Zelensky: Ukraines donation platform helps fund drones, demining

Zelensky: Ukraines donation platform helps fund drones, demining

President Volodymyr Zelensky celebrated the successes of the United24 donation platform for Ukraine, which he launched final 12 months, saying it helps fund defence and reconstruction initiatives.

The authentic objective of uniting individuals worldwide to marketing campaign for Ukraine and freedom has succeeded, Zelensky mentioned in his night video tackle on Friday.

Donations collected in 110 international locations supported, amongst different issues, the constructing of the fleet of naval drones and all initiatives associated to drones for the entrance.

“It is thousands of drones that make Ukraine more powerful,” Zelensky mentioned.

The platform has to date raised greater than $325 million in donations since its inception precisely a 12 months in the past, in keeping with a presentation on its web site. In addition to the navy sector, the funds at the moment are additionally getting used within the medical sector.

“Now we are adding an education sector – the restoration of schools, as well as demining,” Zelensky mentioned. Demining particularly is “a big task for Ukraine, which can be implemented not in decades, but in years, if there is enough global support.”

Source: www.anews.com.tr