How to Support Ukraine?

In the early hours of 24 February, the Russian Federation began an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. This turned into a full-scale war and is causing a great humanitarian disaster in the heart of Europe, just 430 km away from Austria. According to the UN, 1 million people have already fled the country during this week, which is roughly comparable to the population of Estonia or Cyprus. And it’s only the beginning as the war continues and Ukraine as the biggest country in Europe has 40 mio. people. The Reality Bites Initiative is mobilizing efforts to support the people in need from demonstrations to humanitarian assistance. See below what we are doing and how you can help to support Ukrainians that have in one night lost their homes, their loved ones and experienced the greatest suffering since the World War II.

DONATIONS

(For EUR)

Bank: ERSTE BANK
Recipient: Reality Bites Initiative (RBI)
IBAN: AT02 2011 1842 9859 4700
BIC: GIBAATWWXXX
Purpose: Ukraine

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(For UAH)

Bank: National Bank of Ukraine
Recipient: Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
MFO 300001 (bank code)
Account No. UA823000010000032302338301027
EDRPOU Code 37567866

DELIVERY

Address: Landstrasser Gürtel 9, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Phone number: +43 699 19712496. Please call Gregor before coming

WHAT TO BRING (02.03.2022)

– Warm boots
– Warm underwear
– Winter glows, socks
– Hygiene articles
– Dry peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas
– Milk powder, egg powder, vitamin drinks

HOUSING

If you offer or need housing ukraine@europe.or.at

TRANSPORTATION

If you offer or need transportation ukraine@europe.or.at

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

E-mail: legal@ukrainehelp.at

Address: Zimmermanngasse 8, 1090 Vienna (ARGE Ukraine Hilfe)

When: Monday-Friday, 9:30-12:30

EU GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Austria

Federal Agency for Reception and Support Services (BBU) for temporary accommodation, hotline: +43 1 2676 870 9460

Federal Agency for Reception and Support Services (BBU) regarding for legal matters, hotline: +43 1 2676 870 9461

Caritas for entering and housing, hotline: +43 5 1776 380

AkutBetreuung Wien – ABW, hotline 24/7: +43 676 8118 98698

Volunteering Center for Assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainians in Austria – https://helpforukraine.at/en

Czech Republic

Ministry of the Interior: https://www.nasiukrajinci.cz/ua ;

https://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/informace-pro-obcany-ukrajiny.aspx?q=Y2hudW09Mg%3d%3d

Stand with Ukraine, for those who want to help: https://www.stojimezaukrajinou.cz/en

Slovakia

Ministry of the Interior: https://ua.gov.sk/en.html

Romania

Government website: https://www.gov.ro/ro/pagina/ukraine-together-we-help-more

The persons who contribute to this Initiative are a rather heterogenic bunch. Some are Ukrainian citizens; some have a Ukrainian lineage or are individuals who simply have come to love the country`s culture and people. Taken as a group, our protagonists genetically combine Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, German, Jewish, Austrian, Hungarian, Italian and French heritage. And as much as we do not belong to one and the same region of the country, we do not adhere to one and the same political orientation or religious denomination. This being said, even though we do our best to be impartial, we are nonetheless led by our belief that Ukraine deserves a better deal in Europe and the world. We believe that an important reason why Ukraine is still treated like a little-loved step-sister by Europe`s other children is that there is an ongoing, admirably efficient propaganda campaign of very creative lies and slander by Moscow`s government against Ukraine. The impressive investment of effort and resources by the Putin government to disinform the world about Ukraine is being waged in and against the member states of the European Union, but also the USA. For obvious reasons, it is “The West” that is the target audience of this disinformation war, the purpose being to weaken the resolve of the EU and USA in maintaining sanctions against the Russian Federation by portraying Ukraine as a somehow proto-fascist dictatorship and its citizens as either Nazis or simply agents of the CIA. The latter is an argument that is used preferentially when targeting EU-decision makers, building on the dormant mistrust between the EU and the US and the assumption that a failure of Brussels would be appreciated by Washington. more…

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