Dear readers, Russia is waging a genocidal war against Ukraine. To help the Ukrainian Army resist the extermination of Ukrainians in the center of Europe, we are uniting efforts with volunteers who provide weapons and demining equipment to those who are at the frontline of Russian aggression. The initiatives we support are run by people we personally know and trust, so we can ensure that every cent raised is spent to help here and now. We also make an effort to procure the best-quality equipment that works under stress and will save lives instead of failing at the most crucial moment.
Governments around the world are sending military aid to Ukraine, but there are urgent needs of Ukrainian men and women on the frontline now. An invisible army of volunteers is helping Ukraine procure the things it needs to resist Russia and we are proud to be supporting them.
We received the following urgent requests:
Fundraiser #192: an autonomous observation station for monitoring enemy movements on the Zaporizhzhia frontline Target: € 555 |
- U93 2024/09/27 – bought a 3rd generation stereo night vision device for a grenade launcher platoon of Ukraine’s Separate Presidential Brigade – € 6.113
- U92 2024/09/05 – ordered a night vision drone for 17th brigade in Kharkiv oblast – € 3.270
- U90 2024/08/29 – ordered an advanced multifrequency anti-drone jammer to protect a vehicle of 80th Separate Battalion of Airborne Troops – € 4.650
- U91 2024/08/28 – bought an anti-thermal vision jacket and a tablet for tactical software for 65th mechanized brigade – € 421
- U89 2024/08/19 – ordered 2 mobile power stations for 160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade – € 2.164
- U88 2024/08/15 – ordered an anti-drone jammer, 2 generators and 15 gas masks for air reconnaissance unit “Molfary” of Ukraine’s 55th Artillery Brigade – € 3.720
- U87 2024/08/09 – ordered a drone, a Starlink dish and parts for building 12 power stations to air defense regiment 1020 in the East, as well as forces operating in Kursk region – € 6.284
Due to heavy fighting, more pictures will be published later - U86 2024/08/03 – ordered a mobile power station and 10 pairs of active earphones for air defense unit 4239 in Donetsk Oblast – € 2.040
- U85 2024/07/29 – bought a thermal drone for 5th Sloboda Brigade, Kharkiv region – € 3.820
- U84 2024/07/02 – bought a high capacity extension battery for 127th battalion of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense – € 1.289
- U83 2024/07/01 – bought a thermal drone for Special Assault Brigade “Rage” of Ukraine’s National Police in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region – € 4.133
- U82 2024/06/11 – ordered electronic and 3D printing components for 10 personal anti-drone radars urgently needed by 1020 anti-aircraft regiment to protect soldiers in Kharkiv region – € 2.218,88
- U81 2024/06/07 – ordered a portable power station for 15th brigade of National Guard – € 986,24
- U80 2024/06/04 – ordered drone for reconnaissance and combat operations for 118th Mechanized Brigade – € 2.124
- U79 2024/05/27 – finished fundraiser for a medium-size power station for Separate Assault Brigade “Rage” of “Tsunami” regiment of Ukraine’s National Police – € 1.062
- U78 2024/05/27 – ordered a high resolution camera drone for 21st Mechanized Brigade – € 2.479
- U77 2024/05/18 – finished fundraiser for a reconnaissance & combat drone for the Offensive Guard (15th brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard), South front – € 1.765
- U76 2024/05/17 – finished fundraiser for a FPV kamikaze drone repeater station for 65th Brigade in the South – € 1.700
- U74 2024/05/13 – ordered a night vision (thermal) drone for 1020th anti-aircraft artillery regiment – € 4.750
