{"id":47373,"date":"2025-12-22T15:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/?p=47373"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:44:10","slug":"investigation-sick-ukrainian-children-exploited-in-fraudulent-charity-campaigns-linked-to-us-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/en\/investigation-sick-ukrainian-children-exploited-in-fraudulent-charity-campaigns-linked-to-us-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation: Sick Ukrainian children exploited in fraudulent charity campaigns linked to US, Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"123\"><em><strong data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"123\">An investigation by <a href=\"http:\/\/factcheck.bg\">Factcheck.bg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\">The Kyiv Independent<\/a> (Ukraine)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"170\"><em><strong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"137\">Authors:<\/strong> Linda Hourani and Svilen Oprikov<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"430\">Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent traced a global fraud network that uses sick Ukrainian children to raise millions of dollars. The outlets revealed that multiple companies are involved in the scheme, including ones based in Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"846\">Earlier in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/izmamna-kampaniya-za-sabirane-na-sredstva-za-lechenie-na-bolno-dete-otnovo-nabira-populyarnost\/\">Factcheck.bg exposed a fraudulent fundraising campaign for the treatment of a child named Daniel<\/a>, who was claimed to be suffering from a rare type of tumor and whose family was allegedly in need of financial support. After it was established that a real photograph of a child from Ukraine had been used, Factcheck.bg contacted The Kyiv Independent and launched a joint investigation into the case.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"key-findings\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Key findings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A network of nonprofits runs large-scale fundraising campaigns claiming to support Ukrainian children with cancer, yet less than 1% of funds raised appear to reach the children.<\/li>\n<li>These organizations are mostly based in the U.S. but maintain ties to Israel \u2014 reflected in Hebrew names and connections to a namesake organization in Israel.<\/li>\n<li>Fundraisers frequently use false information about children\u2019s diagnoses, backgrounds, and names, raising suspicions about the legitimacy of the campaigns.<\/li>\n<li>Hope for Life, one of the key organizations behind the campaigns, admits that 70% to 80% of funds raised are spent on advertising, leaving only a small fraction for the actual cause.<\/li>\n<li>Hope for Life&#8217;s statement suggests that advertising expenses for a single child would amount to $400,000 to $550,000, which does not align with time-tested, transparent fundraising practices, raising concerns about the potential misuse of funds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When scrolling through Facebook or Instagram, one may come across ads showing a crying child in a hospital bed, accompanied by a heartbreaking plea for donations to treat the child&#8217;s cancer. The message is always urgent, stating that a child suffers from a severe form of cancer and needs treatment in the <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/united-states\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22893644865&amp;gbraid=0AAAAApX-r59jEI7lSgrIJ0j49N5amvC-k&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA_8TJBhDNARIsAPX5qxSbjl1V5T5cBwRC5JwDUQB5d6EPZ35rd8dfRld3ruGavkm638JgoIEaAiFcEALw_wcB\">U.S<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those ads appear worldwide and target local audiences in languages ranging from English and German to Bulgarian, Danish, Czech, French, Croatian, and many more. But behind the heart-wrenching images, our investigation finds that most of the money raised never reaches the children it\u2019s supposed to help.<\/p>\n<p>Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent identified several children and their parents featured in these campaigns and found that they <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukrainian-children\/\">live in Ukraine<\/a> with no plans to receive treatment in the U.S. Each family has received less than $2,000 out of the $600,000 to $700,000 intended to be raised. Moreover, the <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/investigations\/\">investigation<\/a> traced the network behind the entire fundraising operation.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Campaign for a 7-year-old Daniel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since July 2025, ads featuring a 7-year-old boy named Daniel have been circulating online. The ads, shown in countries such as the U.S., Germany, Bulgaria, and Lithuania, among others, appeal for help to cover his cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign seeks to raise \u20ac585,796 ($690,000) via PayPal or direct credit card donations. As of Dec. 10, 2025, it has raised \u20ac532,376 ($622,669) from 15,223 donors.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing viewers see is a video of a crying child lying in a hospital bed, receiving treatment, while his mother comforts him.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign page features a text, reportedly written by the child\u2019s father, describing the harrowing story of his son\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ground-zero-how-a-ukrainian-boy-battling-cancer-and-his-mother-survived-russias-missile-strike-on-kyivs-top-childrens-hospital\/\">battle with cancer<\/a> and appealing for donations to fund his treatment in San Diego, California.<\/p>\n<p>The message begins: \u201cI can\u2019t stop the pain of watching him slowly disappear. I can\u2019t take it anymore. My son is only seven, he used to run around the house laughing. Now he can barely move his legs.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47212\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47212 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47212 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1392x928.