Report from Konstantin Bashkirov, Head of the Kharkiv Red Cross
Dear Bob Herring, President of the Cincinnati-Kharkiv Sister City Partnership
Kharkiv Red Cross, our volunteers and all citizens of our city are extremely grateful for everything you have done for our city. Without your help the state of the people's lives would be much grimmer. Our joint work really managed to tip the scales in favor of people in dire need. Your helping hand came just in time for thousands of people to weather the storm. We are giving you a report so that you can see how much goodness was made thanks to your assistance.
We received $117,584 USD that was converted to ₴3,439,913 Hryvnia.
Dollar figures provided below are approximate.
₴20,000 ( USD $676) - insurance payments for two volunteers that got under shelling while delivering crucial aid to the North Saltivka Kharkiv region. This episode was horrifying for Kharkiv Red Cross. Thanks to their insurance, both volunteers have recovered.
₴98,700 (USD $3,339) - used to fix the car of the two brave volunteers that got insured. Now they are using it to provide help to more people in the most desperate places in Kharkiv and its outskirts
₴6835 (USD $216) used to get a rare medicine Humira for a sick 9 year old girl who desperately needed this treatment. Now she is in a safe place outside Kharkiv recovering and enjoying her childhood.
₴1,758,482 (USD $59,489) used to buy the most vital medicines. Most of the pharmacies have been destroyed or closed. People had to rely on the Red Cross to get medicine they can't live without. That includes blood pressure meds, diabetes meds, meds for cardio, antibiotics, painkillers and hundreds of others. Most of these meds are not expensive but they are lifesaving for thousands of sick and elderly citizens of Kharkiv.
₴1,306,345 (USD $44,193) used to buy food. People had to stay in shelters for more than two months. With groceries and markets closed or burnt and no jobs, Kharkiv was extremely close to a famine. Our food deliveries have managed to help more than 210,000 people. The most damaged regions of the city, like Saltivka, HTZ, Industrialny, Zhukovskogo set, Vostochniy set, and Horizont set were and still are our first priority to deliver as much aid as we can.
₴250,000 (USD $8457) used to buy petrol for our volunteers. It is in shortage now so we do our best to help our driving volunteers get it.
Hundreds of thousands of people of Kharkiv got vitally needed relief and hope thanks to you, our dear partners and friends. But there are still at least just as much people that still need help. And we know for sure that together we can save them too. With all respect and gratitude.
Bashkirov Konstantin
Head of URCSKRO
To see the Red Cross in action, go to the Red Cross Page.
Report from Konstantin Bashkirov, Head of the Kharkiv Red Cross
Dear Bob Herring, President of the Cincinnati-Kharkiv Sister City Partnership
Kharkiv Red Cross, our volunteers and all citizens of our city are extremely grateful for everything you have done for our city. Without your help the state of the people's lives would be much grimmer. Our joint work really managed to tip the scales in favor of people in dire need. Your helping hand came just in time for thousands of people to weather the storm. We are giving you a report so that you can see how much goodness was made thanks to your assistance.
We received $117,584 USD that was converted to ₴3,439,913 Hryvnia.
Dollar figures provided below are approximate.
₴20,000 ( USD $676) - insurance payments for two volunteers that got under shelling while delivering crucial aid to the North Saltivka Kharkiv region. This episode was horrifying for Kharkiv Red Cross. Thanks to their insurance, both volunteers have recovered.
₴98,700 (USD $3,339) - used to fix the car of the two brave volunteers that got insured. Now they are using it to provide help to more people in the most desperate places in Kharkiv and its outskirts
₴6835 (USD $216) used to get a rare medicine Humira for a sick 9 year old girl who desperately needed this treatment. Now she is in a safe place outside Kharkiv recovering and enjoying her childhood.
₴1,758,482 (USD $59,489) used to buy the most vital medicines. Most of the pharmacies have been destroyed or closed. People had to rely on the Red Cross to get medicine they can't live without. That includes blood pressure meds, diabetes meds, meds for cardio, antibiotics, painkillers and hundreds of others. Most of these meds are not expensive but they are lifesaving for thousands of sick and elderly citizens of Kharkiv.
₴1,306,345 (USD $44,193) used to buy food. People had to stay in shelters for more than two months. With groceries and markets closed or burnt and no jobs, Kharkiv was extremely close to a famine. Our food deliveries have managed to help more than 210,000 people. The most damaged regions of the city, like Saltivka, HTZ, Industrialny, Zhukovskogo set, Vostochniy set, and Horizont set were and still are our first priority to deliver as much aid as we can.
₴250,000 (USD $8457) used to buy petrol for our volunteers. It is in shortage now so we do our best to help our driving volunteers get it.
Hundreds of thousands of people of Kharkiv got vitally needed relief and hope thanks to you, our dear partners and friends. But there are still at least just as much people that still need help. And we know for sure that together we can save them too. With all respect and gratitude.
Bashkirov Konstantin
Head of URCSKRO
To see the Red Cross in action, go to the Red Cross Page.