- U73 2024/05/03 – ordered two drones for guiding FPV combat ops by 129th battalion of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense on the left bank of Dnipro, Kherson region – € 4.324
- U72 2024/04/30 – ordered a winged UAV for artillery drills, an anti-aircraft searchlight & a power station for air defense unit A3189 – € 2.642
- U71 2024/04/25 – bought an advanced collimator rifle sight for close-range combat and drone defense, needed by 118th Separate Motorized Brigade – € 2.261
- U70 2024/04/25 – ordered a thermal drone for artillerymen of Ukraine’s 61st Separate Mechanized Brigade – € 4.760
- U69 2024/04/25 – ordered 3 anti-jamming antennas for drone group “Poseidon” of the 240th battalion of Ukrainian Territorial Defense – € 3.550
- U68 2024/04/24 – ordered a drone, 2 tablets and 2 antenna fittings for Special Forces Unit “Rage” of Ukrainian National Police – € 2.780
- D99 2024/04/21 – ordered six power stations for mobile fire groups of 122nd brigade – € 2.284
- D98 2024/04/21 – ordered a thermal camera for 115th Separate Mechanical Brigade – € 1.450
- U67 2024/04/20 – finished fundraiser for a 3D printer and 3D printing consumables for air defense unit A2800 – € 2.150
- U66 2024/04/19 – bought drone, booster antenna and antenna cable for a unit of Ukraine’s Offensive Guard (part of National Guard) in the South. We will also order an antenna mast. – € 4.405
- U65 2024/04/18 – bought drone for delivering first aid and orientation to wounded soldiers, 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade – € 2.270
- U64 2024/04/18 – bought drone for reconnaissance and combat missions, 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade – € 2.270
- U63 2024/04/14 – finished fundraiser for drone tech (booster antenna, Starlink dish & drone) for 5th Sloboda Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard – € 4.130
- U62 2024/04/10 – bought a Mavic 3T thermal drone for army unit A4878 in the South – € 4.882
- U61 2024/04/08 – bought an anti-drone jammer (electronic protection device) for Ukraine’s 90th Separate Airmobile Battalion, fighting in Donetsk region – € 1.550
- D97 2024/04/06 – bought four advanced thermal cameras for Separate Air Defense Regiment 1020
– € 6.150
- U60 2024/03/30 – bought a drone for 35th Marine Brigade in Kherson region
– € 2.150 - U59 2024/03/28 – bought 3 Starlinks and 3 Ecoflow Power Stations for a drone unit of 122nd brigade on the Kherson frontline – € 3.341
- U58 2024/03/18 – ordered a true stereo night vision binocular with two 3rd generation white phosphor tubes for snipers of Ukrainian reconnaissance – € 6.500
- U57 2024/03/11 – bought short-range thermal scope for Special Forces “Terror” of Ukrainian Defense Security (HUR MOU) near Avdiivka – € 3.087
- U56 2024/03/07 – bought FPV drone display and drone assembly gear (soldering iron, electrical screw driver & toolboxes) for 65th Separate Mechanical Brigade in the South – € 550
- U55 2024/03/07 – bought drone for combat ops in Donetsk region, Burevy brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard – € 2.241
- U54 2024/03/07 – bought surveillance drone and a 1kWh power station for air defense regiment 1020 in the East – € 2.819
- U53 2024/03/06- bought thermal drone for nighttime combat in the South of Ukraine, artillery unit A4878 – € 4.863
- U52 2024/03/01 – ordered thermal optics for the 122nd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – € 2.778
- U51 2024/02/28 – finished fundraiser for an anti-drone radar & protection shield (jammer) for a rescue vehicle on the Avdiivka frontline (Rapid Response Team of Ukraine’s 7th Border Guard)
– € 3.310
- U50 2024/02/20 – ordered a DJI Mavic 3 drone for combat missions of 35th Marine Brigade in Kherson oblast – € 2.292
