Leleka Foundation
@leleka.care
We help frontline medical professionals save lives in Ukraine 🇺🇦 Допомагаємо медикам в Україні рятувати життя на передовій | https://leleka.care
Every gift made before December 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000, thanks to a generous commitment by the Fooksman Family Foundation.
💛 $25 = a tourniquet
💙 $100 = trauma essentials
🎒 $1,000 = a fully stocked medical backpack
👉 givebutter.com/leleka25ye
#SupportUkraine
💛 $25 = a tourniquet
💙 $100 = trauma essentials
🎒 $1,000 = a fully stocked medical backpack
👉 givebutter.com/leleka25ye
#SupportUkraine
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Every gift made before December 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000, thanks to a generous commitment by the Fooksman Family Foundation.
💛 $25 = a tourniquet
💙 $100 = trauma essentials
🎒 $1,000 = a fully stocked medical backpack
👉 givebutter.com/leleka25ye
#SupportUkraine
💛 $25 = a tourniquet
💙 $100 = trauma essentials
🎒 $1,000 = a fully stocked medical backpack
👉 givebutter.com/leleka25ye
#SupportUkraine
Meet Illia Dyachenko, 23. Police since 18; now medic with KORD - police special-purpose regiment. He’s evacuated wounded under drones & artillery; one “5-day” mission lasted 37. “For now, my home is wherever my backpack is.”
Support medics: leleka.care/en/donate
#StandWithUkraine
Support medics: leleka.care/en/donate
#StandWithUkraine
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Meet Illia Dyachenko, 23. Police since 18; now medic with KORD - police special-purpose regiment. He’s evacuated wounded under drones & artillery; one “5-day” mission lasted 37. “For now, my home is wherever my backpack is.”
Support medics: leleka.care/en/donate
#StandWithUkraine
Support medics: leleka.care/en/donate
#StandWithUkraine
This winter, Ukrainian medics on the front need your help to keep saving lives in Ukraine. And right now, your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100K thanks to a generous commitment from the Fooksman Family Foundation.
Donate: givebutter.com/Leleka25YE
#BackingTheBrave #LelekaFoundation
Donate: givebutter.com/Leleka25YE
#BackingTheBrave #LelekaFoundation
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This winter, Ukrainian medics on the front need your help to keep saving lives in Ukraine. And right now, your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100K thanks to a generous commitment from the Fooksman Family Foundation.
Donate: givebutter.com/Leleka25YE
#BackingTheBrave #LelekaFoundation
Donate: givebutter.com/Leleka25YE
#BackingTheBrave #LelekaFoundation
Gas gangrene in Europe—again. @Telegraph reports cases in Ukraine. Indeed, isolated cases have been confirmed to Leleka by the Chief Surgeon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Evacuation under Russian drones is often impossible; the wounded wait days and infections surge.
#Ukraine
#Ukraine
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Gas gangrene in Europe—again. @Telegraph reports cases in Ukraine. Indeed, isolated cases have been confirmed to Leleka by the Chief Surgeon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Evacuation under Russian drones is often impossible; the wounded wait days and infections surge.
#Ukraine
#Ukraine
Among the critical supplies Leleka delivers to the front line is the Operational Medical Bag.
Compact + light, laid out by MARCH/PAWS so medics don’t lose time under stress. If a full backpack covers ~10 casualties, this bag supports ~4–5.
Help Leleka deliver more: leleka.care/en/donate.
Compact + light, laid out by MARCH/PAWS so medics don’t lose time under stress. If a full backpack covers ~10 casualties, this bag supports ~4–5.
Help Leleka deliver more: leleka.care/en/donate.
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Among the critical supplies Leleka delivers to the front line is the Operational Medical Bag.
Compact + light, laid out by MARCH/PAWS so medics don’t lose time under stress. If a full backpack covers ~10 casualties, this bag supports ~4–5.
Help Leleka deliver more: leleka.care/en/donate.
Compact + light, laid out by MARCH/PAWS so medics don’t lose time under stress. If a full backpack covers ~10 casualties, this bag supports ~4–5.
Help Leleka deliver more: leleka.care/en/donate.
Kyiv endured one of the largest attacks yet. 430 drones and 18 missiles struck every district.
5 people were killed, 26 injured — including children and a pregnant woman.
