In a followup to my post from last week, after some brief research I did go ahead and book a rental unit in Ukraine with no intention of visiting, in order to test out this method of providing a modicum of support to someone there.
There were of course lots of places available via airbnb; I opted for a unit in a city rather than a guest house in the country, and chose a low-priced one on the assumption that the funds would go to an individual or family rather than to a hotel or corporation. I messaged the host to suggest they could offer the room to an internal refugee or use the funds for whatever they need. I did receive a nice thank-you reply:
Thanks for the support. None of the refugees will want to stay in this flat - people are fleeing from such apartments. Therefore, the money will go to the purchase of the most necessary: food and medicine. Thanks again. --Дмитро
Update: A brief video shows why residents and refugees are not staying in Kharkiv.
That's a wonderful thing to do.
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