410.989,82 €
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292
Donations
500.000 €
Goal
Helmets and Body Armour Fundraiser
-Ukraine Aid Ops HQ
URGENT! – Still one of the most critical items needed by the brave defenders of Ukraine is protective gear. Every soldier who joins the armed forces to protect his or her country needs a personal protects in the form of helmets, plates, or anti-thermal coats.
The goal of this ongoing fundraiser is to maintain a steady supply of ballistic helmets, sets of body armor, plate carriers (which hold the armor).
This fund has enabled Ukraine Aid Operations to purchase about 2,000 helmets, almost 3,000 sets of body armor plates and 2,500 plate carriers. We continue to receive urgent calls from many units for more protective gear partly because new soldiers are trained and join the battle for their homeland, partly because these items are consumables that need to be replaced when damaged. Since the beginning of 2024 we have extended this fund to the supply of anti-thermal coats, to protect soldiers against being spotted at night by thermal drones.
A Spare Helmet Saved a Life in Zaporizhzhia
While distributing supplies in Zaporizhzhia , our groundteam was asked if they had a helmet for a soldier who did not have one. They had one helmet left and gladly gave it to him. A few months later, we got a text with a photo. The helmet had stopped a projectile and saved the soldier’s life!
A Life Saved Twice in Bakhmut
We got a message from a solider serving in Bakhmut with this (unfortunately poor quality) photo of the helmet with have him with a large gash in the outside of it. Not on did the helmet save his life, but our team had also given him a S.O.S. emergency ration bar and took him to keep it in his vest. These bars are not popular because, to be honest, they taste terrible; but they are lightweight and packed full of calories. This soldier explained how thankful he was for the bar when himself and four comrades were trapped behind enemy lines for four days with nothing to eat but this bar, we gave them enough energy to keep going until they were able to make it back safely to their unit.
The truth is, without your continued support, we would not be able to purchase these critical items to supply to the frontline troops.
Your help has enabled us to do so much but our resolve must not weaken until this war is won. Together we are truly making a difference. Let's keep it going, please donate if you can and share this widely among your friends, family, and broader network so we can help even more.
If you are able to commit to making a recurring contribution to Ukraine, it is greatly appreciated as it helps us maintain a regular supply of gear. Any amount is helpful, no matter how small.
Slava Ukraini, together we win!
- the Ukraine Aid Ops volunteer team
Donor Wall36
Bernd Priebs | €31.59
Antoine | €93.75
Keep up the Good Fight! Slava Ukraini!
James
Anonymous | $100.26
Colm
Peace to Ukraine 🇺🇦
Lasse Rasinen | €104.40
For Chernihiv
Anonymous | $102.32
God bless, please stay safe.
Andrew
Slava Ukraini
Sam | $106.51
Anonymous | $102.34
Ec Moore | €207.98
Anonymous | $156.07
STEFANIE A JUBB | $101.04
Please send to 74th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion Eastern region.
Kunio Taniai | ¥14,060
Georg Kaminski | €52.32
D Steele | €31.44
With love from England
Samuli | €934.87
Drive the orcs back Mordor and live long and prosper! Best regards, Puppeteers Oy, Finland.
James | €31.44
With love from Canada slava ukraini!
Kolbe Tan | S$134.37
🇸🇬 ❤️ 🇺🇦
Jo | £83.33
Luis de Lamar | €30
Mark | €26.25
A orcs go home collector set contribution
Iris Augustin | €104.12
Maria Concetta Manzi | €26.25
Cheryl
Stay safe Heroes 🇺🇦
Florian Gross | €36.64
7 Orcs go home!
Dejan Glavač | €52.32
Ari | €1,200
Greetings to heroes of the free world: ”Hakkaa päälle”, as we say in Finland, meaning roughly ”beat them up” – and do it safely with this gear. Slava Ukraini!
Elisa Dovzhenko | €52.21
Katri | €52.21