In May and June 2026, Russia launched mass attacks on Ukrainian cities, damaging and destroying residential buildings, production facilities, warehouses, offices, cultural, and educational institutions. Among them are apparel, beverage, and food manufacturers, logistics companies, universities, and a film studio that housed Ukraine’s largest collection of costumes.
Yellow Blue has collected the stories of businesses and institutions that suffered from the recent shelling but continue to operate and rebuild. This selection includes ways to support them through orders and pre-orders that can be placed from abroad, as well as donations for their recovery and Ukrainian air defense.
How civilians suffered from Russian shelling
- Russia launched mass combined attacks on Ukraine on May 24, as well as June 2 and 15. Over the course of three nights, the Russians launched more than 230 missiles and nearly 1,900 drones. Eighteen people were killed, including three children. In total, about 200 Ukrainians were injured. In addition to the combined attacks, Russia actively targeted Ukraine with drones throughout May and June.
- The Russians damaged a large number of multi-story residential buildings, business centers, cafes, and restaurants across Ukraine, as well as the main office of Ukrposhta on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv. In the capital, the Pochaina book market, the Kvadrat shopping center, and a farmer’s market along with several buildings in the Lukyanivka neighborhood burned down completely. The Lukyanivska metro station building was once again mangled by debris.
- Russia struck museums and churches in various cities. The Small Opera in the capital and the stadium of Kyiv’s iconic Dynamo football club were damaged. The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the city’s most famous historical and religious landmark founded in 1073, caught fire.
- Among the completely destroyed businesses in Kyiv is a pet store from the Animal Kingdom shop chain. The Batsenko spouses opened it in 2020 using money they received as wedding gifts. They decided not to rebuild the destroyed premises. One of the capital’s best-known creative venues, the Kült photo studio, was also left as nothing but ashes. It hosted photo shoots for famous brands and Ukrainian stars, such as boxer Oleksandr Usyk and the Gunia Project.
- Additionally, a bookstore belonging to the Ranok children’s literature publishing house and the Climbing Space climbing gym were damaged in Kyiv. Twice a month, the gym held free rehabilitation climbing sessions for veterans. Currently, Climbing Space is clearing the premises of shattered glass and metal shards as they prepare to reopen. The Climbing Space team has already found another facility and is building a new climbing gym there.
Damaged businesses whose products can be ordered from abroad
Rikky Hype
About the business. A clothing and underwear brand for women and men, founded in 2017 by Anna Svidchenko. Rikky Hype offers a wide range of casual and sportswear, as well as lace and basic underwear in various cuts. Every month, the company donates a portion of its profits to support the needs of the Ukrainian military.
What damage it suffered. On the night of May 24, a Russian ballistic missile struck a building in Kyiv that housed the brand’s production facilities, warehouse, and office. The team wasn’t harmed, but all of Rikky Hype’s finished products were destroyed. The brand quickly reproduced its core items and a new collection thanks to outsourced contractors and the fact that part of its production is located in a different building.
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Keep
About the business. A bag and backpack brand founded in 2016 by Mykola Serezitinov. All of its products are in the streetwear style, conveying the spirit and pace of big city life. The brand donates a portion of its profits to the needs of the military and creates limited charity collections for Ukrainian charitable foundations and combat units.
The Keep product range includes backpacks, spacious bags, “fjords” (mini shoulder bags), laptop sleeves, and accessories like decorative carabiners. There are also specialized bags, such as for photographers, featuring separate compartments and pockets for a camera, lens, and other equipment.
What damage it suffered. On the night of June 2, Russia completely destroyed a building in Kyiv that housed the brand’s office, warehouse, photo studio, and part of its workshops. Materials and all finished products were buried under the rubble.
The team dug through the top layer of the ruins and salvaged some of the products—they can be purchased on the website in the “Salvaged goods” category. They are sold in the condition they were found—unwashed, with minor damage and the smell of smoke.
You can also support the brand by purchasing a gift card or making a pre-order—Keep will ship it once production is restored.
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Ruta
About the business. A craft producer of premium bitter liqueur, founded in 2022 by Oksana Levchenko together with her family. Ruta produces a beverage based on a blend of 96 plants gathered in different corners of Ukraine. The main ingredient is monarda, popularly known as “chervona ruta” (red rue).
The liqueur is very strong, with a bitter-sweet spicy aftertaste and an aroma of berries, spices, and citrus. It tastes best chilled, as well as in cocktails developed by the brand.
The taste and quality of the beverage have been praised by critics at Ukrainian and international competitions. For instance, in 2024, Ruta won a gold medal and a score of 95/100 at the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London.
What damage it suffered. On the night of June 2, a Russian missile destroyed Ruta’s finished product warehouse. A portion of the bottles miraculously survived—they are charred, but the beverage itself wasn’t damaged. The brand gifted a few of them to the firefighters who extinguished the fire at the warehouse, and is selling the rest to restore operations. You can also support Ruta by making a pre-order. The brand will ship it once they relaunch production.
Support Ruta:
- Place an order on Ruta website
- Order via Instagram, which processes international orders
- Leave some words of support on their main Instagram account
Honey Badger
About the business. A craft family-owned spirits enterprise founded in 2015 by Yuliia Kalenska and Artem Scubenko. Its product range includes gin and liqueurs (nalyvkas) prepared according to ancient Ukrainian recipes, infused with horseradish, blackcurrant, cherry, juniper, or other botanicals.
Since 2019, the brand has won awards annually at the Ukrainian Wine & Spirits Awards and holds accolades from the IWSC as well as prestigious spirits competitions in South Korea and the USA. In 2024, Honey Badger began exporting its liqueurs to Poland and Japan, and in 2026, to Canada.
