Project Warship’s focus is to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine. We are a grassroots organization of American and Ukrainian American citizens.

We fully support the phrase that has become the rallying cry of the Ukrainian resistance. For more information, read here.

Large aid organizations are currently unable to get supplies to Ukrainians as quickly as needed. Green corridors are not being observed, and many cities are now fully occupied or under siege. We are focused entirely on helping Ukrainians in these regions obtain the resources the need with immediate aid.

Through a growing network of Ukrainian citizens, with boots on the ground in active warzones, we provide financial support to humanitarian initiatives organized by everyday Ukrainian citizens. We also work to connect Ukrainian Americans with humanitarian resources used to help their Ukrainian citizen family and friends. Efforts include evacuation logistics, medicine delivery, and refugee support.

Elena Belaya is a Ukrainian American immigrant. She immigrated to the United States from Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine in 1996 with her mother. Elena’s professional background includes an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, several years of Human Resource management, and running her own catering company. Currently, Elena is also a graduate student at Western Michigan University, where she is pursuing a masters degree in Counselor Education. Elena’s goal is to work with refugees as a trauma counselor.

Brad Wiley is an American, born and raised in Southeast Michigan. He is married to Elena. Brad’s professional background includes working as an Intern for the late Congressman John Dingell in 2010 and a dual degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Michigan. For the last ten years, Brad has worked in digital media and data analytics. 

The concrete details of some of our Ukrainian network needs to remain private, for the safety and protection of their courageous efforts on the ground in Ukraine. We can share that it includes many different volunteers from every walk of life. Those that can be shared, will be listed here along with their contact information and focus of their efforts.

Our current focus is to provide humanitarian aid specifically to Southern Ukraine, in the Kherson region, including Nova Kakhovka. Our efforts are targeted here because global humanitarian aid is not being easily distributed into occupied areas, especially in Southern Ukraine.