Two Years of War in Ukraine
It has been two years since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Two years that have turned people’s worlds upside down. Two years where millions of people have been internally displaced and millions more have left the country and become refugees.
18 Months of War in Ukraine
STEP Ukraine
STEP Ukraine: FAQs
Ukraine’s older Jewish communities still holding on in the face of two years of war
Ukraine was once home to the largest Jewish population in Europe, with approximately 1.5 million Jews living in the Soviet republic of Ukraine. By 2023, a year after Russia’s devastating full-scale invasion, the Jewish community of Ukraine was estimated at around 43,000 – just 3% of what it once was.
Support for Ukraine
World Jewish Relief’s 50 year history in Ukraine, our extensive network of local partners and our understanding of the context gives us unparalleled access and capability to respond to evolving needs, both short term and longer term.
Privacy Notice for participants in the STEP Ukraine Programme
Mental Health Awareness Week: Ukraine Focus
According to the WHO forecast, 9.6 million people in Ukraine are at risk of acute stress, anxiety, depression, substance use and post-traumatic stress disorder, and are in desperate need of psychological support. Ukraine’s health ministry estimates that almost half of the population need such assistance, while three to four million people likely need some form of medication. Head of Impact and Livelihoods, Ekaterina Mitiaev, explores the mental health crisis in Ukraine.
World Jewish Relief Launches Urgent Appeal for Ukraine
World Jewish Relief, supported by the UK’s leading Jewish communal agencies, has launched a Ukraine Crisis Appeal in response to the rapidly deteriorating situation on the country’s border with Russia. The latest reports indicate that over 150,000 Russian troops surround Ukraine’s border, and forces have now been deployed inside Eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine Crisis Appeal
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February we have been supporting our 29 partners across the country as they do everything they can to protect their communities in the face of active conflict.
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