What damage it suffered. On the night of June 2, a missile strike destroyed the brand’s production facility in Kyiv. Honey Badger lost 30,000 bottles of finished beverages but has already opened pre-orders for the next batch of liqueurs, which will be prepared from the new harvest. Currently, the brand’s team is infusing the drinks at a new production site and preparing to bottle them.
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Kusaka
About the business. The brand name translates from Ukrainian as “Biter.” A craft spirits brand founded in 2024 by veteran Dmytro Havryliuk. In two years of operation, Kusaka has won a silver and four gold awards at Ukrainian wine and spirits competitions.
The brand’s product range includes a liqueur infused with currant buds and berries, and a honey infusion with pepper. They are handmade in small batches. They can be drunk chilled or as part of cocktails.
What damage it suffered. On the night of June 2, Russia destroyed Kusaka’s warehouse in Kyiv. Only 40 bottles survived, which the brand sold at an auction to raise money for recovery.
You can make a pre-order for the next batch on the website—the vessel in which the bud infusion was aging miraculously survived. Kusaka plans to start shipping it to buyers as early as July.
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Motihouse
About the business. A pastry shop founded in 2023 by volunteers Katya and Mykyta. They make Japanese low-calorie mochi desserts—small rice flour cakes with a filling inside. Their product range includes treats with classic flavors like caramel or peach, as well as unusual ones like cactus with tonic and raspberry-chili.
What damage it suffered. On June 1, due to shelling, the Motihouse warehouse in Kyiv caught fire—almost all of the packaging for the mochi burned down. The brand is looking for facilities to produce a new batch, and in the meantime, they are using alternative packaging with a simpler design.
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Yagotynske for Children
About the business. One of the brands of the Milky Alliance corporation, whose products have been manufactured at a facility in the Kyiv region since 2012. In 2025, the company produced 11,600 tons of baby food—including yogurts, milk porridges, kefir, milk, curd snacks, and other products.
The brand’s share of the Ukrainian market is at least 50 percent. The company also exports to more than 30 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America.
What damage it suffered. On June 5, Russia struck the plant with drones, causing it to catch fire. Four people were killed, and seven others were injured. Key equipment was burned, including an automatic cleaning station that sanitized all the production machinery from the inside. It costs over $681,000.
The company plans to rebuild the facility in stages. In July, the plant will operate at 60 percent capacity and use an old cleaning station. The corporation’s partners are already manufacturing its replacement.
Support Yagotynske for Children:
- Its dairy products can be purchased in local supermarkets and stores that specialize in Ukrainian goods abroad
- Leave some words of support on their Instagram
Nova Poshta (Nova Post)
About the business. The largest Ukrainian express delivery operator, which is part of the NOVA group of companies. It was founded in 2001 by Volodymyr Popereshniuk and Vyacheslav Klymov. Today, Nova Poshta has more than 15,800 post offices and over 34,000 parcel lockers across Ukraine, and also delivers parcels to 160+ countries.
Nova Poshta’s international offices are located in New Jersey and Toronto. The company also has representative offices and branches in 16 European countries. To speed up parcel delivery, Nova founded a subsidiary, Supernova Airlines—its Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft operates flights between EU countries and the USA.
What damage it suffered. On June 15, Russia completely destroyed Nova Poshta’s innovative sorting terminal in Kyiv. This was a vital logistical facility equipped with modern machinery capable of processing up to 50,000 parcels per hour. The employees weren’t harmed because they took cover in a shelter.
This isn’t Russia’s first attack on Nova Poshta’s infrastructure—since 2022, Russian missiles have damaged dozens of the company’s branches and logistics hubs. This year alone, the Russians have destroyed sorting terminals near Kharkiv and in Lutsk, as well as several branches in frontline communities.
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Educational and cultural institutions you can support with a donation
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
About the institution. One of the oldest higher education institutions in Eastern Europe. The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is considered the successor to the Kyiv Epiphany Brotherhood School, which operated from 1615 and held university status. The institution’s most famous alumni include Cossack Hetmans Ivan Mazepa and Ivan Skoropadsky, as well as philosopher and writer Hryhorii Skovoroda.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the government of the Russian Empire closed the academy. The institution was revived only in 1991 in independent Ukraine. Today, the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is a prestigious university ranking among the top five in Ukraine. It is renowned for its high academic standards, cooperation with foreign higher education institutions, and active scientific research.
What damage it suffered. On May 24, Russian shelling damaged five academic buildings of the academy. The museum—which houses archival documents, photographs, and other exhibits detailing the institution’s history—was also affected, along with the cultural and arts center and the library, which stores over 288,000 volumes of educational literature. Currently, the university is collecting donations to restore the damaged buildings.
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Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio
About the institution. The film studio was built in Kyiv in 1928. Prominent Ukrainian directors, such as Oleksandr Dovzhenko and Yuri Ilyenko, worked there. Dovzhenko’s film “Earth” (“Zemlya”) was included in the list of the 12 best films of all time by film experts at the World Exhibition in Brussels in 1958, while Illienko’s “Swan Lake: The Zone” won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1990.
Today, the film studio provides production and technical services to film and television companies. Guided tours are also held on its premises—visitors learn about the history of Ukrainian cinema, look at rare filmmaking equipment, a study with Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s personal belongings and documents, and various film props.
What damage it suffered. On the night of June 15, a missile strike destroyed the film studio’s costume department. The largest collection in Ukraine was completely lost—approximately 100,000 costumes and three million items of clothing, footwear, and accessories that were used for filming iconic Ukrainian movies. The shelling also damaged other buildings of the studio—not a single window was left intact. The film studio is collecting donations to restore the damaged premises.
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