About Us

We are a group of activists and, for the past year, also a foundation supporting Ukraine in its defence and fight against the Russian invaders. We focus on supporting Ukrainian soldiers, combat medics and volunteers on the front line. We provide them with necessary equipment such as: drones, optical equipment (thermal imaging, night vision devices, collimators), vehicles, as well as medical equipment, medication, and dressing materials. There are about a dozen of us. We all work pro bono.

We are fully aware that, in Putin’s mind, the attack on Ukraine is only the beginning. The long-term goal is for Russia to gain dominance over Europe. Therefore, we are confident that by helping the Ukrainians, we are helping ourselves, you, our children and your children.

Tomek

My name is Tomek Sikora.

I am 50 years old, and until the war I worked in IT as a programmer, danced the Argentine tango, spoiled my cats while they were alive (the best thing in the world!) and was involved in pro-democracy street activism. After 24 February, everything changed.
In the first days of the war, I evacuated people from the border, then from the war zones in Ukraine, and then started to bring in humanitarian aid. At first I supported civilians, internal refugees who were fleeing from the east to the west of Ukraine. Then, it occurred to me that I could best help civilians by helping the front line troops. One “whole and healthy” soldier equals many civilian lives saved. From that point, to my mind, soldiers became the most important - not those from the army headquarters but those from the trenches and basements of Bakhmut and Avdiyivka . It was for them that the foundation, which I run together with others, was created. I still sometimes dance tango. It helps me wind down and recharge my batteries.

Joanna

Joanna Czarnocka-Tworzyńska.

Before the war, I was an executive staff recruiter, danced tango, occasionally dabbled in poetry and enjoyed the company of the people and animals closest to me with a carefree spirit. On 24 February 2022, I was due to fly to Kiev at dawn for the first time. A couple of days later, I raised money and filled the first two boxes of medication that Tomek took on his first trip deep into Ukraine. Since then, my life has been about raising funds to supply soldiers and combat medics with what protects and saves their health and lives: not only an ultrasound scanner, a ventilator, a defibrillator, hundreds of packs of medicines, tactical dressings, but also winter overalls or alpaca socks that helped “our boys” survive in the icy trenches of Bakhmut. In my spare time, I work professionally, dance tango and appreciate even more the company of those I love. Only the carefree spirit has slipped away.

Kuba

Jakub Bartosiak

I am a solicitor. As a lawyer, I am involved in civic and social issues, representing or defending those who need help. After the war broke out, it was obvious to me that we needed to help Ukraine. At the foundation, I do what I know how to do – I deal with formal matters: registration, contracts, and regulatory issues. This way others can do what they are good at. As a hobby I sail; sometimes I hike in the mountains and wander about forests.

How We Work

We proceed on the assumption that if there are no living and well-equipped soldiers, no one else will save the Ukrainian women and children.

We provide conscious and targeted aid. What does this mean? It means that we purchase specific objects (such as defibrillators or drones with thermal imaging) which specific people in specific places on the frontline need and are waiting for. We are certain, because all information is verified, and the needs we respond to are real, important, and most often, urgent. Our aid ought to be relevant and effective, i.e. tailored to the situation, the location, the tasks being carried out on the frontline or the time of year. We do not “dump” the equipment or medicine in warehouses in western Ukraine, nor do we hand it over to army staff members or commanders. On the contrary, we deliver it directly to the “boys” who are fighting, who risk their lives and health every day, who get injured, and who die.

We control the entire logistics and shipping chain – from the purchase, optimised in terms of quality vs. purchase price, to the delivery of aid to the end user – whether this is a soldier, a medic on the frontline or, more seldom, a refugee in a refugee centre. Each project and delivery is documented with formal protocols (letters of guarantee, acceptance reports), photographs, and videos confirming the intended use of the donated equipment.

To follow our daily activities
– stories, photos, movies –
please go to our Facebook page
“Sikorki na Ukrainie”

Who We Help

For many months now, we have been focusing on only one thing: supporting the soldiers from several units fighting on the First Eastern Front, and supporting the field hospital there. We provide help to the following units:

11 Territorial Defence Kievan Rus Battalion (part of 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade)
30 Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade (selected units)
54 Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade (selected units)
81 Separate Airborne Brigade (selected units)
3rd Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (4th Operational Battalion, S-2 Section and other army units)
Evacuation unit of the “Volat” Battalion (part of the Kalinovsky Regiment – these are Belarusian volunteers)

Locations: Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Severodonetsk, others

Donate

What we need today to provide effective aid is, above all, funds. We know who and how to help – there are wonderful volunteers and people who offer help in Poland and Ukraine – but financial support from people of goodwill is absolutely crucial.

If you believe that we are doing something important, something meaningful, and that we may put your donation to good use, you are welcome to join us.

PayPal:

paypal.com/PL/fundraiser/charity

Fundraisers:

zrzutka.pl/sikorki-na -ukrainie

Knicknacks from the East and beyond:

A uctions to support the front line

Fundacja Sikorki na Ukrainie

General purpose account in PLN: PL77109018700000000151323481

Medical supplies account in PLN: PL34109018700000000151571896

General purpose account in EUR: PL25109018700000000151572058

SWIFT code: WBKPPLPP

Tomek

Joasia

+48 501 488 087 (tactical equipment support)

+48 605 653 403 (medical supplies support)

fundacja@sikorkinaukrainie.pl

+48 501 488 087 (Tomek: tactical equipment support)

+48 605 653 403 (Joanna: medical supplies support)

fundacja@sikorkinaukrainie.pl

Tomek +48 501 488 087 (pomoc taktyczna)

Joasia +48 605 653 403 (pomoc medyczna)

fundacja@sikorkinaukrainie.pl