A meeting was held in Washington at the St. Gabriel Institute of Church Communications with representatives of the “Prytula Fund”, the Ukrainian World Congress and the 412th Nemesis Brigade as part of the international “One United Fundraiser” tour (“One United Fundraiser”) to raise 1 billion hryvnias for anti-shaheed drones for the Ukrainian Defense Forces. During the event, the diaspora, volunteers and military discussed the protection of the civilian population of Ukraine and countering Russian drone attacks.
This was reported by UWC.
The event was attended by the initiators of the charitable collection – the founder of the “Serhiy Prytula Charitable Fund” Serhiy Prytula, the head of the UWC mission in Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko and Major Volodymyr Gorodnychy, a senior officer of the civil-military cooperation group of the 412th Nemesis Brigade.
“Yedynozbir” is aimed at protecting the population of Ukraine, cities and energy infrastructure from attacks by Russian Shahed drones.
The event was moderated by Andriy Shevchenko, and Prytula, together with Major Gorodnychy, told the audience about protecting civilians, countering drone attacks and supporting Ukrainian defenders on the front lines.
The participants paid special attention to the topic of Ukrainian children who are forced to study abroad due to the war, as well as the challenges for families considering returning to Ukraine.
“We have to find a way to return Ukrainian children home. Many of them are already integrated into schools abroad, and even if the family wants to return, they are forced to take tests to enter Ukrainian universities. Therefore, it is important to develop adaptive programs for children who are returning,” Prytula emphasized.
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Background
The “One United Fundraiser” tour covered eight cities in North America and aimed to unite Ukrainian communities around support for Ukraine, raise funds to protect the skies and strengthen the country’s defense capabilities.
The campaign’s goal is to fund intelligent drone interceptor systems and critical equipment to protect Ukraine’s cities, energy and civil infrastructure. The overall goal is to raise 1 billion hryvnias, which is approximately 24 million US dollars. Since the campaign was launched in November, almost 198 million hryvnias ($4.7 million) have been raised in Ukraine.
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Author: Danylo Pievchev