- U49 2024/02/16 – ordered an electronic anti-drone shield for 95th assault brigade
– € 982
- U48 2024/02/16 – ordered a US-built thermal device for 118th brigade at the Southern front
– € 2.611 - U47 2024/02/15 – ordered a FPV drone remote control for 45th brigade – € 270
- D96 2024/02/15 – ordered two quality laser range finders with inbuilt ballistic computer for Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment 1020 – € 1.580
- U46 2024/02/12 – ordered a quality thermal device for early identification of Shahed kamikaze drones by 122nd brigade of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense. – € 2.150
- U45 2024/02/07 – ordered a Mavic 3 drone urgently needed for combat missions by a Ukrainian army unit near Orikhiv – € 2.300
- D95 2024/02/02 – financed 2 thermal cameras for 61th Separate Mechanized Brigade protecting Chernihiv region against Russian diversions – € 2.900
- U44 2024/01/29 – partially financed a .223 caliber carabine rifle for army unit near Orikhiv – € 2.000 (+ € 650 by the soldiers)
- U43 2024/01/27 – successfully finished fundraiser for 5 power stations, 3 chainsaws and 3 generators for 1020th Separate Air Defense Division at the Bakhmut-Chasiv Yar frontline – € 4.905
- D94 2024/01/22 – ordered an advanced thermal camera for the 66th brigade at the Kupiansk-Lyman frontline – € 2.450
- U42 2024/01/18 – bought 4 collimators (run-and-shoot optics) and 2 anti-drone spectrometers (detectors) for the Special Forces of the 252 battalion of the Marines – € 1.180
- U41 2024/01/14 – financed the installation of an autogas (LPG) combustion option into the Nissan Pathfinder SUV (financed by fundraiser D83) of army unit А7293 – € 473
- D93 2024/01/14 – successfully finished fundraiser for a 2005 Nissan SUV to be used as a drone operator HQ for the 63rd brigade – € 4.800
- U40 2024/01/09 – bought a video stream capture card for recording drone videos (45th brigade) – € 230
- U39 2024/01/03 – ordered three encrypted mobile radios for mounting in cars, army unit А7040 –
€ 1.390 - U38 2024/01/02 – ordered FPV drone controller and flexible solar panels for 93rd and 110th brigade of the territorial defense at the Southern front – € 640
- D92 2023/12/30 – ordered an advanced thermal camera for 115th brigade – € 2.450
- U37 2023/12/30 – ordered a set with 3 drone batteries for 45th brigade – € 566
- U36 2023/12/28 – ordered a US-built night vision device (two eyes) for a driver of the 66th separate brigade – € 3.479
- U35 2023/12/22 – ordered a consumer drone with 4 batteries for the 61st mechanized brigade – € 2.912
- U34 2023/12/14 – ordered a 5kW generator for Ukraine’s 1020th separate air-defense regiment –
€ 478 - U33 2023/12/14 – ordered drones to improve drills and anti-aircraft artillery calibration of Ukraine’s 1020th separate air-defense regiment – € 4.800
- U32 2023/12/12 – financed 4 thermal sniper scopes – € 11.470
- U31 2023/12/05 – bought a US-made night vision device for 128th brigade – € 3.745
- U30 2023/12/01 – bought 2 periscopes, weapon oil, 6 power banks, 12 pairs of gloves, 12 masks and 660 units of chemical heaters for the 63rd brigade – € 800
- U29 2023/11/27 – bought a chainsaw, two high-power flashlights, two quality multitools, an axe and two power banks for a Special Forces battalion of Ukrainian police – € 1.357
- U29 2023/11/27 – commissioned repair of an old power station of the 61st mechanized brigade – € 234
- D91 2023/11/23 – ordered another advanced optical sight with anti-drone optics for assault rifles for 118th brigade – €2780
- D91 2023/11/21 – ordered an advanced optical sight with anti-drone optics for assault rifles for 118th brigade – €1490 (pictures see above)
