Rubikus.HelpUA
Рубикус
Formation2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Legal statusActive
Location
  • Various countries
Key people
Alexander Kirillov Jr.[1]
Svetlana Vodolazskaya[2]
Websitehelpua.rubikus.de

Rubikus.HelpUA is a non-commercial volunteer organization that evacuates Ukrainian citizens (including those stranded in Russia and Russia-occupied territories) to EU countries. It started operating on 24 February 2022, right after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as an offshoot of the German organization "Rubikus e.V.", which specialized in educational projects.

Rubikus.HelpUA operates in several countries worldwide, including Ukraine, Germany, US, and Thailand. The organization's volunteers help the Ukrainian refugees by coordinating their route through Europe, providing them with accommodation, and providing specialized transportation services for elderly people and people with disabilities.[3]

One of the most famous members of Rubikus.HelpUA is the Russian-American mathematician Alexander Kirillov Jr.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Svetlana Prokopyeva (2022-09-24). ""Берите меня и убивайте, я украинка!" История Ирины Мельниковой, которая помогала беженцам" ["Take and kill me, I'm Ukrainian!" The story of Iryna Melnikova, who helped refugees]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Russian).
  2. ^ David Chkhikvishvili (2022-05-11). "Insight: The underground networks of Russians helping Ukrainian refugees". Reuters.
  3. ^ Anastasia Yefremova (2022-04-28). ""Через Латвию не советуем". Как волонтеры помогают мариупольцам выехать из России в ЕС" ["We don't recommend transiting through Latvia". How volunteers help Mariupol's citizens to leave Russia for EU.]. Delfi (in Russian).


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