When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Yukon Group responded without delay. We immediately stopped all sales in Russia and Belarus and closed our Russian business (fully liquidated in 2025).
We then focused on humanitarian support for people displaced by the war. As tens of thousands of Ukrainians arrived in Lithuania and Latvia, we backed a range of initiatives to help families rebuild their lives with dignity and safety.
Education became a priority. We helped fund the relocation of the ‘Gravitacija’ school from Kharkiv to Vilnius, ensuring that 170 children, their families and teachers could continue learning in a secure environment. We also supported the Lithuanian–Ukrainian school ‘Gravitas Shola’ in Vilnius, which now educates more than 450 pupils and has been honoured with the St Christopher’s statue by Vilnius City Municipality. In total, more than 600 Ukrainian schoolchildren are able to continue their education in Lithuania with our support.
Beyond the classroom, we contributed to wellbeing and integration efforts for Ukrainian children. This included support for Ukrainiankids.lt, which helped organise summer camps for thousands of children who had fled the violence. In Latvia, we partnered with Young Folks, an NGO providing accommodation and practical assistance to refugees, and supported its Riga community centre, Common Ground—offering children’s play areas, a library, free co-working space and other essential services.
We also worked alongside trusted organisations including the Lithuanian and Latvian Red Cross, the Food Bank, the Strong Together initiative, RED NOSES Clowndoctors, and others delivering critical support to war victims and their families.
Overall, in 2022–2025 Yukon Group donated around €4 million to support those affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The need in Ukraine remains urgent. We are proud to have taken part in every RADAROM! campaign in Lithuania—helping raise funds for air-surveillance radars in 2023, “safe soldier” kits in 2024, and drones and anti-drone equipment in 2025. Across 2023–2025, RADAROM! initiatives publicly reported raising approximately €30 million in total.
Yukon Group stands with Ukraine through these difficult times.
