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"God fights on the side with the best artillery" - Napoleon Bonaparte

Let's get straight to the point: together with Mateusz Lachowski, we recently visited the 45th Independent Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The gunmen were very welcoming to us (just have a look at the photos attached to this fundraiser and see how they signed the shells), but also told us about a certain problem:

They have four cannons (one of which can be seen on the fundraiser photos) ready to fire and only one truck to move them around! A cannon can fire from the same spot for a maximum of 10-20 minutes. During this time the Russians deploy their own artillery and use acoustic devices to determine the coordinates of the Ukrainian cannons and fire in that direction.

This makes operating several guns using only one truck infeasible. Instead of firing all 4 guns at once, the gun crews have to take turns!

We mustn't allow such waste of Ukrainian resources. Let's support their brave soldiers with an additional truck or trailer - maybe even a few!

EDIT: as the situation on the frontline is ever-changing, it turned out that the Brigade can receive a Kamaz truck from the western allies via official channels. Because of this, together with the command of the unit we decided to instead buy a smaller, trailer that will be used to transport equipment containers.

Depending on our possibilities for the remaining funds we will buy more vehicles or smaller equipment requiered by the named military unit.

Feel free to visit the Facebook page of the 45th Artillery Brigade: https://m.facebook.com/106495942060428/

Starting February 24th, 2022, we are witnessing unimaginable pain and suffering in the country of Ukraine. All of us receive images of an unprovoked, bloody war. It’s a rare occurrence for an international conflict to be so black and white - Ukrainians are fighting for the highest of values: their freedom, while the Russian army is brutally trying to take it away from them. This war is a fight between good and evil.

We cannot remain indifferent to this aggression. If the humanitarian and ethical argument does not appeal to you, let us also emphasize a more pragmatic one: the Ukrainians are fighting fiercely for the freedom of the whole continent, and Russia's defeat is in the interest of every European citizen. Let’s help them achieve this goal together. The least we can do is try to minimize the amount of blood the Ukrainian nation spills for all of us.

We are aware that there are many fundraisers similar to ours but this one is a direct response to a request from the 45th Artillery Brigade. It is thanks to the great effort of the Ukrainian army, which makes it a priority to unblock roads to the besieged cities in order to pave the way for humanitarian aid convoys like ours, that in recent weeks we have been able to deliver basic necessities and medicines to such deep regions of Ukraine as Donbass, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Zaporizhia, Sumy, Poltava or Kharkiv.

The time has come to thank them.

In order to stop the bloodshed and save the most lives it's not enough to help the civilians. We've heard the cry for help from the Ukrainian artillerymen and we don't intend to let them down.

You did magnificently with helping in the previous fundraisers. Thanks to your generosity we were so far able to acquire and deliver to the frontlines:

• Medicines worth over 28 000 PLN (see the other fundraiser: https://zrzutka.pl/y2whv9)
• Thermal vision device worth over 15 000 PLN (https://zrzutka.pl/czf6th)
• Tourniquets worth over 5 000 PLN (https://zrzutka.pl/mfsdsz)

This time we are also counting for your enormous help. If you're able, please spare a dime and share this with friends.  You have our thanks, and most importantly, you have the thanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine!