Czechs raise €500,000 for Black Hawk helicopter for Ukrainian intelligence
The Czech Republic has already raised almost half a million euros as part of the Gift for Putin (Dárek pro Putina) initiative for the purchase of a Black Hawk helicopter for the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
Source: Dárek pro Putina on Twitter (X) on 29 November, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The organisers of the campaign reported that almost €500,000, about 10% of the needed amount, have been raised.
У Чеській Республіці вже вдалося зібрати 500 000 євро у рамках збору коштів на придбання вертольота Black Hawk для військової розвідки України GUR, що становить 10% від цільової суми 🚁. Усю важливу інформацію знайдете тут: https://t.co/DLL3VemUYo 💻🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/rTOhFAjQrT
— Dárek pro Putina (@DarPutinovi) November 29, 2023
On the campaign's counter on the official website, the amount is slightly smaller, €495,900. They also say that this result was achieved thanks to contributions from 4,483 donors.
Background:
- The Czech fundraising campaign for a Black Hawk helicopter started on 16 November. Organisers have shown the Black Hawk they would hand over to Ukraine. It was called Čestmir.
- This is, so far, the largest fundraising campaign of the initiative. The campaign is being conducted under the patronage of the Ministry of Defence of Czechia.
- The Dárek pro Putina (Gift for Putin) initiative is most well-known for its fundraising for a modernised T-72 tank worth CZK 30 million (US$1.4 million) for Ukraine, which was called Tomáš after the first President of Czechoslovakia.
- In addition to this, the initiative has had other successful large fundraising campaigns, like for 15 mobile air defence systems and a Czech multiple-launch rocket system RM-70, which was named Přemysl.
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