There has been no let up in Russia's military offensive against Ukraine since Sunday Morning last spoke to ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright in Kyiv a month ago.
Within Ukraine some 7.7 million people have been internally displaced, with another eight million in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection.
Having visited Bucha and Irpin to assess needs and logistical challenges first hand, Seawright's presence on the ground in Ukraine has been pivotal to ReliefAid getting aid where it is needed most. Support for the organisation continues to flood in back in New Zealand, with this week alone seeing the sale of pizzas in Dunedin, Gingernuts in Taranaki and art in Hawke's Bay, to name a few ReliefAid fundraisers taking place here.
Seawright is back in Ukraine after a short decompression break. And he's expecting things to pick up there again in the coming days, with fears that Russia could use their May 9 Victory Parade to escalate military action.
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright in Kyiv. Photo: Supplied/ReliefAid
