While the Ukrainian government was rebuilding the country’s armed forces basically from scratch, it was those patriots who were on Maidan from the beginning to the end of the revolution that first went to the front to defend Ukraine. The first was a battalion based on the 1st and 2nd reserve battalions of the National Guard, which was later named after general and hero Kulchytskiy. It was the Kulchytskiy battalion that took the first and hardest hits, and certainly losses were among the first. According to the batallion’s Facebook page, during fighting in the Donbas the battalion lost 23 soldiers, a futher 76 soldiers were wounded. On March 13 the President signed a decree awarding six National Guard fighters for personal courage and bravery in defending the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and for loyalty to the military oath.
Where the money goes?
The military of the Kulchytskiy battalion performed combat missions in the hottest battle areas of Donbas: Slovyansk Chernuhyne, Ilovaysk, Debaltseve, Donetsk, and Vuhlehirsk. Now the fighters are based near Debaltseve. The Kulchytskiy battalion consist of about 300 fighters, all patriots. For successful combat operations and to help preserve the lives of these guys they require optic sights, thermal imagers, binoculars and other equipment. The fighters need this technical equipment because of a lack of optical instruments means combat operations (reconnaissance, sniper work) at long distances will achieve few results.
08July2015
Project budget increased by 2 850 UAH. Mosquito nets were added to the list of demands
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Why don’t we specify the surname of the donor in the report?
We do not disclose personal information about people who make donations.
I made a donation yesterday, and a report showed the transfer only today. Why?
In most cases,the transfers are shown on our accounts almost instantaneously. But depending on the bank or the time and day of the week, the funds can reach us only in 3 days. For example, if you have made your donation late on Friday night, the money will be in our account only at 9 am on Monday.
Totally (with regard to the amount of the fee*): 160 106.00 UAH (6 730 USD)
* LiqPay payment commission for Visa and MasterCard holders of all Ukrainian banks is 0%. * Currency is converted automatically into Ukrainian hryvnias at the moment of transfer.
