Cat rescue underway! Our combat medic friend Marika found this cat in sub-freezing temperatures in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region (still controlled by Ukraine, but it’s very destroyed). She’s ill, so we will get her to a warm, safe place for treatment this week. Suggestions for a name?

With russia destroying Ukraine’s power & heat, people aren’t the only ones freezing. The Hachiko team has been working overtime to make sure the dogs & cats have the food they need to survive—and we are also installing outdoor shelters for displaced pets that have nowhere to go.

Happy Caturday from a frozen eastern Ukraine. Admittedly, the cats are not as well mannered as Ukrainian dogs—no waiting in line here. But I can’t blame them, it’s -20 degrees 🥶

Good morning from displaced dogs of Ukraine who are facing -20 temperatures 🥺

Ukrainian cats are tough as nails.

This is Mikhail, a retiree in Kharkiv who helps animals. He has 20 cats here (and 1 dog), all found in the street—some hit by cars, others displaced by war. He cares for 50 more cats who live in basements outside. The Hachiko team is making sure he has food & medicine for them!

Today, in response to attacks that took out power & heat, Ukrainian Railways deployed 7 of our Invincibility Train Cars. 2 more will be active tomorrow. I hate that these are needed, but I’m glad we are able to provide some warmth, phone charging & a safe place for kids to go. 🇺🇦

Snowy Caturday breakfast in Kharkiv, Ukraine. 30 cats live outside this apartment building (they go into the basements at night) and 20 live in one of the apartments. The Hachiko team will be setting up feeding stations here thanks to your donations. 😺

The Hachiko team is on the ground with emergency pet support in Kharkiv after today’s ballistic missile attack destroyed an entire apartment building. And people say russia wants peace?

In snowy Kharkiv, the Hachiko team met these good dogs 🐕 who were homeless and very hungry. Local resident Andrey is helping to take care of them, so we made sure he has enough food, plus warm bedding and hay for a shed where they can escape the cold.

Bringing some light and warmth to cold nights in Gaza: Tonight we delivered a first round of thousands of blankets and solar lamps to families living in the camps. 💡

Jinx is loving his Christmas ornament present from Ukraine: a brave defender and his cat. 🇺🇦🐱

Merry Christmas evening from the Holy Family Church in Gaza City! Today after mass, we were able to bring fresh vegetable & fruit bundles for 2,000 families, along with special Christmas treats for the kids: chocolate, cookies, milk, and these balls to play with.🎄✨

Today on Christmas Day in Ukraine, the Hachiko team helped evacuate this dog Barbos from Kramatorsk to a safe new home in Kharkiv region. We even got him a shelter thanks to support from Purina! 🐕

Reminder that Carol of the Bells is Ukrainian, written in Pokrovsk—a city I spent much time in before it was destroyed by russia. Don’t miss this powerful performance by friends in Ukraine’s Cultural Forces: youtu.be/IWFq7Sevki0?...

Reminder that Carol of the Bells is Ukrainian, written in Pokrovsk—a city I spent much time in before it was destroyed by russia. Don’t miss this powerful performance by friends in Ukraine’s Cultural Forces: youtu.be/IWFq7Sevki0?...

The Hachiko team is expanding deliveries across Kharkiv region due to ongoing attacks knocking out electricity during winter. Tatiana here takes care of 35 dogs and 3 cats. We also met Vlad, who himself is displaced from Sloviansk and goes around feeding homeless pets.

Some good news: We got more fresh produce into Gaza tonight! Bundles of 🍅🥔🍠🧅🍊🍌 will start reaching 1000s of families tomorrow (photo is from last weekend’s distribution in Gaza City). In total, we’ve been able to bring in 680,000 pounds—but need for nutritious food is huge.

This dog was standing guard as the cats had some lunch today near Kherson. Ukrainian dogs are the most well-behaved.

Just before the big storms hit Gaza, I spent time in some of the displacement camps where we have been delivering tarps, fresh food and hygiene supplies. I tried to record this video to show you what it’s like, and the kids really wanted to join in so it might be hard to hear. 🥹

In response to yesterday’s Russian terror attack that took out the power grid in Odesa, the Food Train 🚂 was dispatched by Ukrainian Railways to help provide hot food. 5,000 meals were cooked today for Odesa & 100s more for Kherson. This is what we built the Food Train to do! 🙏

Update from the Mawasi camps in Gaza, where we’ve been helping with shelter, hygiene kits & fresh food. These aren’t just tents—families are building homes out of tarps and trying to create some normalcy. Their apartments & houses are destroyed, so this is all they have now.

The Ukraine Food Train 🚂 was in full force for Thanksgiving in Kharkiv today—despite Russian bombs overnight. My friend Micha who oversees the Kharkiv Railway and Governor Syniehubov joined to help carve hundreds of turkeys. Love this tradition we started 2 years ago! 🦃

Ukraine Food Train 🚂 team watching Russian drone attacks in Kharkiv last night as they prepared 🦃 for a special Thanksgiving meal today. All this talk about Russia wanting peace is nonsense. They could end this war whenever they wanted by simply stopping.

Delivering fresh vegetable kits to families in the camps in Gaza. Trying to get in as much nutritious food as we can, as most cannot afford to purchase in the markets.

In the frontline Ukrainian city of Orikhiv, there are more cats & dogs than people remaining. I was there last year, but it’s too dangerous to visit now, so we send pet food in with rescuers. They shared these photos today—lots of hungry cats!