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript> An English-language version of Daniel\u2019s fundraising campaign website in a screenshot dated Dec. 10, 2025. (Screenshot \/ Dawn of a Child)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The campaign claims Daniel has diffuse midline glioma, a rare and aggressive brain cancer. Each donation is publicly displayed alongside the donor\u2019s name and the amount contributed, with many leaving supportive messages for Daniel and his family.<\/p>\n<p>The authenticity of the donations cannot be fully verified, but several donors we contacted confirmed that they did make the contributions.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the campaign has faced increasing skepticism, particularly on Reddit and Facebook, where users have raised doubts about its legitimacy.<\/p>\n<p>A handful of media outlets worldwide have reported on these fundraisers, flagging them as potential fraud due to unclear information about the organizations\u2019 activities and track record, missing medical documentation, and a lack of transparency about how donations are used. However, most of the publications were unable to identify the children featured in those <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/fundraising\/\">fundraisers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Using a combination of reverse image searches and facial recognition tools, Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent identified 11 Ukrainian children who had been featured in these international campaigns and spoke to four families. All four were surprised to learn that such large sums had been raised for their children, as almost none of it had reached them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47215\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47215 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47215 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-1392x928.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript> Screenshots of various fundraising campaign pages in different languages featuring Ukrainian children.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Real stories behind fishy fundraising calls<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The boy featured in the campaign as Daniel turned out to be a Ukrainian child named Daneil, who lives in Ukraine. We spoke to the boy\u2019s mother, Kateryna Kotelnykova, who was shocked to learn that her son was being used in such a fundraiser, as she said that most of the information provided about him was false.<\/p>\n<p>Daneil\u2019s actual diagnosis is leukemia, not diffuse midline glioma, and he receives treatment locally in <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/chernivtsi-oblast\/\">Chernivtsi<\/a>, a western Ukrainian city. The family is not seeking treatment in the U.S., as the campaign claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re being treated in Chernivtsi, and we weren\u2019t planning to go anywhere; thank God there is no such need yet, even though the child\u2019s condition is serious,\u201d Kotelnykova told us.<\/p>\n<p>Through our research, we found additional campaigns featuring other Ukrainian children who appear to have been photographed at the same clinic in Chernivtsi. The stories seem to be crafted in the same manner, claiming that those children found a clinic for treatment in the United States and, on average, seek to raise $650,000.<\/p>\n<p>Using facial recognition and reverse image searches, we identified three more Ukrainian parents whose children were used in these campaigns. This helped us gain a clearer understanding of the entire process, from the initial outreach to the launch of the fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of parents told us they had been approached in Ukrainian hospitals by a woman named Taya, who offered financial support for their child\u2019s treatment, or were advised by <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/amid-russian-strikes-ukrainian-doctors-transplant-organs-of-deceased-girl-saving-three-children\/\">doctors<\/a> to contact her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaya\u201d asks parents to complete a form with their child&#8217;s details, including medical information, and take a few photos, which she then sends to so-called foreign sponsors whose names she does not disclose to the parents. Selected children and their parents come to the clinic in Chernivtsi for professional photo and video shoots. Their parents then receive $1,200 to $1,700 in cash as one-time assistance from sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Parents sign a receipt confirming the funds have been received and give consent to the use of photos and videos for \u201creporting\u201d to the sponsors. \u201cTaya\u201d also offers parents the option to sign an agreement authorizing the use of their child\u2019s images and videos in fundraising campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking it would bring more financial support, Kotelnykova signed without reading. \u201cThey offered their help; I agreed, since the child is <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/health\/\">sick<\/a> and money is needed in any case,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Another mother, Natalya Polyanska, said she received Hr 50,000 ($1,181) after the photo and video shoot of her son Maksym in the hospital in 2024. She said she never received any more money \u2014 and was never promised any. However, Factcheck.bg and the Kyiv Independent discovered an active fundraising campaign for Maksym \u2014 who was listed as Alex \u2014 that claimed to have raised over $700,000 for his treatment. When the Kyiv Independent questioned the organization about it in November 2025, the campaign was taken down.