Homes were damaged, and the city spent the night in shelters and smoke.
Please share the truth
#KyivUnderAttack #StandWithUkraine
5 people were killed, 26 injured — including children and a pregnant woman.
Homes were damaged, and the city spent the night in shelters and smoke.
Please share the truth
#KyivUnderAttack #StandWithUkraine
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Kyiv endured one of the largest attacks yet. 430 drones and 18 missiles struck every district.
5 people were killed, 26 injured — including children and a pregnant woman.
Homes were damaged, and the city spent the night in shelters and smoke.
Please share the truth
#KyivUnderAttack #StandWithUkraine
5 people were killed, 26 injured — including children and a pregnant woman.
Homes were damaged, and the city spent the night in shelters and smoke.
Please share the truth
#KyivUnderAttack #StandWithUkraine
“Where I’m needed.”
Frontline medic/instructor Olga Kharchenko (8th Separate Rifle Btn, 78th Airmobile) went from art history & IT to training soldiers to stop bleeding and evacuate under fire. Service was a conscious choice. “Survival first—then art,” she explained.
Read more: leleka.care
Frontline medic/instructor Olga Kharchenko (8th Separate Rifle Btn, 78th Airmobile) went from art history & IT to training soldiers to stop bleeding and evacuate under fire. Service was a conscious choice. “Survival first—then art,” she explained.
Read more: leleka.care
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“Where I’m needed.”
Frontline medic/instructor Olga Kharchenko (8th Separate Rifle Btn, 78th Airmobile) went from art history & IT to training soldiers to stop bleeding and evacuate under fire. Service was a conscious choice. “Survival first—then art,” she explained.
Read more: leleka.care
Frontline medic/instructor Olga Kharchenko (8th Separate Rifle Btn, 78th Airmobile) went from art history & IT to training soldiers to stop bleeding and evacuate under fire. Service was a conscious choice. “Survival first—then art,” she explained.
Read more: leleka.care
From Tbilisi, Georgia: our first supporter there, Georgi Shengelia, learned about Leleka through a friend’s “donate instead of gifts” birthday wish.
His reason is personal—a Ukrainian soldier saved his grandfather’s life in WWII.
Thank you, Georgi. Join him: Leleka.care
#StandWithUkraine
His reason is personal—a Ukrainian soldier saved his grandfather’s life in WWII.
Thank you, Georgi. Join him: Leleka.care
#StandWithUkraine
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
From Tbilisi, Georgia: our first supporter there, Georgi Shengelia, learned about Leleka through a friend’s “donate instead of gifts” birthday wish.
His reason is personal—a Ukrainian soldier saved his grandfather’s life in WWII.
Thank you, Georgi. Join him: Leleka.care
#StandWithUkraine
His reason is personal—a Ukrainian soldier saved his grandfather’s life in WWII.
Thank you, Georgi. Join him: Leleka.care
#StandWithUkraine
850 chest seals worth $10K+ just landed at Leleka`s office in Kyiv. They’re going straight into med backpacks frontline medics use every day to save lives.
Huge thanks to Yurii Melnyk and the Ukrainian community of Arizona.
Help stock the next shipment: Leleka.care
#LelekaFoundation #Ukraine
Huge thanks to Yurii Melnyk and the Ukrainian community of Arizona.
Help stock the next shipment: Leleka.care
#LelekaFoundation #Ukraine
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
850 chest seals worth $10K+ just landed at Leleka`s office in Kyiv. They’re going straight into med backpacks frontline medics use every day to save lives.
Huge thanks to Yurii Melnyk and the Ukrainian community of Arizona.
Help stock the next shipment: Leleka.care
#LelekaFoundation #Ukraine
Huge thanks to Yurii Melnyk and the Ukrainian community of Arizona.
Help stock the next shipment: Leleka.care
#LelekaFoundation #Ukraine
Daria Tkachenko - field medic from 128th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade - is now 19 years old. When the full-scale invasion began, she threw herself into volunteering. At 18, she completed a tactical medicine course and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
#StandWithUkraine #UkrainianHeroes
#StandWithUkraine #UkrainianHeroes
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Daria Tkachenko - field medic from 128th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade - is now 19 years old. When the full-scale invasion began, she threw herself into volunteering. At 18, she completed a tactical medicine course and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
#StandWithUkraine #UkrainianHeroes
#StandWithUkraine #UkrainianHeroes
Every evacuation is a race against time — against pain, chaos, and fear. There’s no script, no guarantee, only seconds and decisions that can change everything. Behind each road out of the front line lies a story. For medics, these are the moments that stay forever.
