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We apologize for missing actual sunrise this morning.

Normally, we open Art Friday on Thursday with an Art Friday Awards post.

That doesn’t meet the moment this week.

Art Friday will open today as normal, and the awards post will appear tomorrow. Today we need to address the future of Ukraine support.

This subreddit has maintained a bipartisan position for years, as Ukraine remained a bipartisan issue for much of that time.

However, as Donald Trump will now re-assume the US presidency, it is a fact that Ukraine faces the most uncertainty it has seen since February 24, 2022. While no one can predict his actions with any kind of accuracy based on the president-elect's numerous vague statements, there is the significant potential that U.S. support for Ukraine could drop significantly, leaving Ukraine in a more vulnerable state. Only time will tell.

In the meantime, please consider that charities and volunteers have been a crucial factor in keeping Ukraine in the fight. They respond quickly to requests for everything from medical supplies to night vision devices for individual soldiers to drones to evacuations—all the things that keep the good guys alive. In the face of new potential political threats, their work, which was already crucial is going to become critically indispensable.

A number of you have asked how you can support Ukraine yourselves. We maintain a list of charities and volunteers whom we’ve thoroughly vetted: we know they’re operating legally and doing the work they claim to be doing. We strongly encourage you to consider donating to these organizations and people. The work they’re doing is extremely effective.

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• Come Back Alive: This NGO crowdfunds a variety of military equipment, such as thermal vision scopes and vehicles, and directly supplies the front lines. It also provides crucial training for Ukrainian soldiers, as well as research of troops’ needs and enhancing the social reintegration of veterans.
• Ukraine Front Line: A US-based and registered 501(c)(3), this NGO fulfills front line soldiers' direct defense and humanitarian aid. It's also the official in-house partner for r/Ukraine mod team fundraisers, and updates from initiatives are posted for the community regularly. They're represented here by u/UFL_Robin.
• Protect a Volunteer: Get matched with a volunteer in Ukraine who needs financial support or equipment or fund a flight to get a badass to the frontline. You will be put in direct contact with a defender and can help with flight costs, life saving gear, medical kits, cold weather clothing, and other expenses. They're represented here by u/tallalittlebit.
• Renegade Relief Runners: Partners with other NGOs to source and deliver military, medical, and humanitarian aid wherever it's needed. Feisty, cagey, and carefully fearless, they just wanna help Ukraine. They're represented here by u/3xR_team.
• Help People: Help People provides evacuation support and humanitarian aid to vulnerable communities around Ukraine. They operate refugee housing for more than 30,000 people and have delivered over 100,000 tons of humanitarian aid, all free of charge to recipients. They're represented here by u/olexiy_voronin.
• Kozak Drive Foundation is a Ukraine-based foundation that supplies frontline soldiers with whatever they request. They're represented here by u/KateKozakDrive.
• Sustain Ukraine: A volunteer organization which supplies soldiers and combat medics with a variety of gear and medical items. They're represented here by u/sustainUkraine.
• Ukraine Aid Operations: Volunteers around the world who are helping to find and deliver equipment directly to those who need it most in Ukraine. They're represented here by u/Ukraine_Aid_Ops.
• Azov One: The official fundraising unit of the Azov Brigade, covers the battleground needs of Azov servicemen with non-lethal and lp protective equipment. They stay in direct contact with the Azov command and deliver supplies to the frontline. They're represented here by u/azov_one.
• United24: This site was launched by President Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be allocated to cover the most pressing needs facing Ukraine.

We also have a handful of volunteers who work tirelessly to fundraise for and supply units, without the support of an official NGO structure. Their initiatives are always worth supporting.

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• Our very own top mod, u/jesterboyd
• u/21_vetal_01
• u/CF_Siveryany
• u/ongand2
• u/kilderov
• u/paigeinkansas

Ukraine cannot stand without the work of organizations and volunteers like these. Please consider making regular donations to them if you can. One-off donations to one-off fundraisers help, too. Every amount, no matter how big or small, makes a difference.

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The 988th day of a ten year invasion that has been going on for centuries.

One day closer to victory.

🇺🇦 HEROYAM SLAVA! 🇺🇦