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47218\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47218 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47218 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-1068x1602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/noscript> Top: An English-language version of a fundraising campaign for a boy named Alex in a screenshot dated Nov. 11, 2025. (Shtibel Gur \/ Screenshot) Bottom: The same boy, whose real name is Maksym, pictured with his mother, Natalya, and medical staff at St. Nicholas Children\u2019s Hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, after a bone marrow transplant on Aug. 29, 2024. (The First Medical Union of Lviv \/ Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Parents of three children told the Kyiv Independent they agreed to the fundraising campaigns but were unaware that they would use false information. In their cases, their children\u2019s diagnoses, background stories, and even names were altered. Besides, none of them knew the campaigns would seek to raise so much money.<\/p>\n<p>The fundraisers appear to anglicize the children&#8217;s and parents\u2019 names to make them sound more international, often changing the names completely. For example, the Ukrainian name Maksym was changed to Alex in a fundraising campaign; Serhii became Andrew, Ivan became David, and one mother\u2019s name was changed from Anastasiia to Jessica.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;Taya&#8221;: Broker connecting Ukrainian families with fundraisers\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent identified \u201cTaya\u201d as Tetiana Khaliavka, a PR manager at the Ukrainian-Swedish medical center Angelholm in Chernivtsi.<\/p>\n<p>Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent inspected the photos used in fundraising campaigns and confirmed that at least 11 Ukrainian children and their parents were photographed inside the Angelholm Medical Center. They didn\u2019t undergo treatment there \u2014 the facility was only used for photos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47221\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47221 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47221 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-1068x1602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/noscript> Top: Angelholm Medical Center is seen in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, on Oct. 31, 2025. (Vasyl Salyha \/ The Kyiv Independent) Bottom: Tetyana Khaliavka (Taya), circled in red, poses with staff at Angelholm Medical Center in an undated photo. (Angelholm Clinic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One mother reported that Taya coordinated the photo and video shoots inside the clinic, while two men who accompanied her handled the filming. She referred to them as \u201cthe father and the son.\u201d A second mother stated there was only one man with Taya. Both testimonies suggest that the man in question is Taya\u2019s son, Oleh Khaliavka, who also goes by the name Alex Kohen.<\/p>\n<p>When The Kyiv Independent contacted him and asked about the photoshoots, he said he had been mistaken for someone else and hung up.<\/p>\n<p>Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent obtained a business card that Khaliavka had given to a children&#8217;s hospital worker at a medical conference so that they could refer parents to her.<\/p>\n<p>The card lists only her altered first name, \u201cTaya,\u201d and describes her as a \u201ccontact person for working with parents of children with cancer,\u201d adding that she \u201ccooperates with foreign funds providing financial assistance directly to parents.\u201d The card bears the logo of the Chernivtsi-based charity Freedom Trust.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47224\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47224 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47224 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-1068x1602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/noscript> A business card &#8220;Taya&#8221; gave to a medical worker at a conference in an undated photo. The front reads, \u201cContact person for working with parents of children with cancer,\u201d the back reads, \u201cFinancial assistance for families with children diagnosed with cancer. We cooperate with foreign funds providing direct financial support to parents.\u201d (The Kyiv Independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Publicly, Freedom Trust focuses primarily on providing humanitarian aid to civilians living near front-line areas, as reflected on its Facebook page. When The Kyiv Independent journalist, posing as someone interested in supporting the fund, first contacted Freedom Trust\u2019s head, Ihor Lohvinov, he said that they also have a program offering one-time <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/aid\/\">financial aid<\/a> from sponsors to children with cancer across Ukraine. Later, he would deny it.<\/p>\n<p>When the Kyiv Independent journalist met with Lohvinov in Chernivtsi, now clearly identifying as a reporter, Lohvinov strongly denied any collaboration with foreign organizations.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, he said he knows \u201cTaya\u201d through <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/volunteers-in-ukraine\/\">volunteer work<\/a> and allowed the use of his organization\u2019s name and logo, which appears on her business card. Still, he said that Freedom Trust was not actually involved in the program of connecting Ukrainian cancer patients with foreign donors, and that no money passed through it.<\/p>\n<p>The Angelholm Medical Center told The Kyiv Independent that \u201cthe clinic had never organized or conducted photo or video shoots of children with cancer and their parents,\u201d and that it had no knowledge that the photos or videos of the children taken at the clinic were used for fundraising.<\/p>\n<p>They denied any involvement in fundraising campaigns for the treatment of children with cancer: &#8220;Our clinic does not carry out, initiate, support, or participate in such activities in any form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The clinic, however, said it was providing free short-term stays for children with cancer, who were allegedly passing through Chernivtsi, at the request of an American nonprofit.