- Ukraine humanitarian trip
Boom Gates, Bomb Shelters, and Bedside Humanity
by opt@passingthrough.net 8 minutes readMobile medical clinics near the Russian border, air defence lighting up the night sky, and a shahed shot down right in front of us. Ukraine’s frontline reality.
My first visit to Ukraine revealed how Russian propaganda shapes global opinions. We’re all more vulnerable to misinformation than we think.
- Ukraine humanitarian trip
When Google Maps nearly kills you and Shahed Drones actually try…
by opt@passingthrough.net 8 minutes readGoogle Maps nearly sent us into oncoming traffic. Then a Shahed drone hit 900m away. Just another week teaching doctors in Kharkiv’s bomb shelters.
- Ukraine humanitarian trip
When Power Goes Out and Generosity Lights Up
by opt@passingthrough.net 16 minutes readDelivering aid to Ukraine’s liberated villages. Stories of resilience and generosity from communities rebuilding near the frontlines.
Kherson watermelons growing in de-mined paddocks—a delicious symbol of hope. Despite Russia’s brutality, Ukraine returns and continues to live and grow.
Watermelons grow again in fields once full of mines. Life returns to a devastated Ukrainian village. Here’s what I saw on my return visit.
- Ukraine humanitarian trip
Urgent Campaign As Record Cold Winter Approaches…
by Ron Gillespie 4 minutes readFamilies across Ukraine face winter without homes or heating. We saw the crisis firsthand — your help can bring warmth and safety to those displaced.
A cemetery, a prayer meeting, and a 4-minute warning. One week in Kryvyi Rih revealed the reality behind headlines—and why hope still survives.
Living under daily air raid sirens in Ukraine: some run, some stay defiant, some have become fatalists. All bear the scars of four years of terror.
