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Our mission is to help create a free, independent, and democratic Ukraine. The Ukrainian Freedom Fund is a U.S.

registered 501c3 non-profit in and an officially registered NGO in Ukraine that operates internationally. Our Volunteer network helps us to raise donations in USA, Canada, UK, Europe. We received endorsements from:
National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine,
European Business Association,
National Guard of Ukraine,
US-Ukraine Business Council
EU-Ukraine Business Council.

Фонд Вільна Україна - офіційно зареєстрована НУО в Україні і США, що веде діяльність в усьому світі.
Наша мережа волонтерів допомогає нам збирати пожертви в США, Канаді, Великобританії та Європі.
Нашу діяльність схвалили:
Рада національної безпеки і оборони (РНБО), Національна Гвардія України,
Ділова рада США-Україна,
Ділова рада ЄС–Україна,
Європейська Бізнес Асоціація.

10/19/2026

Technology is changing the battlefield in Ukraine at an extraordinary pace. But having advanced technology is only part of the equation. Knowing how to integrate it effectively into broader plans and adapt as conditions change is equally important.

That's particularly true with uncrewed systems, where new capabilities and approaches are constantly emerging. Recently, senior Ukrainian staff officers participated in a two-week UFF-supported program alongside experienced practitioners, exchanging ideas, examining planning approaches, and working through realistic scenarios involving the integration of different capabilities.

These exchanges go well beyond the classroom. They provide opportunities for Ukrainian leaders to share their experiences, explore new approaches, and bring those ideas back to their organizations.

Technology will continue to evolve, and Ukrainian leaders will continue to adapt. By bringing experienced practitioners together with Ukrainian leaders to exchange ideas, share expertise, and tackle real-world challenges, UFF is helping strengthen the leadership and organizational capabilities that will benefit Ukraine well beyond the technologies of today.

10/06/2026

UFF benefits from an extraordinary group of senior advisors who bring decades of experience, perspective, and expertise to our work in Ukraine.

Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret.), a member of the UFF Advisory Board, is one example. In a new Forbes column, he examines an important question facing the future of airpower and how to balance effectiveness, capability, capacity, and affordability. He draws on lessons from the war in Ukraine, highlighting Ukraine’s remarkable ingenuity in employing new technologies while examining what those experiences can, and cannot, teach the United States about the future of warfare.

Lt. Gen. Deptula’s article is just the latest example of how our senior advisors continue to contribute their insight and experience to important national security discussions, especially those involving Ukraine. They are respected voices on some of the world's most difficult challenges, bringing perspective and wisdom developed over decades of leadership at the highest levels of military, government, and national security organizations.

Their expertise is exceptionally valuable to UFF's work in Ukraine. Our senior advisors travel there, meet directly with Ukrainian leaders, see challenges firsthand, and bring their experience and perspective to our work. They help us better understand complex problems, consider different approaches, and work alongside our Ukrainian partners to develop practical solutions that can produce meaningful change.

That direct engagement is an important part of how UFF works. We listen to our Ukrainian partners, understand what they need, then bring together the right people, experience, and expertise to help address those needs.

Lt. Gen. Deptula is part of a deeply experienced UFF Advisory Board whose members continue to give their time, experience, and expertise to helping Ukraine.

Read the full Forbes column at the link in the comments.

10/01/2026

Today is Defenders Day in Ukraine, a day set aside to honor the men and women who have served their country and those who continue to defend it against Russian aggression.

For Ukrainians, this day carries particular weight after more than four years of full-scale war. Few families or communities have been left untouched. Across the country, men and women continue to serve in many different roles, accepting extraordinary responsibility and risk for the people beside them and the nation they are fighting to protect.

Defenders Day also reflects a tradition that reaches far beyond the current war. For generations, Ukrainians have honored those who answered the call in times of need. Today’s defenders carry that tradition forward through their service and sacrifice and their determination to preserve Ukraine’s freedom and sovereignty.

That connection means a great deal to all of us at UFF. All of our Ukrainian team members have played a part in their country’s defense, including several who have served in uniform. All have family, friends, and colleagues who continue to serve today.

We are proud to stand alongside and help support Ukraine’s defenders, and to see firsthand the courage, commitment, and resilience they demonstrate every day to defend their homeland and protect their people.

Слава Україні! Героям слава!

09/29/2026

An F-16 is an impressive aircraft. But an aircraft alone does not make an air force.

Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret.), a member of UFF’s Advisory Board, makes that point in his latest commentary for Air & Space Forces Magazine.

“Airpower depends on a system, not simply an inventory of airplanes.”

That system includes aircraft and weapons, but also people, logistics, infrastructure, command and control, information sharing, and leaders who know how to bring those pieces together. Providing a new capability is one thing. Building an organization that can integrate and employ it effectively is another.

Much of the support UFF provides focuses on these same challenges, helping leaders understand how new capabilities fit into a larger system. How should they plan for them? How do they fit into existing organizations and command structures? What needs to change in doctrine and education? How do leaders integrate new capabilities and adapt as conditions change?

Aircraft, missiles, and drones may be the most visible parts of military capability, but leadership, education, planning, and organizational development help turn those individual pieces into an effective force.

Read Lt. Gen. Deptula’s full article in Air & Space Forces Magazine. Link in the comments.

09/18/2026

Transparency and accountability are among UFF's most important core values. For more than a decade, they've shaped how we work with the Ukrainian people and how we engage with the donors and partners who make our work possible.

On the ground in Ukraine, that means being present and working directly with the people and organizations we support. We listen closely to what they need, are clear and straightforward about how we can help, and remain accountable for delivering on our commitments. They know we are there to help address critical needs where and when our support can have the greatest impact.