<\/p>\n<p>The clinic provided The Kyiv Independent with a request it received from the American nonprofit organization Hope for Life (registered as Tikvah Lechaim Inc.) in February 2024. In it, the nonprofit was asking the clinic to provide a charitable, free-of-charge stay for a parent and a child, accompanied by a representative from Hope for Life, during their stay in Chernivtsi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to ensure a comfortable place for rest while they wait for their trip home, for approximately two to three hours,\u201d the request states.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47227\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47227 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47227 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-1068x1602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/noscript> A request received by Angelholm Medical Center from the Hope for Life organization is shown in a document dated Feb. 13, 2024. (Angelholm Medical Center, shared with The Kyiv Independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Angelholm Medical Center confirmed that Hope for Life directly contacted the clinic\u2019s employee, Khaliavka, regarding these arrangements. The clinic granted its permission, allegedly not knowing that the \u201ccharitable stays\u201d were actually photo-ops.<\/p>\n<p>The clinic also said that after discovering their employee Tetiana Khaliavka\u2019s (\u201cTaya\u201d) role in the campaigns, they decided to terminate her employment \u201cin light of the facts uncovered and the use of official duties for personal purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaya\u201d was coordinating staged photo and video shoots for children and their parents at the clinic, creating the impression they were receiving treatment. In reality, the children spent just a few hours over two days in the clinic, moving between rooms and changing clothes to appear as patients, one mother told us.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement sent to The Kyiv Independent journalist, \u201cTaya\u201d said that she organized these shoots voluntarily and without pay, motivated solely by her desire to help children with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that the initiative had come from the American organization Hope for Life, which approached her with the idea of collaborating to provide financial support to children in need.<\/p>\n<p>Her role was allegedly limited to identifying families eligible for aid and organizing photo and video sessions upon the organization&#8217;s request. Parents told The Kyiv Independent that she also handled the signing of agreements and the distribution of one-time financial assistance.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>US networks of nonprofits behind the fundraisers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent analyzed the websites hosting fundraising campaigns for at least 11 Ukrainian children with cancer. Contact details on these sites indicate they are operated by the following nonprofits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tikvah Lechaim Inc. (the Hebrew name for Hope for Life)<\/li>\n<li>Dawn of a Child Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Sunshine for Kids Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Praying for Life Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Life\u2019s Hope Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Shtibel Gur Ltd (Yiddish for \u201cGur prayer house\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>Saint Raphael Charity Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Chance Letikva Inc. (\u201cLetikva\u201d translates from Hebrew as \u201chope\u201d) appears as the company managing the Facebook page for a campaign supporting Daniel, one of the children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The companies appear to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/police-expose-criminal-network-that-trafficked-orphans-abroad-exploited-draft-exemptions\/\">network<\/a> \u2014 some have the same president, others co-ran a fundraising campaign.<\/p>\n<p>All are registered in the United States, except for UK-registered Shtibel Gur Ltd, which lists a U.S. contact address on its campaign page.<\/p>\n<p>The network has ties in Israel. Campaigns are hosted on an Israeli platform. An Israel-registered Tikvah Lechaim appears to be related to the U.S. nonprofit of the same name, but didn\u2019t manage the children\u2019s fundraisers. An archived version of the website of the U.S.-registered nonprofit, Chance Letikva Inc., lists an address in Israel on its Hebrew-language page.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgz318y8elo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">investigation<\/a> into similar fundraising campaigns, the BBC traveled to the addresses listed for Chance Letikva in both the U.S. and Israel, but found no sign of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.-registered Tikvah Lechaim Inc. appears to be the central organization in the network: Their representatives were in touch, through \u201cTaya,\u201d with Ukrainian families whose children appeared in fundraising campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Public U.S. state registries list the directors and presidents of some of the organizations behind the fundraisers. However, the journalists were unable to find further information about them through open-source research.<\/p>\n<p>Tikvah Lechaim Inc.\u2019s 2024 Form 990 (U.S. nonprofit tax filing) lists only one person, Yomtov Stern, as president. However, a request submitted by Hope for Life to the Angelholm Medical Center in 2024 is signed by David Ognev, the organization\u2019s director.<\/p>\n<p>Using OSINT tools, Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent traced this name to a 21-year-old student at the City University of New York \u2014 in the same state where Hope for Life is registered. The journalists reached out to Ognev via social media and attempted to contact him by phone, but received no response.<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofits didn\u2019t answer the Kyiv Independent\u2019s inquiries.