July
We are a month old! Or, to be more precise, a month since we officially started working under the name “Solidarity collectives”. And though reformatting wasn’t easy, the amount of work only increased. During this month alone we’ve passed a night vision device, thermal vision devise, 10 ballistic helmets, 15 tactical eyewear, 15 backpacks, more than 100 various military clothes items, 30 pairs of tactical footwear, more than 100 different pouches (for magazines, grenades, radios, tourniquets), 2 pairs of active headphones, 8 load-carrying vests, 6 weapon belts, 7 weapon kits, 5 radios, 2 drones (DJI and Autel), 2 GoPro cameras for drones, a lot of tactical meds (100+ bandages, 60 hemostatic gauzes, 30 occlusive wound dressings, 20 CAT tourniquets, etc), construction tools, and many more things. We also equipped an evacuation vehicle and provided its crew with everything necessary, providing material aid to fighters, and buying fuel.
✔️ This month we also made a trip to Kryvyj Rih, sent humanitarian aid to Mykolayiv, and food to Kharkiv.
🔥 None of it would be possible without a huge number of people united by the idea of helping the Ukrainian resistance movement. That’s why ‘Collectives’ are not just a name. It’s a network of different organizations, initiatives, and groups inside and outside Ukraine. The ABC network (especially ABC Dresden, Galicia, and Kyiv), Polish No Borders team, Yellow Peril Tactical from the US, Ecological Platform from Lviv, and many others, each deserving a separate post – they all made it happen. And without our friends in Labour initiatives, we wouldn’t have a beautiful office/warehouse in Kyiv.
🖤 But it would be even less possible without your support. In the first month, we received more than 7500 euros in donations, not counting fundraising campaigns for specific needs of different units. We are immensely grateful to all our comrades who’ve been collecting and passing us the funds.