Ukraine Aid Berlin in TV & Media
Television, radio, and the press have been covering our volunteer aid transports and projects for many years. This page provides an overview of the media coverage.
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Our work has an impact
- 100 % Volunteer: Aid deliveries since 2014 – donations flow directly into projects without administrative costs.
- 1,600+ tons of aid supplies: Reliable logistics from Berlin to partners in Ukraine.
- 400+ rescue vehicles & equipment: Over 290 evacuation vehicles, ambulances, fire engines and 520+ generators were transported.
- Lifesaving equipment: Over 21,500 tourniquets and 8,300 first aid kits were delivered.
Media archive
An overview of our coverage in TV, radio, print and online:
Over 160 ambulances for Ukraine: How a Berlin-based association is sending ambulances to Ukraine
Berliner Morgenpost | 24.02.2025
The Berliner Morgenpost reports on our aid work on the third anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine. Since the start of the war, we have delivered over 160 ambulances to Ukraine. In an interview, Vitali Olijnik warns that Russia's aggression will not end at the Ukrainian border.
Eight-Tree Charity Forest with Ukraine Aid Berlin
Tagesspiegel | 05.12.2024
Report on the joint donation and planting campaign for the eight-tree charity forest to support aid projects.
Medical care caught between the front lines
Pediatrics (Springer Medicine) | 02.12.2024
The journal Pädiatrie – the continuing education magazine for pediatricians – reports on how we are supporting seriously ill children in Ukraine with medication and aid supplies. The original publication is available at SpringerMedizin.de
Ukrainian civilians suffer under Russian drone attacks
CBC / Radio-Canada | 23.10.2024
International reporting on the situation of the Ukrainian civilian population under the ongoing drone attacks and the need for civilian emergency aid.
Who else can help?
rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg | 08.10.2024
The rbb (Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting) visited our camp and spoke with Oleg Motus about aid deliveries in times of war weariness and declining willingness to donate.
Help for the seriously injured
Spiegel TV | 10.01.2024
Spiegel TV accompanies our volunteer patient advocates. They help wounded Ukrainians who are receiving medical treatment in Germany.
Help Ukraine with children's paintings and dumplings
FRESH (Fresh) | 17.12.2023
Report on creative fundraising events and donation initiatives to support Ukraine relief in Berlin.
10 years after the shootings on the Maidan
Polish Radio | 21.11.2023
Radio report commemorating the Maidan and the years-long commitment of Berlin initiatives to Ukraine.
Aid workers struggle to maintain a presence
dpa (German Press Agency) | 11.11.2023
It is becoming increasingly difficult for aid organizations supporting Ukraine to draw attention to their work. "The attack on Ukraine is now being replaced in the media by the Gaza war, which is a shame," Oleg Motus, chairman of the Ukraine Aid Berlin association, told dpa.
Children pack backpacks
ZDF logo! | 01.11.2023
The children's news program logo! reports on our emergency backpack campaign. Students from Berlin are packing the backpacks for children in Ukraine. Learn more about the project →
Donations for flood victims
German wave | 16.06.2023
Deutsche Welle reports on our aid for those affected by the flooding in Cherson after the Kachowka Dam was blown up.
Emergency backpacks
ZDF | 13.05.2023
In the ZDF report, Marie explains how we finance emergency backpacks for schoolchildren with donations and deliver them to Ukraine. Emergency backpacks for schoolchildren →
Kharkiv as a guest in Berlin
Berlin.de (Press release) | 14.03.2023
Press release from the Steglitz-Zehlendorf district office regarding the reception of guests from Kharkiv and cooperation in aid operations.
Winter aid with electricity
Radio M | 03.03.2023
Torsten is a guest at radio station M in Kyiv. He reports on the procurement of power generators as winter aid for hospitals.
Charity Charity Lady
The mirror | 11.06.2022
Portrait of Marie von Plettenberg and how, as a private individual, she raised over 200,000 euros in donations for Ukraine aid in Berlin.
We must not become accustomed to these images.
Parliament | 23.05.2022
Article in the weekly newspaper of the German Bundestag about the perseverance and necessity of continuous civil courage and civil assistance.
Fewer donations, ever-increasing stress
The mirror | 09.05.2022
An insight into the challenges of private and voluntary aid to Ukraine after the first intense months of the war.
Easter gives us hope for our victory
rbb24 | 23.04.2022
Report on the Orthodox Easter celebration in the Berlin Ukrainian community and the interplay of faith, hope and concrete support.
Ukraine aid workers plead: Berliners, don't give up!
Berliner Zeitung | 25.03.2022
An urgent appeal from the helpers to the people of Berlin to continue their support with logistics, material and monetary donations.