Statement regarding Ukraine Front Line's tax-exempt status. If you're a donor or other interested party, please read. On Saturday, September 19, Ukraine Front Line (UFL) discovered an administrative compliance issue relating to IRS 990 filings from a previous Board term. As a result of this issue, UFL’s federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status was revoked on May 15, 2026. It is important to note that this revocation was automatic and strictly administrative. It is not the result of any finding of financial misconduct, misuse of donor funds, or any problem with our work. The revocation was posted to the IRS’s Auto-Revocation List on August 11, 2026. UFL has not yet received the IRS notification; we only found out through an email from YourCause that went to a spam folder. The current Board did not create this issue. It was inherited from prior leadership and only became apparent when the current Board reviewed our compliance status following questions about YourCause donations. Our priority now is to correct the situation responsibly, protect our donors, and ensure that we remain fully compliant going forward. We are seeking retroactive reinstatement, and have hired a professional to guide us through the process. It is expected to take 6-10 months. Our president, Robin Rohrback, is paying the professional’s fees herself. Your donation money is meant to support Ukraine’s defenders, not correct a past Board’s mistake. We are taking steps to strengthen our compliance controls, including Board-level oversight of filings and consultation with an external compliance expert, so that this cannot happen again. The only responsible course of action now is to pause accepting new donations until this is resolved. This is a precautionary measure intended to protect both you, our donors, and the organization while the tax implications are clarified. This does not mean that Ukraine Front Line is shutting down. Too many people rely on us; we cannot turn our backs on them. We are merely on hold while we resolve this problem and find the path forward. For the teams we support, existing operations and previously arranged assistance will continue wherever legally and financially possible. For donors, we will provide updates along the way, including the reinstatement status and guidance on tax implications for your 2026 filings. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has supported Ukraine Front Line and the people we assist in Ukraine. If you choose to withdraw your support because of this, we understand, and we thank you for coming this far with us. If you choose to continue supporting us when the time comes, we thank you for that, too.

Volunteer Esther Vrataryova of the humanitarian NGO Humanity, which is running evacuations from Oleshky, speaks on the humanitarian situation there and the difficulty of supplying and evacuating the residents. suspilne.media/kherson/14059…

Fellarinasaurus Bonk is wading into dangerous waters here. Read this before you join a misguided, ill-informed witch hunt against LLCs serving Ukraine. TL;DR: 501(c)3s can't provide lethal aid. LLCs can. LLCs therefore serve an extremely valuable purpose for Ukraine. US-based 501(c)3s, of which we are one, are legally prohibited from providing any kind of lethal aid. We have to tread very carefully to make sure we stay on the right side of those laws, or we risk losing our nonprofit status and wind up not being able to help Ukraine at all. When I say "lethal aid," I'm talking about, for example, shotguns that can be used to shoot down drones. They're being used defensively, but we still can't provide them because they are weapons. This limitation is unbelievably frustrating, but we stick with the 501(c)3 status because we understand the importance of that status for our donors, and we don't wish to deny them that. LLC s can provide those things that 501(c)3s can't. This is one extremely valid reason to be an LLC instead of a 501(c)3. Being an LLC does NOT automatically mean that they're taking the profit for themselves. It's simply an incorporation structure that provides more leeway than the 501(c)3 structure does.

I, @UFL_Robin, forgot tell you this raffle was ending yesterday and it was your last chance to enter. So we extended it to today! You still have about 7.5 hours left for a shot at any or all of these packages, including a very special patch panel! Get your tickets here! givebutter.com/15-september-… Thank you, and good luck!

That's you guys she's thanking, folks.

Let's be real: the most important thing here is the kittens. Because kittens. That said: Your local Buy Nothing and Freecycle groups are also an excellent way to get suitcases. If you use Reddit, ask your local subreddit's mods if you can post asking for suitcases. Even after all this time, people get excited about being able to contribute to Ukraine this way.

r/ukraine's AMA with Olena Tregub is live NOW. Highly recommed. reddit.com/r/ukraine/comment…

The subreddit r/ukraine is hosting an AMA with Olena Tregub, advocate for accountability in defense procurement and founder of the independent anti-corruption commission NAKO. Questions are open now. She will begin answering at noon Kyiv time on the 16th. Ask her how Ukraine fights corruption from the inside, what NAKO's due diligence work actually catches, or how sanctions enforcement against Russia could be tightened. reddit.com/r/ukraine/comment… Learn more about NAKO's work: nako.org.ua/en/research/

More of the stuff you sent over with @UFL_Robin last month. This was in the load driven in by Hasse from Norway.

Eloquently and soldierly-ly explaining why medical donations, particularly of quality tourniquets, are so important.

PAV has already sent out a lot of the supplies you sent over with @UFL_Robin last month. We've got a runner going later this month and Robin's likely doing another supply run in November. Contributing to PAV's medical supply fund at the link Rachel provided will help ensure that they have a steady stream of the supplies their teams need.

This excellent thread concisely explains why Richard Woodruff asking for information on units in Kherson is a big problem. The beauty of the Ukraine support sphere is that it includes people from all walks of life, all over the world. It often takes my breath away. But it comes with a big downside: because many supporters, however well-intentioned and big-hearted, never speak directly to Ukrainian soldiers or the people working on the ground to support them, opsec isn't drilled into them and they don't know how to identify problematic behaviors. It's not their fault. As my high school astronomy teacher often said, how are you supposed to know if nobody tells you? This is us--well, @MrDouglasHall--telling you.

Human repair kits. Might have to call them that from now on.

About 6 hours left for a shot at patches a signed flag, a bulava, and more! Proceeds benefit our general fund, which bought a powerstation and generator for 5th Assault yesterday. Get your tickets here! givebutter.com/8-September-U… Thank you, and good luck!