Yulia Sanina's charitable foundation provided support to 287 musicians who lost their homes or studios due to occupation or the full-scale invasion.
The Hardkiss Foundation, founded by Yulia Sanina in March 2022, announced the 2025 annual report. The foundation provided concrete financial and instrumental support to 287 musicians — displaced from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, Kherson regions, and Crimea. All beneficiaries lost housing, studio equipment, or instruments due to the full-scale war. The foundation's total 2025 budget — 18.7 million UAH, distributed: 51% — monetary aid (average grant per musician — 32,000 UAH); 28% — instrument procurement through partnership with Yamaha Ukraine, Fender, and Ukrainian guitar maker 'Khomenko Workshop'; 14% — temporary studio space rental for beneficiaries; 7% — psychological aid. Among public 2025 stories: rock band 'Kolais' from Mariupol that received a full equipment set and new studio space in Kyiv; jazz vocalist Oleh Mostovyi from Bakhmut who, after consultations with Sanina, released his first solo album; academic pianist Tetyana Kyrychenko from Kherson who through the foundation received preparation for the Prokofiev Competition in Prague (taking 2nd place). Foundation contacts: hardkissfoundation.ua.