<\/p>\n\r\n                <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n                    \r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6f-with-logos-02-2-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-03-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item3 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                <\/style>\r\n\r\n                <div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"td-gallery td-slide-on-2-columns\">\r\n                    <div class=\"post_td_gallery\">\r\n                        <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-top\">\r\n                           <div class=\"td-gallery-title\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"td-gallery-controls-wrapper\">\r\n                                <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-count\"><span class=\"td-gallery-slide-item-focus\">1<\/span> of 3<\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-prev-next-but\">\r\n                                    <i class = \"td-icon-left doubleSliderPrevButton\"><\/i>\r\n                                    <i class = \"td-icon-right doubleSliderNextButton\"><\/i>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <div class = \"td-doubleSlider-1 \">\r\n                            <div class = \"td-slider\">\r\n                                \r\n                    <div class = \"td-slide-item td-item1\">\r\n                        <figure class=\"td-slide-galery-figure td-slide-popup-gallery\">\r\n                            <a class=\"slide-gallery-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6f-with-logos-02-2.jpg\" title=\"Cancer Scams take 6f with logos-02\"  data-caption=\"Network of nonprofits fundraising for Ukrainian children with cancer. 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(Nizar al-Rifai\/The Kyiv Independent)<\/div><\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class = \"td-slide-item td-item2\">\r\n                        <figure class=\"td-slide-galery-figure td-slide-popup-gallery\">\r\n                            <a class=\"slide-gallery-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-03.jpg\" title=\"Cancer Scams take 6 with logos-03\"  data-caption=\"Network of nonprofits fundraising for Ukrainian children with cancer. 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(Nizar al-Rifai\/The Kyiv Independent)<\/div><\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class = \"td-slide-item td-item3\">\r\n                        <figure class=\"td-slide-galery-figure td-slide-popup-gallery\">\r\n                            <a class=\"slide-gallery-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1.jpg\" title=\"Cancer Scams take 6 with logos-04\"  data-caption=\"Network of nonprofits fundraising for Ukrainian children with cancer. (Nizar al-Rifai\/The Kyiv Independent)\"  data-description=\"\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1-696x870.jpg 696w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-04-1-1068x1335.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" alt=\"\">\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                            <figcaption class = \"td-slide-caption td-gallery-slide-content\"><div class = \"td-gallery-slide-copywrite\">Network of nonprofits fundraising for Ukrainian children with cancer. (Nizar al-Rifai\/The Kyiv Independent)<\/div><\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <div class = \"td-doubleSlider-2\">\r\n                            <div class = \"td-slider\">\r\n                                \r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item1\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item2\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item3\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \n<p>All campaigns are hosted via the Israeli platform Geev, which provides fundraising tools but reveals minimal information about the nonprofits running the campaigns. It typically lists only a landline \u2014 which doesn\u2019t answer \u2014 and an email, allowing the nonprofits to maintain near-total anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the nonprofits have standalone websites, which often feature AI-generated images and text.<\/p>\n<p>Each campaign also maintains a Facebook page using targeted advertising to promote video content and maximize reach. In terms of transparency, the pages we analyzed generally disclose only one key detail: the countries of residence of the page managers, which are most often <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/israel-2\/\">Israel<\/a> and Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, almost all of these Facebook campaign pages are blocked for users accessing them from a Ukrainian IP address \u2014 decreasing the chances of the children\u2019s families seeing them.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Where does the money ultimately go?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The network\u2019s online campaigns raise hundreds of thousands of dollars per child, but the families the Kyiv Independent spoke to have never seen this money. Where does the money end up?<\/p>\n<p>Khaliavka, who goes under the name \u201cTaya,\u201d said she couldn\u2019t say how the money was distributed, claiming her involvement ended when parents signed the agreement and received their initial small financial reward \u2013 typically $1,200 to $1,700, based on information from the parents.<\/p>\n<p>From that moment, she said, the fundraisers were responsible for managing the campaigns and updating parents on their progress.<\/p>\n<p>Parents we contacted confirmed that they do receive occasional calls afterward; these calls come from different international numbers, are conducted in Russian, and are often plagued by poor connections, leaving parents with little clarity on the campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>When asked who was her contact, \u201cTaya\u201d provided a U.S. phone number for a man named Michael, who allegedly works in the customer service of the Hope for Life organization (Tikvah Lechaim Inc.). Meanwhile, OSINT tools indicate that the same number is also associated with Yomtov Stern, the alleged president of Tikvah Lechaim. \u201cTaya\u201d said they talk in Hebrew.