Several settlements south and southeast of the city of Lysychansk are currently under increased fire by Russian forces, Ukrainian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing Friday. We very much support that effort,” Blinken said. “The United Nations, the secretary general, have been working very persistently to see if some kind of agreement can be reached that would allow a channel out of Odesa for Ukrainian ships and so food and grain. So the Ukrainians have to have confidence that in doing anything that would allow their ships to get out of port that the Russians won’t take advantage of that and allow Russian ships to go in and attack Odesa,” Blinken said.īlinken did not say there has been any definitive progress on getting Ukrainian grain out of the country despite high-profile attention - both by the Biden administration and its allies - on the problem for over a month now.īlinken also expressed support for the United Nations, which has been trying to work with both the Russians and the Ukrainians to develop a solution. “When Russia says that it might be prepared to let ships out, that potentially creates the risk of Russian ships going in and attacking Odesa directly. Programming Note: Mila Kunis, Sean Penn, Chef José Andrés and Glenn Close will be among the celebrities recognized during "CNN Heroes Salutes," hosted by Erin Burnett Saturday, June 25th at 10 p.m. You can read more about Kunis' fundraising efforts here. Kunis says the campaign not only helps the people of Ukraine but allows supporters around the world to be involved. To date, Stand with Ukraine has raised more than $36 million, and more than 75,000 people have donated.
Just two weeks later, they exceeded their goal, and in a video said 65,000 people contributed. The couple donated $3 million in matching funds. Kunis and Kutcher named their campaign Stand With Ukraine and launched it in early March with the goal of raising $30 million. is organizing shipments of relief supplies to refugee sites, and is providing free, short-term housing. They partnered with, which set up the technical structure to accept donations within hoursĪccording to their fundraiser, donations directly benefit and, two organizations actively on the ground providing immediate help to those who need it most. They decided to raise money and help provide housing and supplies for refugees. Together, they looked for ways to have an immediate impact on the people who are suffering. So, Kunis and her husband Ashton Kutcher decided to "reverse engineer that desire and try to figure out the most productive way of helping," she said.
That's all that's literally all I want to do." She told Burnett, "As a mother, any time you see children in any facet of harm, it is indescribable pain because all you want to do is help a child. Watching news of the war impacted Kunis deeply. Since the invasion, roughly one-third of Ukraine's citizens have been forced to abandon their homes and more than five million have sought refuge in other countries. She made it clear: "I am Ukrainian who speaks Russian, and I found myself correcting myself and my friends who are also from Ukraine." Last February, when Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Kunis said she found a new sense of pride in the country where she was born. "If I said the word Ukraine, no one would know where that country was on the map, and so I was like, 'that's exhausting.' Let's just stick to the big red dot over there, and so I would say I'm from Russia for many, many years," Kunis told CNN's Erin Burnett.
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