hey dear,

Andrew Garfield as Spiderman #2: 

Today at about 5 in the morning Russian forces have attacked the major military infrastructure of Ukraine, as well as civilian infrastructure. Missile strikes are targeting all regions, there are fights and tanks, which are trying to advance to Kyiv (North, Capital city), Kherson/Mykolaiv/Odesa (South), as well as Kharkiv (North-East, is next to Donbas region) and territories in the Donbas region. 

We have entered a military state. All citizens are told to, if possible, be at home and pack a bag of essentials that they can take with them to bomb shelters. 

What is the goal here:

The main intention of Russia is to remove the government of the country, create a massive panic and try to install their own puppet government.

This is what we see, and all today’s aggression is aimed exactly at that. Here is what you need to do. 

1. DO NOT PANIC. It is the phrase of the day here in Ukraine. Our government and our military are telling us not to panic. People make queues while stacking up on all-important necessities, but we stay cool and only allow ourselves to panic in our homes. 

2. DO NOT SHARE RUSSIAN NEWS. Today they have spread a lot of propaganda-fake news about ukranian military giving up, surrendering, our anti-missile weapons being destroyed.  That is not the case. Our military is confronting them at every step and has done a lot of damage to the machinery. 

3. ACT. Today lots of countries are protesting in front of Russian Embassies. DOn’t stop there. Call for the ban of sports events, don’t give their businesses and infrastructure money and call for them to sanction PUTIN and those around him. If you’re in the EU you should be calling for action from your governments NOW, these actions are the consequence of doing NOTHING for 8 years after the invasion. 

Most importantly, stay safe, don’t trust unreliable sources. 

- https://savelife.in.ua/en/

Charity fund Come Back Alive that supports soldiers on front lines and after service.

- https://voices.org.ua/en/

Charitable Foundation Voices of Children, mostly with focus on mental health and development of children in Lughansk and Donetsk region.

- https://www.peoplesproject.com/en/

Ukraine's military and civil crowdfunding.

You can also donate directly to Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, for logistical or medical support. More info here: https://mil.gov.ua/en/donate.html

Please do not ignore individual calls for aid and crowdfunding too! Whether they come in form of patreon links, emergency commissions, etc. I'd say setting up a patreon account to support creators and people in need would be the surest way to help, since things like PayPal, Ko-Fi, CashApp etc do not work in Ukraine (although some people still use them through friends or relatives in different countries). Not all circumstances are dire enough to need organizational help, but even 10$ can really help an individual person who had to evacuate from their town, relocate from a damaged building, etc.

If you are looking for an emergency exit from Ukraine, Poland will open EIGHT safety points on the border with Ukraine (you will get warm food, medical help and from there you will be guided to safety) in two of our voivodeships: lubelskie and podkarpackie. It is confirmed by the Polish Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Paweł Szefernaker.

SOURCES:

https://www.rp.pl/konflikty-zbrojne/art35748991-szefernaker-na-granicy-z-ukraina-powstaja-punkty-recepcyjne-dla-uchodzcow

https://www.wprost.pl/polityka/10633681/polska-reaguje-na-agresje-rosji-na-ukraine-powstana-punkty-dla-uchodzcow.html

I've marked those voivodeships on the map!