Netflix co-founder and current CEO Reed Hastings has donated $2 million to the charity organization White Stork, which provides aid to Ukraine. In the US, White Stork is led by American veterans, while in Ukraine, it operates under the Leleka-Ukraine charitable foundation, which has been operational in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s all-out war in February 2022, Deadline reports.
Since 2022, the organization has provided essential equipment to Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhzhia, and Kyiv. It sent vacuum therapy devices, portable ultrasound and X-ray machines, and surgical instruments to hospitals in the cities.
The funds will be used to purchase drone jamming systems and other critical supplies for combat medics on the front lines. Each jamming system costs up to $6,000.
White Stork is also the largest charitable supplier of individual first aid kits in Ukraine, having delivered over 120,000 kits since the war began. The organization provides additional essential aid, including demining equipment, ballistic blankets, trench tools, and body armor, according to UkrInform.
This is Hastings’ second major donation to support Ukraine. Two years ago, he contributed $1 million to the Razom for Ukraine charity fund.
Earlier, Lithuania’s third Radarom! fundraising campaign to support Ukraine raised €5,737,028 for Ukraine’s drone and anti-drone systems. The first campaign in 2023 gathered over €14 million, funding the purchase of 17 radars, 4 off-road vehicles for mobile radar units, training for Ukrainian radar operators, and 69 anti-drone systems with accessories.
The second campaign in 2024 collected €8.6 million, which provided 1,141 protective gear sets for Ukrainian soldiers, including individual anti-drone devices, night vision monoculars, and laser sights produced by Lithuanian companies Brolis Semiconductors and NT Service.
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