Read, donate and protest. Here’s what you can do to support Ukraine if you are a foreigner
As you may know on February 24th at 5 am, Russia invaded Ukraine again. Previous Russian campaigns in Ukraine include annexation of Crimea and war on Donbas which has lasted for 8 years.
Right now they are invading from the east, south, and north of our country, and today they are trying to enter our capital. This is war and a brutal violation of international law. Civil people and kids are injured and killed. Russia gets a strong response from our military and the international community. But we still need more support, and even you can help.
We prepared this guide to give every person tools to support Ukraine. Because we are fighting not only for Ukraine but for democracy, Europe, and every civilized country in the world.
Donate
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The account is multi-currency, and it is open for transfers of funds from international partners and donors, any person is encouraged to donate.
For donations in USD:
SWIFT Code NBU: NBUA UA UX
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, New York
SWIFT Code: CHASUS33
Account: 400807238
383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, USA
Bank account: UA843000010000000047330992708
For donations in GBP:
SWIFT Code NBU: NBUA UA UX
Bank of England, London
SWIFT Code: BKENGB2L
Account: 40000982
Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8AH, UK
Bank account: UA843000010000000047330992708
For donations in EUR:
SWIFT Code NBU: NBUA UA UX
DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK, Frankfurt
SWIFT Code: MARKDEFF
Account: 5040040066
IBAN DE05504000005040040066
Wilhelm-Epsteinn-Strabe 14, 60431 Frankfurt Am Main,Germany
Bank account: UA843000010000000047330992708
For donations in UAH:
Bank: National Bank of Ukraine
MFO 300001
Account No. UA843000010000000047330992708
EDRPOU Code 00032106
Payee: National Bank of Ukraine
Later, the NBU has opened a current account for the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine for humanitarian purposes. The Ministry of Social Policy will channel the raised funds to support Ukraine’s citizens severely affected by the war.
UA823000010000032302338301027 currencies USD, EUR, GBP
For EUR remittances:
BENEFICIARY: Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
BENEFICIARY BIC: NBUAUAUXXXX
IBAN DE05504000005040040066
PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: for crediting account 32302338301027
BENEFICIARY BANK NAME: DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK, Frankfurt
BENEFICIARY BANK BIC: MARKDEFF
BENEFICIARY BANK ADDRESS: Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
For USD remittances:
BENEFICIARY: Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
BENEFICIARY BIC: NBUA UA UX
BENEFICIARY ADDRESS: 9 Instytutska St., Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 400807238
BENEFICIARY BANK NAME: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, New York
BENEFICIARY BANK BIC: CHASUS33
ABA 0210 0002 1
BENEFICIARY BANK ADDRESS: 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA
PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: for crediting account 32302338301027
For GBP remittances:
BENEFICIARY/RECIPIENT NAME: Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
SORT CODE: 60-92-42
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0080033041
GB52CHAS60924280033041
REFERENCE FOR CREDITING ACCOUNT: 32302338301027
BENEFICIARY BIC: NBUA UA UX
BENEFICIARY ADDRESS: 9 Instytutska St., Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
BENEFICIARY BANK NAME: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA, London
BENEFICIARY BANK BIC: CHASGB2L
BENEFICIARY BANK ADDRESS: 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ, UK
The second way to donate is through Save Life foundation, they are helping Ukrainian militaries since 2014. If you are donating from abroad, do this with Fondy.eu – is the highest security level – PCI DSS Level 1. Transfer currency is Ukrainian Hryvnia. If your card has the other currency, the amount of money will be transferred according to the currency exchange. The receiver pays a 2,45% commission.
Read only trusted Ukrainian sources of information and don’t spread fakes
For English language news, you can follow The Kyiv Independent and if you understand Ukrainian you can follow our LIVE update on the situation here. We try to give fast and trustworthy information that can save life on our Twitter in both languages.
Lviv Media Forum recommends the following sources for foreigners:
- Official website of the President of Ukraine (in English) https://www.president.gov.ua/en
- Minister of Defence of Ukraine (in English) https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/
- Armed Forces of Ukraine https://www.zsu.gov.ua/en
- The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (in English) https://www.rnbo.gov.ua/en/
- Joint Forces Operation (in Ukrainian)
- Official site of the ArmyInform news agency (in Ukrainian) https://armyinform.com.ua/
- Centre for Strategic Communication (in English) https://spravdi.gov.ua/en/
Go protest
Organize or join peaceful gatherings in front of the Russian embassies in your country and ask them to stop the war. Or make a protest in front of your municipalities and ask them to force Russia to peace with more severe sanctions.
Make them know
Spread the information about the Russian aggression on your web pages and add the Ukrainian flag to your photo on Facebook.
Any kind of help is very important. Let’s protect peace together.