Valentyna Malko

For almost 10 years, she has been engaged in “charity that creates the future” — implementing projects that not only save in times of crisis, but also create long-term benefits for society. Even before the full-scale war, she was involved in a number of urban and social initiatives in Odessa — in particular, installing bins for cleaning up after animals in parks, printing motivational postcards for orphanages, collecting books for libraries, helping the elderly, and organizing master classes for children from shelters.

● Organized the sewing of over 5,000 sleeping bags for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: studied the technology, sought funds, supervised production, and even hired seamstresses in bombed-out cities.
● Engaged in targeted provision of the needs of the 53rd Motorized Rifle Brigade, which held the defense near Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
● Drawn a giant poster demanding to allocate funds for drones and electronic warfare systems for the army. The poster consisted of 52 sheets of Whatman paper, photos of which went viral on the Internet and gained over 4 million views.
● Engaged in a number of urban and social initiatives in Odessa — in particular, installing bins for cleaning up after animals in parks, printing motivational leaflets for orphanages, collecting books for libraries, helping the elderly, and organizing master classes for children from shelters.

Laiti Biriukova

She started volunteering immediately after the start of the full-scale war. Her husband has been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the first days, and Lighty stayed behind with her child — hence the desire to act from what she has, where she is. In May 2022, she founded the “Kyiv-style” Kotiki fund — with an ironic name, because “at least something in this story had to be funny.”

● First fundraising, first cars from abroad, humanitarian convoys to Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk regions.
● She evacuated animals from the combat zone, in particular from Chasovy Yar — five trips to Donetsk region alone, including — to Italy in her own car. And she is still looking for homes for rescued animals.
● In June 2023, she went to Kherson — to help on the water after the dam was blown up.
● Over time, she switched to technical assistance: stations, generators, Starlink, FPV drones, heaters — everything that soldiers need.
● She repeatedly purchased cars for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and personally brought and handed them over to the brigades.
● Even when she got into an accident while delivering humanitarian aid to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it didn’t stop her. She recovered and continued to help.

Slava Garin

At the beginning of the full-scale war, he was in Spain with his wife. They immediately took to the streets with posters to show their position and support Ukraine.
Cooperated with European volunteers, journalists and artists - in particular, a Finn who sincerely believed in the victory of Ukraine was remembered.

● Organized aid for the Ukrainian Red Cross in Odessa: raised funds (10,000 euros), purchased equipment in Hamburg, and built a logistics scheme that was later used by other volunteers.
● Worked at a humanitarian aid warehouse in Germany — from sorting to loading trucks.
● Supported Ukrainian refugees: found housing, provided transportation, helped with basic needs.
● Cultural activities — a separate front:
● Wrote a play and a film script about the war
● Conducted theater productions in Spain and Germany
● Signed an agreement with an American producer
● Recorded a series of video interviews with Ukrainian refugees
● Participated in rallies, public actions, and campaigns in support of Ukraine