- D90 2023/11/14 – ordered an advanced thermal camera for the 117th brigade (Kupiansk) – € 2450
- U27 2023/11/10 – ordered a military electrical bike for a unit on the Zaporizhzhia frontline – €4640
- U26 2023/11/09 – ordered a mobile power station for 61st mechanized brigade – € 1048
- U25 2023/11/02 – ordered a military grade walkie-talkie for the 68th brigade – € 720
- U24 2023/11/02 – ordered a drone for Ukrainian artillerymen of Ukraine’s Special Forces in the Northeast – € 2788
- U23 2023/10/27 – bought a 4kW inverter generator for supplying electronic equipment of the 72nd brigade near Vuhledar – € 992
- D89 2023/10/26 – bought a frequency scanner for Ukrainian reconnaissance at the Southern front – € 961
- U22 2023/10/23 – bought a thermal drone for the 5th Sloboda brigade near Bakhmut and Soledar – 5400 € + 1000 € from soldiers
- U20 2023/10/15 – bought 2 drone backpacks for 93rd separate mechanized brigade – 200 €
- D88 2023/10/14 – ordered a military winged UAV for Ukraine’s Special Forces – 3600 €
- D87 2023/10/04 – ordered a thermal drone for 8th separate mechanized company of the 72nd brigade at the Vuhledar front – 5400 €
- U19 2023/09/29 – 3 encrypted digital radios for the 160th air defense brigade of Odesa, unit A2800 – 2030 €
- U17 2023/09/27 – STARLINK dishes for 87th airborne battalion (Kupiansk front) and the 5th Sloboda brigade (Bakhmut front) – 1080 €
- U16 2023/09/25 – Ordered two drones for 160th air defense brigade of Odesa (3208 €)
- U21 2023/09/17 – Finished fundraiser for a pickup truck for the 125th brigade (5051 €)
- U15 2023/09/17 – Received 22.836 € for thermal imaging (night vision) sniper scopes.
- U14 2023/09/15 – We delivered a fourteen piece kit of ammunition manufacturing equipment (reloading press, powder gauge, calibration tool, etc.) to the 87th battalion (1250€)
- U13 2023/09/10 – Ordered 12 anti-aircraft searchlights for Odesa’s 160 air defense brigade, unit A2800 (7600€)
- U12 2023/09/06 – Bought FPV drone gear for Special Forces Brigade “Storm”: notebook, signal booster, antenna, cables (1552€ in total)
- U07 2023/09/03 – Modernized a rifle of the 65th Mechanized Brigade – scope (1134€), chassis (310€), stock, buffer tube (573€), bipod silencer, magazine, anti reflection filter, grip (392€). Also integrated headset into a soldiers helmet (156€)
- U09 2023/08/20 – Ordered booster antenna and cables for 45th brigade (483€)
- U08 2023/08/15 – Bought thermal sniper scopes for 14.895 €
- D86 2023/08/15 – Bought a thermal drone for the 45th brigade (5410€)
- U06 2023/08/07 – Ordered a consumer drone for the 77th brigade near Bakhmut (3200€)
- D85 2023/08/04 – Bought a thermal clip-on camera for a Ukrainian sniper near Kupiansk (3350€)
- U05 2023/08/04 – For the unit of this sniper, we ordered two mil-grade encrypted radios (1421€)
- D84 2023/07/31 – Financed Volkswagen T4 transporter for Ukrainian army (~5000€)
- U04 2023/07/27 – Financed more than 10.000 long-range bullets (.375 caliber) for snipers (€9950)
- D83 2023/07/23 – Financed a Nissan Pathfinder SUV for army unit А7293 – €4.000+€1.000 petrol
- U03 2023/07/17 – Ordered a mobile power station for a unit in the NE (€1300)
- D82 2023/07/17 – Ordered encrypted two-way radios for three units in the NE (€5800)
- U02 2023/07/13 – Financed full body armor for a unit in the South, Zaporizhzhia direction (€1000)
- U01 2023/07/10 – Ordered gear for FPV Kamikaze drones for “Storm” Special Forces Battalion (€1000)
- D81 2023/07/05 – Ordered thermal drone for the 5th Sloboda brigade of Ukraine’s National guard (€5500)
- D80 2023/07/04 – Ordered two more mil-grade sniper riflescopes for €8.300
- D79 2023/07/02 – Bought 5 more mil-grade sniper riflescopes. Already in Ukraine. In total €25.630 spent for 8 sniper scopes.
