donation to help the people of Ukraine, The Slavic Connexion highly recommends the **Ukraine Relief Network, providing essential and immediate help to war refugees on the ground. Check out http://www.ukrainereliefnetwork.org/ for more information.

Several trusted organizations are found in this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CdrWLAkEaOMV7fBbIWzHsgHmFz8s1GM6e_7a57oc3ug/edit?fbclid=IwAR1b3-4Gw7efOV_lVsjc6GMnncje5Vblq9185imHWz6yBKPBQ88O58jOumQ

The New York Times highlighted four highly-rated charity organizations which are doing significant work in providing aid to Ukrainian refugees:

• Direct Relief: https://secure.directrelief.org/site/Donation2?df_id=2924&mfc_pref=T&2924.donation=form1
• Mercy Corps: https://www.mercycorps.org/donate/crisis-ukraine-give-now
• International Medical Corps: https://give.internationalmedicalcorps.org/page/99837/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=DP~UA22~DPHHU2202
• Save the Children: https://support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5751&mfc_pref=T&5751.donation=form1

CREEES at UT Austin has also compiled a list of reliable charitable organizations

• National Bank of Ukraine -- assistance to Ukraine's Armed Forces: https://lnkd.in/dNtpafFf
• Razom for Ukraine -- a leading civil society organization engaged in extensive humanitarian, logistics and civic efforts: https://lnkd.in/ebfCU54i
• Come Back Alive -- helps Ukraine's Armed Forces via technical assistance, supplying armor and medical equipment. https://savelife.in.ua; donate: https://lnkd.in/dSAZf97n
• Tactical medical training and emergency response by Razom for Ukraine: https://lnkd.in/eC7eFf-H
• The Hospitaliers -- a volunteer field medics battalion: https://lnkd.in/evR63uNk
• United Help Ukraine: https://unitedhelpukraine.org/
• UN Refugee Agency for Ukrainians fleeing the war: https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/ukraine-emergency#_ga=2.153843710.779357359.1646082451-1505037215.1645721495
• At least 6000 Russians have been jailed/detained for protesting Putler's invasion of Ukraine. The most important organization supporting them and future protesters is OVD-Info, which provides crucial legal aid in getting people out of detention, monitoring and publicizing their treatment, and keeping them from making wrongful confessions. You can donate here: https://donate.ovdinfo.org/

Snippet from #Ukraine Spotlight with @UTCREEES panelists, 3/3/22. Walter Urban (#Dnipro) shares his perspective, having lived through 2014 crisis in the #Donbas. "More than 1 mil refugees have already left the country, and they say it's gonna be 4 or 5 mil. Why did he do this?" pic.twitter.com/wKYdkAva4N

— The Slavic Connexion (@SlavXRadio) March 4, 2022

The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies condemns the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine. We stand in support of the people of Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and sovereignty in the face of the unjustified invasion by Russian military forces. Visit https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/slavic/resources/ukraine-conflict-resources.php for more information.