Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Background and Resources: Home

Very helpful, clear article from the New York Times, outlining the crisis and some history behind the current events.

Reviewed by the Wall Street Journal

Helpful article from USA Today, outlining how to pronounce and refer to places in Ukraine.

All SSA students, faculty, and staff have unlimited access to the New York Times by creating an account, see directions below on how to access with your SSA email.

Use the email and password listed on the Google Doc linked below to sign in and access WSJ articles.

Resources from The Guardian.

English language newspaper in Ukraine.

Pittsburgh's newspaper, reporting on local, regional, and national news. Use the Database Passwords page to locate the username and password.

Full digital access to the Wall Street Journal, using the username and password available on the Database Passwords page.

Help UNICEF deliver aid to hundreds of thousands of children in eastern Ukraine impacted by violence — and to hundreds of thousands more as UNICEF races to meet increasingly urgent needs across the country (From UNICEF website).

Working closely with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, we are increasing our response to the humanitarian needs in Ukraine. Our support to people includes emergency assistance such as food, water, and other essential items. We also support hospitals and primary healthcare facilities with medical equipment and emergency preparedness (from ICRC.org, see link for more details).

Helping people in Ukraine receive medical care during the crisis. Their website includes detailed lists of their projects.

Ukrainian organization which provides psychological and psychosocial therapy to children affected by the war. Currently assisting with the evacuation process.

An organization founded by José Andrés, a famous chef, World Central Kitchen provides food for people facing crisis situations around the world. They are currently serving in Ukraine and border countries.

We are a charity which has been helping Ukrainian internally displaced persons since 2014 who were fleeing from Russian - backed terrorists in the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine. (Description from website)

IOCC has teams in the region, where we are coordinating with local and international agencies plus Church partners to reach those most in need right now. (Description from Website)