- D78 2023/06/19 – Ordered consumer reconnaissance drone for the 116th brigade (€2700)
- D77 2023/06/16 – Share of “Valkyrie” winged UAV funded (€3500)
- D76 2023/06/09 – 2 ballistic weather stations for Ukrainian snipers ordered (€1956) — in Ukraine
- D75 2023/06/07 – Ordered a second advanced thermal camera for the Northern border (€3250)
- D74 2023/05/31 – Ordered an advanced thermal camera for the Southern front line (€2800)
- D73 2023/05/28 – We helped Ukrainian soldiers sell an unsuitable drone abroad for €5300 and buy 2 new ones for €5600 in total
- D72 2023/05/23 – Ordered third sniper riflescope (€5450)
- D71 2023/05/23 – Ordered night vision device with helmet mount (€3300)
- D70 2023/05/12 – Bought a consumer drone with additional accumulators for a unit near Kreminna (€2800)
- D69 2023/05/10 – Bought twenty simple walkie talkies for a unit near Kreminna (€600)
- D68 2023/05/08 – Ordered a second high-quality riflescope for Ukrainian snipers (€5450)
See 2023/05/23
- D67 2023/04/30 – Ordered a high-quality riflescope for Ukrainian snipers (€5450)
See 2023/05/23
- D66 2023/04/30 – Ordered an AK rifle mount for scopes (€160) and a helmet mount for a night vision device (€81)
- D65 2023/04/28 – Bought a thermal clip-on device for snipers of the 54th brigade at Bakhmut (€4000)
- D64 2023/04/25 – Bought a second thermal camera for the Southeastern frontline (€1500)
- D63 2023/04/23 – Bought a thermal camera for the Kreminna frontline (€1500)
- D62 2023/04/21 – Bought a mobile projector for on-site training of front line soldiers (€615)
- D61 2023/04/19 – Bought a consumer drone for reconnaissance with extra batteries (€2629)
- D60 2023/04/19 – Bought a 2S generation night vision device (€2929)
- D59 2023/04/18 – Bought another advanced thermal camera with optical zoom (€2900) for the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade at Bakhmut
- D58 2023/04/18 – Bought a 2kW mobile power station for a front line unit (€1000)
- D57 2023/04/12 – Bought 6 mounts for fixing optical sights on AK rifles (€182)
- D56 2023/03/29 – Bought 8 tablets with mobile internet for front line units – they will be used for training with tactical software, planning of attacks and artillery guidance (€2405 in total)
- D55 2023/03/24 – Bought two military grade walkie-talkies (€1712)
- D54 2023/03/24 – Bought an original milgrade helmet mount for a night vision device (€335) – already at the front line
- D53 2023/03/23 – Bought a consumer drone with thermal optics (€5410)
- D52 2023/03/23 – Bought three gen.3 night vision devices for one eye (€12540) and one used gen.2S night vision device for two eyes (€2600)
- D51 2023/03/21 – Bought another thermal camera for Bakhmut, with laser range finder and digital night vision (€2400)
- D50 2023/03/16 – Bought an advanced thermal camera for Bakhmut with optical zoom (€2900) – already at the front line
- D49 2023/03/16 – Bought a high power binocular (€510) – already at the front line
- D48 2023/03/14 – Bought a van for a territorial defense unit at the front line near Zaporizhzhia (€6000)
- D47 2023/02/22 – Bought an advanced night vision device with a black/white tube (€3600) – arrived at the front line
- D46 2023/02/17 – Bought another thermal clip on device for an assault rifle “made in Germany” (€3680) – arrived at the front line
- D45 2023/02/15 – Financed a jack hammer for digging trenches at the Zaporizhzhia front line (€420)
- D44 2023/02/09 – Bought a used Iridium satellite phone (funds collected by the soldiers themselves) – arrived at the front line
- D43 2023/02/09 – Bought a 20.000 Lumen flashlight for locating and shooting down drones (€337)- arrived at the front line
- D42 2023/02/08 – Bought a used Mavic 3 drone for “delivering presents” to the invaders (€1800)
- D41 2023/01/30 – Bought a digital night vision device with thermal option (€2100)
- D40 2023/01/27 – Bought another thermal clip on device for a sniper rifle (€3239)
- D39 2023/01/18 – Bought a thermal clip on device for an assault rifle “made in Germany” (€3685)
- D38 2023/01/18 – Bought a 3rd generation night vision device (€3700) – already arrived in Ukraine
- D37 2023/01/16 – Bought a 2+ generation night vision device with helmet mounting (€3000) – already arrived in Ukraine
- D36 2023/01/04 – Bought a thermal-imaging drone (€5247) and a navigation device for soldiers (€713)
- D35 2022/12/27 – Bought three military-grade encrypted two-way radios for Ukraine’s National Guard at Bakhmut (€2.100)
- D34 2022/12/09 – Bought a military grade night-vision device with magnifying lens (€4.700) and transported it to Ukraine
- D33 2022/11/30 – Partial funding of a mobile reconnaissance station for controlling drones (€3000)
- D32 2022/11/25 – Ordered three mobile power stations for the army (€2.997) and transported them to Ukraine (already handed over)
- D31 2022/11/24 – Bought one night vision device and a thermal riflescope for an assault brigade in the South of Ukraine, co-funded another night vision device (€6196,- in total)
- D30 2022/11/13 – Pictures from the training exercises for the Leleka drones our readers partially financed back in July – the newly produced drones are delivered after the end of the training ($6500 out of $65.000)
- D29 2022/11/13 – A used Fiat Ducato minivan partially paid by our readers (~ €600 out of €3400) was handed over to the Ukrainian army
- D28 2022/10/26 – We bought another high-capacity mobile power station for the 63rd brigade (€2280)
- D27 2022/10/24 – We bought 38 small powerbanks 20.000mAh (€1100)
- D26 2022/10/17 – We bought a high-capacity mobile power station for the 63rd brigade (€2280)
- D25 2022/10/17 – We bought a Cyclops thermal camera for clearing Kharkiv region (€1550)
- D24 2022/10/12 – We bought a DJI Mavic 3 drone with extra batteries (€2600)
- D23 2022/10/07 – We bought 4 military-grade encrypted radios Motorola R7 Standard with extras (€3160)
- D22 2022/10/07 – Bought an optical sight with red dot for a storm brigade (€750)
- D21 2022/10/01 – We secured private funding for six encrypted two-way radios for a front line unit (€3000). The radios are now transported to Ukraine.
- D20 2022/09/25 – Bought one top of the line night vision device (€3800) and a thermal camera for artillery (€2500) and sent them to Ukraine
- D19 2022/09/17 – Together with the German-Belarusian community RAZAM e.V. we bought another 30 demining tools (€3000) for Kyiv, Chernihiv and Charkiv regions
- D18 2022/09/17 – Bought a used drone (€925) for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine – it will help with demining
- D17 2022/09/12 – Bought three top-of-the line Motorola two-way radios (€2200) and sent them to Ukraine
See picture from 2022/10/12, together with Mavic drone and power station
- D16 2022/09/12 – Ordered 12 replacement batteries for military two-way radios (€870)
- D15 2022/09/11 – Bought a mobile solar power station (€1000) and sent it to Ukraine
See picture from 2022/10/12, together with Mavic drone and radios
- D14 2022/09/10 – Bought a drone with thermal camera (€6700) and an additional battery pack and charging station (€500).
- D13 2022/09/05 – Picture of a drone which was privately donated by one of our readers and set to Sloviansk
- D12 2022/09/01 – 34 mine detectors financed by readers of Euromaidan Press and German-Belarusian society RAZAM have been produced and are handed out to deminers by the “Soloma Kittens” NGO in Kyiv.