#StandWithUkraine
#StandWithUkraine
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Every evacuation is a race against time — against pain, chaos, and fear. There’s no script, no guarantee, only seconds and decisions that can change everything. Behind each road out of the front line lies a story. For medics, these are the moments that stay forever.
#StandWithUkraine
#StandWithUkraine
Our September Impact Report
Because of you, we delivered $270,000+ in essential gear to Ukrainian frontline medics.
Impact at a glance: 366 medical backpacks and bags • 2,559 tourniquets • 8 anti-drone systems • 488 stretchers • 2,603 chest seals • 22,581 other critical supplies.
Because of you, we delivered $270,000+ in essential gear to Ukrainian frontline medics.
Impact at a glance: 366 medical backpacks and bags • 2,559 tourniquets • 8 anti-drone systems • 488 stretchers • 2,603 chest seals • 22,581 other critical supplies.
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our September Impact Report
Because of you, we delivered $270,000+ in essential gear to Ukrainian frontline medics.
Impact at a glance: 366 medical backpacks and bags • 2,559 tourniquets • 8 anti-drone systems • 488 stretchers • 2,603 chest seals • 22,581 other critical supplies.
Because of you, we delivered $270,000+ in essential gear to Ukrainian frontline medics.
Impact at a glance: 366 medical backpacks and bags • 2,559 tourniquets • 8 anti-drone systems • 488 stretchers • 2,603 chest seals • 22,581 other critical supplies.
Volodymyr Halytskyi, field medic for 225th Separate Assault Regiment.
During training, he took tactical medicine very seriously. When he joined the infantry, he naturally took on the role of the platoon’s medic. After hospital and rehabilitation, he chose to continue saving lives.
#SupportUkraine
During training, he took tactical medicine very seriously. When he joined the infantry, he naturally took on the role of the platoon’s medic. After hospital and rehabilitation, he chose to continue saving lives.
#SupportUkraine
October 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Volodymyr Halytskyi, field medic for 225th Separate Assault Regiment.
During training, he took tactical medicine very seriously. When he joined the infantry, he naturally took on the role of the platoon’s medic. After hospital and rehabilitation, he chose to continue saving lives.
#SupportUkraine
During training, he took tactical medicine very seriously. When he joined the infantry, he naturally took on the role of the platoon’s medic. After hospital and rehabilitation, he chose to continue saving lives.
#SupportUkraine
Meet Leleka`s supporter - Douglas Thomson from Sedbergh, England.
At 82, he wanted to do more than just fly Ukraine’s flag above his small town. On Sept 17, Douglas turned a simple coffee morning into a fundraiser for Leleka.
Result: £849 raised in one morning — a record for Sedbergh!
At 82, he wanted to do more than just fly Ukraine’s flag above his small town. On Sept 17, Douglas turned a simple coffee morning into a fundraiser for Leleka.
Result: £849 raised in one morning — a record for Sedbergh!
October 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Meet Leleka`s supporter - Douglas Thomson from Sedbergh, England.
At 82, he wanted to do more than just fly Ukraine’s flag above his small town. On Sept 17, Douglas turned a simple coffee morning into a fundraiser for Leleka.
Result: £849 raised in one morning — a record for Sedbergh!
At 82, he wanted to do more than just fly Ukraine’s flag above his small town. On Sept 17, Douglas turned a simple coffee morning into a fundraiser for Leleka.
Result: £849 raised in one morning — a record for Sedbergh!
At just 28, Petro has spent nearly three years on the front lines saving lives as a field medic.
On Feb 23, 2022, his students asked if there’d be a war. Petro went to enlist. After months in occupied Kherson, he escaped & joined the Armed Forces as a medic.
On Feb 23, 2022, his students asked if there’d be a war. Petro went to enlist. After months in occupied Kherson, he escaped & joined the Armed Forces as a medic.
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
At just 28, Petro has spent nearly three years on the front lines saving lives as a field medic.
