The Volunteer Coordination Headquarters Charitable Foundation, together with representatives of the Adventist Church, delivered 42 tons of water to Kherson, Ukraine, and the region. Part of the water was distributed to Kherson residents in the city center, while the rest was received by local hospitals, representatives of the State Emergency Service, and volunteers. In addition, residents of Chornobaivka, Vysoke, and Burgunka received drinking water. Another two tons of water were delivered to Afanasievka and Snigurivka, in Mykolaiv.

The team of volunteers consisted of four people: Vasily Chabanov, Sergey Pigur, and Vladislav and Artur Kucheryavenko. Before the tragedy at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, they had been delivering drinking water to Mykolaiv residents for more than a year.

"The reaction is different, as always. From sincere gratitude and tears of joy to ‘finally, someone gave something’ from people of the Soviet mentality, when everyone owes them," says Pastor Vladislav Kucheryavenko. "The water is gradually receding, but additional problems are emerging, especially in villages where many houses are built of adobe. The water is receding, and the houses are being destroyed. People are completely left without property and without a roof over their heads. Not all the heads of the communities are concerned about the problems of the population—mostly activists with whom we have cooperated before are looking for help."

Currently, the team plans to continue delivering drinking water to the affected communities in Mykolaiv. Adventists are also collecting aid for the victims.

The original version of this story was posted on the Ukrainian Union Conference Ukrainian-language news site.