<\/p>\n<p>She also shared with us an example of the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-r7jJ66-E3NA6CB_QE0AFbOwSazxsa9R\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">agreement<\/a> that parents are required to sign in order to participate in the campaign. Section 4 states that families are entitled to a fee of $6,000 to $10,000, depending on the \u201csuccess of the advertising campaign,\u201d with a portion paid upfront and additional transfers \u201cevery 60 days\u2026 after deducting campaign-related expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Based on the average campaign total of \u20ac550,000 to \u20ac600,000 ($640,420 to $698,640), the promised payments amount to roughly 1 to 2% of all funds raised per child. Notably, the agreement does not disclose the total goal of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Michael, a representative of Hope for Life, told the Kyiv Independent that 70\u201380% of the displayed total is allocated to advertising to promote the campaign. After platform commissions, the nonprofit receives about 18\u201320% of the raised money. Of that amount, it retains a portion for operational expenses. He did not specify how much ultimately reaches the parents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it&#8217;s $300,000, maybe we get $70,000\u201380,000, or $60,000, and out of that, we have expenses \u2014 for wire and all that\u2026 to make the videos and to make the pictures, and whatever is left, we spend on the family,\u201d Michael said.<\/p>\n<p>Viacheslav Bykov, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/tabletochki.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tabletochki, Ukraine\u2019s leading charitable foundation<\/a> for children with cancer, which discloses its funders and publishes financial reports, called such ratios \u201coutside global standards\u201d and \u201ccompletely unjustifiable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlobally, I would place the acceptable (fundraising expense) ratio at roughly 10% to 25%,\u201d he said. Tabletochki\u2019s standard requires about 82% of funds to go directly to assistance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47248\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-05-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47248 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47248 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-05-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-05-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-05-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-05-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-05-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-05-696x870.jpg 696w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-05-1068x1335.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/factcheck.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cancer-Scams-take-6-with-logos-05.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript> An approximate breakdown shows how funds raised by a network of nonprofits were allegedly spent instead of reaching Ukrainian children (figures are based on the account of a Hope for Life representative) (Nizar al-Rifai\/The Kyiv Independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Michael from Hope for Life denied wrongdoing in a phone interview, saying they \u201cdo everything by the book\u201d and do not alter children\u2019s diagnoses. But campaign records contradict that claim: In at least four cases this investigation verified, diagnoses were changed, including two children with leukemia who were presented as having diffuse midline glioma.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Michael acknowledged that families\u2019 names were routinely modified, saying parents \u201casked in the contract not to use the names.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mothers the Kyiv Independent spoke with gave a different account: None were told that their children\u2019s names or diagnoses would be altered. The agreement provided by \u201cTaya\u201d contains no mention of such practices either.<\/p>\n<p>Michael said the campaigns are spread across multiple websites due to payment-processing limitations: \u201cThere are other companies that help us in order to receive the funding, because you cannot receive it all in one location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, as of early December, the campaign for the seven-year-old Daniel \u2014 Daneil Kotelnykov \u2014 remained active online, continuing to raise donations.<\/p>\n<p>Kateryna Kotelnykova, Daneil\u2019s mother, said she was promised some money in November but has yet to receive anything. When The Kyiv Independent showed her the campaign page, she was surprised by the goal of the campaign \u2014 more than $690,000. As of early December, 90% of the funds had been raised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I looked at the amount, I started wondering what exactly they planned to give me,\u201d Kotelnykova said.<\/p>\n<p>Natalya Kiryanova, whose son Ivan also appears in one of the campaigns, was outraged when she learned how much had been raised using false information. She said that Ivan fell ill after their home near the front line in Orikhiv, <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukrainian-forces-pull-back-from-positions-near-5-settlements-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast\/\">Zaporizhzhia Oblast<\/a>, was bombed by Russian forces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just so painfully offensive that they\u2019re raising such large amounts, profiting off these poor children who\u2019ve suffered <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/the-wars-hidden-explosions-the-mental-health-toll-inside-ukraines-homes\/\">psychological trauma from the war<\/a>, and now, on top of that, are struggling with cancer,\u201d Kiryanova said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The investigation was created within the Black Sea Journalists Network, coordinated by the Association of European Journalists \u2013 Bulgaria.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An investigation by Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent (Ukraine) Authors: Linda Hourani and Svilen Oprikov Factcheck.bg and The Kyiv Independent traced a global fraud network that uses sick Ukrainian children to raise millions of dollars. 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