On Feb 23, 2022, his students asked if there’d be a war. Petro went to enlist. After months in occupied Kherson, he escaped & joined the Armed Forces as a medic.
On Feb 23, 2022, his students asked if there’d be a war. Petro went to enlist. After months in occupied Kherson, he escaped & joined the Armed Forces as a medic.
Leleka Foundation has renewed its partnership with SVOYI to deliver lifesaving surgical care in Ukraine—powered by a $100,000 grant from the Fooksman Family Foundation. Funds will provide fixation systems and implants for complex multi-fragment fractures affecting defenders and civilians alike.
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Leleka Foundation has renewed its partnership with SVOYI to deliver lifesaving surgical care in Ukraine—powered by a $100,000 grant from the Fooksman Family Foundation. Funds will provide fixation systems and implants for complex multi-fragment fractures affecting defenders and civilians alike.
GREAT NEWS! Two more medical evacuation vehicles are now equipped with anti-drone systems thanks to our "Shield the Lifesavers" campaign.
This gear provides a critical shield for medics, their crews, and patients from the constant threat of Russian FPV drone attacks.
Thank you!
This gear provides a critical shield for medics, their crews, and patients from the constant threat of Russian FPV drone attacks.
Thank you!
October 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
GREAT NEWS! Two more medical evacuation vehicles are now equipped with anti-drone systems thanks to our "Shield the Lifesavers" campaign.
This gear provides a critical shield for medics, their crews, and patients from the constant threat of Russian FPV drone attacks.
Thank you!
This gear provides a critical shield for medics, their crews, and patients from the constant threat of Russian FPV drone attacks.
Thank you!
Leleka’s partner @balakunua.bsky.social connects volunteers worldwide to support Ukrainians through free conversational language mentoring. Now Balakun is looking for new mentors.
No teaching experience needed. Give a bit of your time each week.
🗣️ Join Balakun balakun.org/welcome/mentor
No teaching experience needed. Give a bit of your time each week.
🗣️ Join Balakun balakun.org/welcome/mentor
October 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Leleka’s partner @balakunua.bsky.social connects volunteers worldwide to support Ukrainians through free conversational language mentoring. Now Balakun is looking for new mentors.
No teaching experience needed. Give a bit of your time each week.
🗣️ Join Balakun balakun.org/welcome/mentor
No teaching experience needed. Give a bit of your time each week.
🗣️ Join Balakun balakun.org/welcome/mentor
Ukraine’s energy system was hit again. 450+ drones. 30+ missiles.
💔 20+ civilians injured
🕯️ A child killed in Zaporizhzhia
🚒 Crews working nonstop to restore power
This was not about military targets — this was terror, aimed at life itself.
Stay with Ukraine. Support Leleka
leleka.care/en/donate
💔 20+ civilians injured
🕯️ A child killed in Zaporizhzhia
🚒 Crews working nonstop to restore power
This was not about military targets — this was terror, aimed at life itself.
Stay with Ukraine. Support Leleka
leleka.care/en/donate
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ukraine’s energy system was hit again. 450+ drones. 30+ missiles.
💔 20+ civilians injured
🕯️ A child killed in Zaporizhzhia
🚒 Crews working nonstop to restore power
This was not about military targets — this was terror, aimed at life itself.
Stay with Ukraine. Support Leleka
leleka.care/en/donate
💔 20+ civilians injured
🕯️ A child killed in Zaporizhzhia
🚒 Crews working nonstop to restore power
This was not about military targets — this was terror, aimed at life itself.
Stay with Ukraine. Support Leleka
leleka.care/en/donate
Torn by shrapnel & burned by an enemy drone, this flag from the 44th Mechanized Brigade arrived at Leleka Foundation as a thank-you for frontline medics. An occlusive dressing with drone shrapnel came with it—a stark reminder of the risks medics face daily.
Support medics: leleka.care/en/donate
Support medics: leleka.care/en/donate
October 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Torn by shrapnel & burned by an enemy drone, this flag from the 44th Mechanized Brigade arrived at Leleka Foundation as a thank-you for frontline medics. An occlusive dressing with drone shrapnel came with it—a stark reminder of the risks medics face daily.
