Mala Oleksandrivka, Kherson: The Edge of the Grey Zone
Pillar: Relief & Community Recovery | Mission Volume: 86 Units | Context: Regional Operation (2,200 Total)
On June 11, 2025, Bird of Light Ukraine deployed 86 food boxes to the village of Mala Oleksandrivka.
In a large city like Kharkiv, 86 boxes might vanish in an hour. But in a village like Mala Oleksandrivka—where the pre-war population was just over 1,000 and is now significantly smaller—this number represents a massive injection of stability. It ensures that the most vulnerable households remaining in the ruins have secured food access for the month.
Saturation vs. Scale This delivery highlights a critical part of our strategy. While we move thousands of units into major hubs, we also peel off tactical convoys to reach the "satellite" villages that international aid often misses.
This drop was just one coordinate in our larger Kherson 2,200 Campaign, a regional offensive designed to saturate the de-occupied territories with nutritional support. Whether a community needs 1,000 boxes or 86, the standard of aid remains the same:
13.2kg of high-density staples.
40,399 calories per family.
Dignity in the form of real ground coffee and tea.
Mala Oleksandrivka spent months under occupation in 2022. The retreat left the village scarred—local shops were destroyed, the school damaged, and the power grid shattered. For the families living here, recovery is slow and dangerous.
By delivering these 86 kits directly to their doors, we remove the need for them to travel to larger towns for basic supplies, keeping them off dangerous roads and safer in their own community.
We thank VPO Ukraine for navigating the rural roads to get these boxes to the families waiting at the gate. This delivery was fully funded by Diamondback Energy and The World Orphan Fund, who understand that every single family counts, regardless of the size of their village.
