Rickshaws for the ZSU: Update 20

Hello everybody!

This update is long overdue - and now even more so because we’re in the middle of several major acquisitions.

‘But’, lets first check what have your donations enabled over the last… ugh… 1,5 months…. that’s, at least partially, going to explain also why are we as busy. Please mind: the following is something like ‘cross-section of good examples’ for how much are you all donating, and what are the following units receiving:

• 1st Special Forces Brigade

Tablets and memory cards (for a photo of these, see the entry for the 128th Mountain Assault, below; sorry for there being no photo of the troops of the 1st: they’re simply too busy; be sure, they’re extremely thankful!)

***

• 5th Assault Brigade

Petrol generator… sorry, no photo yet because… sigh… the reason is sad: the element of the unit that requested help was hit by a fibre-optic-guided FPV… one killed, five wounded… Andrei, one of the wounded, lost his right arm and right leg…

I know, this is ‘unusual’, nothing of ‘what we’re usually doing’, but… heck… this is a war.. and neither Anastasiia nor me had the heart to say ‘no’: one must care about the wounded. If you think it’s ‘wrong’ to help injured Andrei: shoot me first. I’m to blame for misappropriating your donations. And after you have shoot me, help us help Andrei recover in best possible fashion.

Why?

Because Andrei is 30, a father, veteran of the 95th Assault Brigade…

A warrior that has deserved your help. Every single cent. That’s why.

***

• 42nd Mechanised Brigade

They’ve received a brand-new EcoFlow DELTA 3 solar battery and charging station (costs UAH 50,300; it’s visible under the arm of the warrior to the left, who’s also sending his greetings and his thanks! …sorry for ‘no uniforms’; the photo was taken while they were on the leave):

***

• 93rd Mechanised Brigade

Back in March, they’ve received 10 paverbanks for drones (and some other stuff).

The 93rd was also so kind to send their commendation:

***

• 105th Border Guard (detachment)

Tablets and memory cards…

***

• 128th Mountain Assault Brigade: actually… no idea where to start… you might recall, we’re having a particularly good cooperation with this unit, and are supplying it with whatever we only can. Between others, they’ve received,

StarLink terminal… (sorry, there are no photos of the terminal on arrival, ‘just’ the invoice for it; it cost UAH 16,400,—; and its box on shipping)…

…plus tablets and memory cards (total cost: UAH 33,695,—)

With help from Eduard Burghardt, we’re meanwhile activelly searching for two cars for the 128th, in Germany. It’s not easy, because the market there is ‘empty’, meanwhile. It’s likely we’re end up searching in other countries.

We expect that each car is going to cost between €5,000 and €6,000.

***

• 151st Mechanised Brigade

Yes, another of ‘our’ units (one for which we did a lot, meanwhile, including obtaining two cars and repairing some three or four, the last year)… about a week ago, their Motorised Infantry Battalion received a set of tyres:

***

• 153rd Mechanised Brigade

A set of tyres for their Electronic Warfare Company…

***

• 164th Radio-Technical Brigade (PSZSU…i.e. air defence):

Tablets and memory cards…plus a couple of batteries… (and I hope, I didn’t mix up the unit from the following video-still… go and get them, gents!)

***

It’s THANKS TO YOUR DONATIONS, this is all possible. THANKS TO YOUR DONATIONS, thanks to your trust in us, we’re well-positioned to continue in fashion. As of two days ago, there was ‘still’ US$9,350,66 on the account. Thus, we have enough money to continue: to buy the first car for the 128th Mountain Assault, to help Andrei, and to continue supplying other units per their requests, in the, meanwhile, usual fashion.

Regarding how to donate: for US$, we would prefer transfers to this account:

IBAN: UA333220010000026200347742354

SWIFT/BIC Code: UNJSUAUKXXX

Receiver: Anastasiia Nakonechna

For Euro:

IBAN: UA553220010000026202349098435

SWIFT/BIC Code: UNJSUAUKXXX

Receiver: Anastasiia Nakonechna

For UAH:

IBAN: UA463220010000026207342800120

IПН/ЄДРПОУ: 3157611891

Post Code: 50012 (Ukraine; this way, you should be able to donate via the Revolut service, too.)

If you must state the purpose of the transfer, enter ‘Charity for Ukraine’, please.

Finally, Paypal: 5266986@gmail.com (Purpose: ‘For Rickshaws’)

***

That’s about that. Hope, you’re going to find this update OK, that you’re going to find the way we’re using money you’re donating for OK. I apologise for not posting more details on expenses and accounting: too much is going on. Can only ascertain, once again: neither Anastasiia nor me are misappropriating anything. Nothing is spent for ‘accounting’ or any other kind of buerocracy: every single cent is landing on accounts, and used exclusively for helping the ZSU (and yes: now also for helping one of ZSU’s warriors recover from his heavy injuries, too).

SPECIAL THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT!