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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Emergency Field Hospital to Ukraine
Samaritan's Purse Deploys Emergency Field Hospital to Ukraine Boone, N.C., March 3, 2022—As conflict in Ukraine escalates, Samaritan’s Purse is deploying an Emergency Field Hospital to the region to meet the critical medical needs. Disaster response specialists have been on the ground in Poland, Romania and Moldova since last week conducting rapid needs assessments and preparing…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine
Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine Boone, N.C., Dec. 07, 2022—Samaritan’s Purse is currently importing 1.4 million pounds of food into war-torn Ukraine every week, and yesterday, the Christian international relief and evangelism organization surpassed a major milestone—distributing more than 100 million pounds of food for families…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Airlifting Relief Supplies to War-Torn Ukraine after Collapsed Dam Results in Mass Flooding
Samaritan’s Purse Airlifting Relief Supplies to War-Torn Ukraine after Collapsed Dam Results in Mass Flooding Water filters, hygiene kits, blankets, and other critical aid headed to Ukraine Boone, N.C., June 8, 2023—Samaritan’s Purse will deploy its DC-8 aircraft tomorrow, June 9, to transport more than 40,000 pounds of relief supplies to Ukraine after a critical dam…
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Samaritan’s Purse Helping After Dam Collapse in Ukraine
A recent dam collapse has added to the hardships facing the resilient Ukrainian people. On June 6, the Kakhovka Dam caved in after a significant explosion, unleashing the waters of the nation’s largest reservoir on tens of thousands of people in southern Ukraine. Samaritan’s Purse quickly responded with critically needed relief for hundreds of families…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Disaster Assistance Response Team to Assess Emergency Needs in Ukraine
Conflict in Ukraine; Samaritan’s Purse deploys disaster assistance response team to assess emergency needs Boone, N.C., Feb. 25, 2022—Samaritan's Purse deployed disaster response specialists to Poland and Romania in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine. This team is conducting rapid needs assessments in countries neighboring Ukraine to determine how the international Christian relief organization…
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Franklin Graham Visits War-Torn Ukraine with 200 Millionth Shoebox Gift
For the first time in many years, Ukrainian Elizabeth Groff returned to her home country, joining Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham on Jan. 25 to celebrate and deliver the 200 millionth Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift to the war-torn country. The milestone event, marking 30 years since the Samaritan’s Purse project started in 1993, also…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine
One Year After the Conflict Began in Ukraine Samaritan's Purse Continues to Meet Critical Needs More than 8 Million People Received Aid in Ukraine through N.C.-Based Organization Boone, N.C., Feb. 23, 2023—Samaritan's Purse deployed disaster response specialists to Ukraine less than 24 hours after the conflict began last year. Now, the N.C.-based organization is still hard…
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Women Helping Women in the War Zones of Ukraine
Warmth in winter is a basic necessity that eludes many women of Ukraine as they fight for the lives of their children and their communities. Together, they face bitter cold. Some may live in homes damaged by war. Others may have to spend long hours underground in bomb shelters. In response, Samaritan’s Purse is supplying…
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Mobile Medical Unit Serving War-weary Ukraine
Samaritan’s Purse recently launched a mobile medical unit (MMU) to bring much needed healthcare to residents living in the embattled areas of Ukraine. Comprised of five Ukrainian doctors and nurses as well as a driver and a chaplain, the team delivers medical care to 35 patients a day, on average, treating conditions including high blood…
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Providing Emergency Shelter in Eastern Ukraine
As war rages on, Eastern Ukraine continues to suffer. Relentless shelling has forced thousands to leave behind their houses and farms to find temporary shelter elsewhere. A Samaritan’s Purse partner named Nataliya is leading a team of Ukrainians to help their fellow citizens in the region. Over the past year, they have provided over 350…
