A CIMIC humanitarian initiative · Ukraine

Restoring dignity. Strengthening communities.

Along Ukraine's frontline, soldiers are stationed in towns where conditions are hard for everyone. Warbnb is a Civil–Military Cooperation project that turns damaged homes into dignified shelter for defenders — and leaves lasting improvements for the communities they protect.

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Restoring dignity · Strengthening communities Soldiers & civilians · side by side Repair · Restore · Equip · Share Restoring dignity · Strengthening communities Soldiers & civilians · side by side Repair · Restore · Equip · Share
§ IThe situation

A frontline needs more than ammunition.

Along the line of contact, entire villages have been partially abandoned. What remains are damaged houses, strained local resources, and families trying to hold on — alongside soldiers who live in the same places.
Defenders live where locals live. When conditions fail for civilians, they fail for soldiers too — and the other way around.

Frontline municipalities host large numbers of internally displaced people while trying to keep basic services running. Housing stock is damaged. Utilities are overloaded. Winter is difficult, summer is difficult, and everything in between costs more than it should.

At the same time, units deployed nearby occupy whatever shelter they can find — often abandoned houses, often without water, power, or basic comforts that turn a building into a place someone can actually rest.

Warbnb addresses both sides of that equation with a single workflow.

§ IIGeography of need

Where the work happens.

Western oblasts remain stable and host hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people. Along the eastern frontline, civilian infrastructure is damaged and units are deployed in the same communities. Warbnb works where the conflict zone meets daily life — the five oblasts marked below.
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Frontline (schematic)
Active conflict zone
Warbnb operational area
Capital
IDP host city
Displaced population flow
Stable territory Active conflict Lviv Ivano-Frankivsk Vinnytsia Kyiv · Capital Kharkiv oblast Operational Donetsk oblast Operational Zaporizhzhia oblast Operational Kherson oblast Operational Sumy oblast Operational
Updated · Q1 2026 NX-WB-MAP-01
A house repaired · a home restored Every stakeholder gains · no one loses CIMIC · Civil–Military Cooperation A house repaired · a home restored Every stakeholder gains · no one loses CIMIC · Civil–Military Cooperation
§ IIIHow it works

Inspired by Airbnb. Adapted to the frontline.

A three-step workflow carried out jointly by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense, local municipalities, and civilian volunteers.
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Identify
& assess
Together with local authorities and unit commanders, we identify abandoned or damaged houses and village infrastructure that can be brought back into use. Every project begins with a joint site survey.
Site survey Local authorities Unit commander
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Restore
side by side
Soldiers and civilians repair the building together — structure, utilities, sanitation — turning it into a functional, comfortable short-term home. The Lending Bank equips each restored site with essentials that rotate to where they're needed next.
Roofing & windows Utilities Sanitation Furnishing
03
Share
& hand back
While deployed, soldiers use the home. Once the war moves on, the restored house and every improvement made — roof, insulation, utility connections, fixtures — stays with the community as long-term infrastructure.
Long-term impact Community ownership
§ IVWhat we do

Three pillars
of work.

Every Warbnb project combines physical restoration, infrastructure renewal, and a shared inventory of essential equipment that keeps working long after we leave.
P · 01

Repair damaged homes

Abandoned or partially damaged houses are restored into safe, livable shelter — roofing, windows, sanitation, heating, and the small comforts that make a house a home.

P · 02

Renovate rural infrastructure

Water points, village buildings, roads, and shared spaces — restored so that they serve local families today and continue serving them for decades after the war.

P · 03

Stock the Lending Bank

A shared pool of essential equipment — generators, appliances, bedding, sanitation — that rotates between restored houses wherever it is needed most.

§ VThe lending bank

Essential equipment
that travels.

Instead of buying once and leaving items stranded in a single house, Warbnb maintains a shared, transparent inventory. Every unit is tagged, tracked, and moved to wherever the need is greatest.
BNK · 01
Bio-toilets & washing machines
BNK · 02
Generators & home batteries
BNK · 03
Beds, mattresses & mosquito nets
BNK · 04
Gas cookers & basic furniture
BNK · 05
Construction materials
Every soldier deserves dignity. Every community deserves resilience.
— Warbnb field principle
§ VIWin–Win impact

Three groups.
One workflow.
Everyone gains.

Warbnb is deliberately designed so that no single stakeholder benefits at the expense of another. Restoration done well compounds — soldiers, civilians, and municipalities all move forward together.
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For soldiers

Humane conditions close to where they serve.

Rest, sanitation, and basic comfort that restore the capacity to keep doing the work. A bed that's a bed. A kitchen that works. A roof that holds through the winter.

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For civilians

Homes and infrastructure that remain.

Restored housing stock and renewed village infrastructure stay with local families — improving everyday life long after the deployment ends. Long-term gain, not short-term relief.

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For municipalities

Reduced pressure, stronger resilience.

Less strain on limited resources, especially in towns also supporting displaced families. Stronger, more resilient local capacity — measurable, durable, theirs.

§ VIIIIn cooperation with

A project built
on partnership.

Warbnb is not a unilateral relief effort. It is a coordinated workflow involving the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense, local municipalities, and international supporters.
Ukrainian Armed Forces
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Local municipalities
International donors & foundations
dignity
§ IXSupport the mission

Help us restore
the next home.

Every contribution funds a specific, traceable outcome — a generator, a roof repair, a kitchen restored, a village building brought back into service. You will receive a field report of the work your donation made possible.