We take the same approach with our donors and partners. We remain responsive and accountable, take the time to keep them well informed about what we're seeing and doing on the ground, and show them exactly how their contributions are being used and the difference they are making. That transparency keeps our supporters closely connected to the impact they help create.

Remaining transparent and accountable to those we support and those who support us has helped UFF build lasting relationships in Ukraine and earn the continued support of our donors and partners. Transparency and accountability aren't simply values we talk about. They're values UFF lives by every day.

09/15/2026

Complex problems demand leaders who can think, adapt, and make sound decisions.

Roman has served as a civil-military officer in Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps since 2022. This summer, he completed a UFF-supported course that challenges leaders to assess complex situations, evaluate options, exercise sound judgment, make informed decisions, and lead teams toward effective solutions.

In Ukraine, these aren't theoretical skills. Leaders routinely make difficult decisions with limited time, incomplete information, and conditions that can change without warning. The right decision at the right time can mean the difference between success or failure, life or death.

Roman is one of many Ukrainian leaders taking what they learn in UFF-supported courses back to their units and applying those capabilities to real-world challenges every day.

This is how your support makes a difference.

Learn more: ukrfreedomfund.org

09/11/2026

One of the things that distinguishes the Ukrainian Freedom Fund (UFF) from many other organizations is its close and trusted relationship with the leadership of Збройні Сили України / The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was demonstrated once again last week when General Mykhailo Drapatyi visited one of the courses supported by UFF. He spoke with course participants and emphasized the importance of their professional development, as well as the contributions they will be able to make when they return to their units.

AFU leadership highly values this work and maintains an ongoing dialogue with UFF about current needs and the areas where the Fund’s support can have the greatest impact.

This partnership is an important part of UFF’s work. We listen to the needs and recommendations of Ukrainian military leaders, tailor our support accordingly, and bring together the expertise needed to address challenges that extend beyond a single course or unit.

This work is about more than developing individual military leaders. Together with the AFU, we are addressing broader issues of leadership, professional development, and strengthening organizational capacity across the force. The goal is to make units more effective while building the long-term capabilities of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine.

The effectiveness of this work is reflected in tangible results. To date, more than 3,000 Ukrainian military personnel and other members of the defense workforce have participated in UFF-supported professional development programs. They bring what they have learned back to their units and put it into practice. Units whose leaders have participated in these programs report improved organizational effectiveness and, in some cases, significant reductions in battlefield casualties.

These practical results are one of the reasons AFU leadership continues to turn to UFF for support.

09/09/2026

Last week, Ukraine opened another school year. In Kyiv, it opened amid days of Russian attacks.

For Ukrainian children, going back to school can mean something very different. They are forced to switch between classrooms, online instruction, hallways, and basements to remain safe. Parents prepare their children for what to do if an alert catches them on the way to school. Across Kyiv, crews are repairing 107 schools and kindergartens damaged by Russian attacks.

And the danger is growing. According to UNICEF, July saw the highest monthly number of child casualties in Ukraine in more than four years, a 49% increase from the previous month. Schools and hospitals continue to be hit.

Children in Ukraine deserve to learn without constant fear of the next attack. Your support helps UFF provide the Ukrainian people the resources and expertise they need to confront the dangers of this war and give their children the safer, more secure future they deserve.

09/04/2026

Jessie is 33 and comes from California. For years, he traveled across the United States taking seasonal jobs in farming and agriculture. There was little in his life that suggested he would one day leave the United States to serve in Ukraine.

But Ukraine wasn’t entirely foreign to him. Growing up, Jessie heard stories from his grandmother about what earlier generations of Ukrainians had endured. Those stories stayed with him and helped shape a connection to a country he had never called home.

Jessie first came to Ukraine as a volunteer with an international group. He eventually returned home, but after seeing the war and getting to know the Ukrainian people firsthand, supporting them from afar no longer felt like enough. He made the decision to come back.

“Eventually, I realized that volunteering wasn’t going to be enough, and I chose to fight for Ukraine.”

Today, Jessie serves alongside Ukrainians in a unit UFF supports with connectivity terminals, power stations, vehicles, and other equipment needed on the ground. He uses that equipment and sees firsthand what outside support means to the people beside him.

“Ukrainians are beautiful people. They have been nothing but caring. It surprises me, the level of resilience that the Ukrainian people have.”

One of the reasons UFF launched Freedom’s Frontline was to introduce our supporters to the people their generosity reaches and show what that support makes possible on the ground in Ukraine.

“Americans pride themselves on patriotic values, and Ukraine is fighting right now for the very essence of those values. Ukraine needs you.”

Your contribution helps UFF provide people like Jessie, and the Ukrainians serving beside him, with the equipment and resources they need to succeed on the ground.

ukrfreedomfund.org/donate

08/31/2026

This summer, UFF brought its institutional capacity-building work to Sumy, helping Ukrainian leaders strengthen planning, decision-making, coordination, and organizational effectiveness under the wartime conditions they face every day.

During the program, Russian glide bombs struck the city. One struck very close to the program site just as an instructor arrived, heavily damaging a nearby hypermarket and gas station. As always, the program went on as planned.

For more than a decade, UFF has worked alongside Ukrainian leaders, units, and institutions, building the trust and relationships that allow us to deliver support where and when it is needed most.

Ukraine's leaders cannot wait for safer conditions to prepare for the challenges they face today. Neither can we.

Learn more about our work and help make a difference at ukrfreedomfund.org

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