Support medics: leleka.care/en/donate
Support medics: leleka.care/en/donate
Before the full-scale invasion, Nataliya Artseva taught English, led fitness classes, raised three kids, and ran a small Etsy shop. Now, at 43, she’s a senior frontline medic in the “Black Swarm” unit of the Ivan Bohun Territorial Defense Brigade. Her callsign: “Ruda.”
leleka.care/en/donate
leleka.care/en/donate
October 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Before the full-scale invasion, Nataliya Artseva taught English, led fitness classes, raised three kids, and ran a small Etsy shop. Now, at 43, she’s a senior frontline medic in the “Black Swarm” unit of the Ivan Bohun Territorial Defense Brigade. Her callsign: “Ruda.”
leleka.care/en/donate
leleka.care/en/donate
We're raising awareness & aid! Join @Leleka_Foundation for the U.S. premiere of the powerful documentary, Flowers Beyond the Dark.
🗓️ Oct 8th 📍 Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema
Q&A with the Director, Producer & Leleka Co-Founder.
Get tickets tahoearthauscinema.com/show/flowers...
🗓️ Oct 8th 📍 Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema
Q&A with the Director, Producer & Leleka Co-Founder.
Get tickets tahoearthauscinema.com/show/flowers...
October 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We're raising awareness & aid! Join @Leleka_Foundation for the U.S. premiere of the powerful documentary, Flowers Beyond the Dark.
🗓️ Oct 8th 📍 Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema
Q&A with the Director, Producer & Leleka Co-Founder.
Get tickets tahoearthauscinema.com/show/flowers...
🗓️ Oct 8th 📍 Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema
Q&A with the Director, Producer & Leleka Co-Founder.
Get tickets tahoearthauscinema.com/show/flowers...
This Wednesday, October 1st, Ukraine marks a day of profound gratitude: The Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Together we honor the heroes who have been the shield since 2014.
Special gratitude to the guardian angels on the battlefield— field medics.
Together we honor the heroes who have been the shield since 2014.
Special gratitude to the guardian angels on the battlefield— field medics.
October 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This Wednesday, October 1st, Ukraine marks a day of profound gratitude: The Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Together we honor the heroes who have been the shield since 2014.
Special gratitude to the guardian angels on the battlefield— field medics.
Together we honor the heroes who have been the shield since 2014.
Special gratitude to the guardian angels on the battlefield— field medics.
$2,350 RAISED! ➡️ Over 90 LIVES SAVED!
An incredible result from the Ukrainian Festival in Jacksonville! The Ukrainian Festival raised for Leleka $2,350—enough to fund over 90 life-saving tourniquets for medics in Ukraine. We are so grateful to the organizers and attendees.
An incredible result from the Ukrainian Festival in Jacksonville! The Ukrainian Festival raised for Leleka $2,350—enough to fund over 90 life-saving tourniquets for medics in Ukraine. We are so grateful to the organizers and attendees.
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
$2,350 RAISED! ➡️ Over 90 LIVES SAVED!
An incredible result from the Ukrainian Festival in Jacksonville! The Ukrainian Festival raised for Leleka $2,350—enough to fund over 90 life-saving tourniquets for medics in Ukraine. We are so grateful to the organizers and attendees.
An incredible result from the Ukrainian Festival in Jacksonville! The Ukrainian Festival raised for Leleka $2,350—enough to fund over 90 life-saving tourniquets for medics in Ukraine. We are so grateful to the organizers and attendees.
Because of you, we made a huge impact in August. We delivered over $220,000 in life-saving medical supplies to Ukrainian frontline medics.
What you helped provide:
✅ 282 medical backpacks
✅ 2,613 tourniquets
✅ 9 anti-drone systems
✅ 412 stretchers
Thank you!
What you helped provide:
✅ 282 medical backpacks
✅ 2,613 tourniquets
✅ 9 anti-drone systems
✅ 412 stretchers
Thank you!
September 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Because of you, we made a huge impact in August. We delivered over $220,000 in life-saving medical supplies to Ukrainian frontline medics.
What you helped provide:
✅ 282 medical backpacks
✅ 2,613 tourniquets
✅ 9 anti-drone systems
✅ 412 stretchers
Thank you!
What you helped provide:
✅ 282 medical backpacks
✅ 2,613 tourniquets
✅ 9 anti-drone systems
✅ 412 stretchers
Thank you!