- D11 2022/08/16 – Bought another thermal camera (paid by recipients) and delivered it to Ukraine
- D10 2022/08/08 – We bought one 3rd generation night vision device, with zoom lens for 4650 € and one thermal camera for 1650 €, and delivered it to Ukraine.
- D09 2022/07/28 – We bought two more professional night vision devices for 3400 € each, which will be delivered to Ukraine tomorrow. Besides that, thanks to your support we can buy ~36 metal detectors for a total of 3000 € (yes, 36 pieces – the deminers decided that we should better get them devices produced in Ukraine, which are much cheaper than Western models).
- D08 2022/07/10 – Successfully completed fundraiser for ten encrypted radios for a front line unit near Kherson. €8000 raised in less than a day! Additional donations will go to more radios and night vision devices.
- D07 2022/07/08 – Successfully completed fundraiser for two Leleka-100 drones (Euromaidan Press readers donated $6500, which helped the drone pilots reach their aim of $65.000). Signing of the three-party agreement on commissioning these drones is expected next week. We will keep you updated.
- D06 2022/07/05 – Successfully completed fundraiser for night vision goggles! We ordered one professional night vision device ($4200) and a military-spec magnifying lens for night vision devices ($1000)
- D05 2022/06/24 – Sent two residual light night vision devices to Ukraine (€7800)
- D04 2022/06/13 – Delivered 40 bomb disposal tools (€4000), 150 breathing tubes (€300), 8 optical sights and mounts (€1700), 10 encrypted radios (€1400), 5 rangefinders (€3200), partial funding for drone (€1000)
- D03 2022/05/18 – Delivered 12 encrypted two-way radios (€8000) and a digital repeater station with antennas (€2800), partial financing for car gears (€700)
- D02 2022/04/30 – Delivered 15 encrypted two-way radios (€8400), 12 digital two-way radios (€3000), one drone (€1800)
- D01 2022/04/01 – Delivered 20 night vision devices (€30000)
Euromaidan Press is working closely with volunteers who are supporting the Ukrainian Army and Territorial Defense by procuring equipment abroad and getting it to the front. We are supporting units who are the most at needs of equipment, especially near Popasna, Sloviansk and Mykolayiv. For the demining equipment we cooperate with the “Soloma Cats” charity fund, whose project is described here. We maintain connections with the receiving units through personal acquaintances who are in regular contact with the units and ensure that the equipment meets their needs and is properly used. Purchases and hand-overs are documented and made available to all donators.
We are supporting units who are the most at needs of equipment: the Territorial Defense units, National Guard, and Ukrainian Army units whose resources need urgent replenishment due to losses in battle (near Popasna, Sloviansk, Mykolayiv). We maintain connections with these units through personal aquaintances of these units who communicate with them and ensure that the equipment meets their needs and is properly used.
Governments aroung the world are indeed sending military aid to Ukraine, but there are many immediate needs still unmet, on which the lives of Ukrainian men and women on the frontline depend now. So an invisible army of volunteers stepped in to help Ukraine procure the things it needs to resist Russia.
As the stocks of military gear in Ukraine were quickly exhausted in the first days of the war, the timely procurement of items like drones, two-way radios, optical sights, thermal imagers, night vision devices, tactical first-aid kits, etc. depends on such volunteers finding them abroad and transporting them into Ukraine. Hundreds of ordinary people around the world who were vary of big anonymous funds support these grassroots initiatives because they trust the volunteers running it. Purchased equipment is transported to Ukraine via volunteer-driven convoys, which regularly transport humanitarian and other to aid Ukraine.
People at the front say what they need. With the help of foreign specialists like soldiers and hunters, we determine which equipment is most suitable and cost-effective to meet the need. For instance, thermal imagers are less effective during hot summer nights; by consulting hunters and soldiers, we established a type of residual light amplifiers that would work under army conditions.
The entire initiative is entirely run by volunteers who procure and deliver the equipment in their free time, so your money will not be used for overheads. We regularly post updates on funds raised and reports on the delivery of goods to Ukraine, so come back later to this page or follow us on social media to receive updates on the fundraiser.