February 24 marks two years since the escalation of war in Ukraine, a conflict which has taken about 10,000 civilian lives while creating nearly six million refugees across Europe and internally displacing 3.67 million more people, according to UN figures.
Read MoreAccording to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), more than 28,350 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the conflict in February 2022, a number the agency says “is likely to be significantly higher.”
Read MorePassionate about social work almost since childhood, Irina Ozhehova understood firsthand the significance of risking one's life to save others, and she possessed the ability to build robust teams and devise solutions during crises. Recently, she joined CARE Ukraine as a Rapid Response Officer, which enabled her to engage in large-scale projects and extend assistance to even more people.
Read MoreCARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
As soon as the news of what officials are already calling one of the largest man-made European disasters in decades, CARE began coordinating its response to bring relief to those affected by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
Read MoreOmer is a Shelter Advisor for CARE Ukraine, offering technical advice and expertise in relation to the shelter response in conflict-affected parts of the country. Here, he talks to CARE about his motivation for working in the shelter sector, his work in Ukraine and why dignified shelter is more important now than ever.
Read MoreBorscht is one of the most well-known Ukrainian meals – a traditional, hearty soup with multiple layers of ingredients held together by a savory beet broth. To make borsht the traditional way, it takes hours to simmer all the ingredients properly. But borscht during wartime is different.
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