It took less than 48 hours after Russia unleashed a massive missile and drone bombardment of Ukraine this month for the aptly named “You Have Enraged Ukrainians” crowdfund to raise almost $10mn to buy 50 kamikaze drones.
“Thank you generous and noble Ukrainians,” celebrity turned fundraiser Serhiy Prytula, who helped organise the campaign, wrote on social media. “We will make sure these funds are well spent on effective support of our armed forces!”
Prytula is one of the more visible of the tens of thousands of ordinary citizens who have joined Ukraine’s war effort since President Vladimir Putin of Russia launched his all-out invasion of their country in February.