The Hachiko team visited Oleksandrivka, which was bombed by Russia yesterday for no reason. Residents are making repairs & grandma Olena takes care of 30 cats here. This white cat was concussed from the blasts and barely able to eat, so we are going to get her some help.

We will keep feeding the dogs of Kramatorsk, because this is Ukraine, no matter what a Russian plan says. 🇺🇦

It’s getting cold in Ukraine 🥶 so we are building Hachiko shelters for homeless pets in frontline areas. Purina is sponsoring the first 30, along with 200 carriers we can give families for evacuations. If you want to help build more shelters, donate at hachikofoundation.org 🙏

This is the Catholic Church in Gaza City ⛪️ You can still see the burn scars from the bomb that hit in July. Father Gabriel’s parish takes care of thousands of Gazan families around here, so we have been delivering fresh vegetables, milk, and tarps to fix tents.

The homeless cats are very excited this morning as Denis arrived to refill the Hachiko feeding station in Chornobaivka 😻 This is next to the destroyed Kherson airport, and we have to move fast to avoid Russian drones.

At last some good humanitarian news with "BringKidsBackUA" giving details of more children and (now) young adults rescued from occupied areas of Ukraine. The exact number is unknown but as they report on X, it's a "large number" and read their awful circumstances below.

3 years ago today, Kherson was liberated & my friend Alex sent me this photo. He was commanding an assault brigade pushing invading forces back—the bravest there are. Russians murdered him last year in Odesa, but we will never forget his dedication in the fight for freedom. 💛💙

Watch the Ukrainian cats come running after the Hachiko team refilled the feeding station in Pyatykhatky, a town not far from where Russia blew up the Nova Kakhovka dam. 🐈 🐈‍⬛ This area was previously occupied and remains dangerous for residents.

The 🇺🇦 Food Train 🚂 had a visitor today! Grateful to the Ukrainian Railways team for their non-stop courageous work. The train is still cooking thousands of meals every day, often under fire in the Kharkiv region. The Iron People are unbreakable.

Today the Hachiko team is in Cherkask, eastern 🇺🇦—these tiny kittens were found at Tetiana’s gate sick & exhausted. We provided ear & eye drops, flea & tick treatment, deworming tablets, and nutritious paste for kittens. Now the little ones are in safe hands and a warm home. 🙏😻

The Ukrainian Food Train 🚂 has now cooked & served over 2.5 million meals! The team was recently up in the Sumy region where Russian missiles damaged power & heating. Thanks to the State Emergency Services for helping hand out hot meals to residents! 🙏⛑️

Pirate here lost his leg during Russian occupation, so he’s still skeptical of people. But he always comes to greet the Hachiko team when we deliver food to his village. Ukrainian dogs & cats have seen the worst, yet remain so kind.

Today in Gaza City, we delivered 1,000 fresh produce kits to the Holy Family Catholic Church, where Father Gabriel Romanelli and his parish support thousands of displaced families. Tomorrow we’ll be back with tarps & shelter material.

Big eyes, one eye, and the sphinx: meet today’s feline visitors to the Hachiko Vet Van 🚑 in eastern Ukraine! The team has now treated over 500 frontline pets with your support 🙏 We’ve had some setbacks with increased bombing, but we’re working hard to finish the year at 700!

Caturday in the village of Dolyna in the Donetsk region of Ukraine: Only 1 resident is left, Yuriy Trofimovich. He cares for more than 20 cats plus two dogs—and today he added some kittens! The Hachiko team left food+medicine for Yuriy so he can keep helping them. 😺

These dogs were all waiting by the feeding tube in Kherson region 🇺🇦 this morning, eagerly waiting for the Hachiko team to arrive. This is how they greeted Denis as he opened the Hachiko van door. 🐶

Live from Gaza as the sun sets: We’re loading up 60 tons of fresh fruit & vegetables to deliver directly to families with our All Hands & Hearts partners. 🥕🍊🧅🥔

This Ukrainian family had 5 Corgis but only 3 survived after Russians bombed their house in Yampil. They escaped, walking 35km to Sloviansk, where our Hachiko team provided food for the pups. We will keep helping and also bring them dog houses.

The leaves are turning 🍂 and it’s getting cold in eastern Ukraine, so the Hachiko team is out making sure the feeders are filled & the cats displaced by war and living in the skeletons of buildings have food today. 😺

Ukrainian dog and cat sharing a meal from the Hachiko team today. Displaced by war, but still so well behaved!

If you don’t get the Hachiko newsletter, here are some recent updates from the front lines in Ukraine (you can also subscribe here). There’s some good news to share as well! 👉 mailchi.mp/hachikofound...

Ukrainian dogs lining up to get food from the Hachiko team in Sloviansk, eastern Ukraine. This area is under regular attack from Russia, and yet the homeless dogs remain so well behaved. 🐕🐕🐕

Saturday breakfast in Izium, eastern Ukraine. These cats live in the destroyed home, and come running when the Hachiko team brings food. They are big fans of the donated Purina food.

Last night, Russian drones hit the home of our Hachiko co-founders Katya & Sergey. The main house survived, but the dog houses & garage all burned. Miraculously, their dogs are alive 🙏 and being treated at the vet for shock. Please keep them in your thoughts today. 💛💙