We received good news/bad news today. If you recognize the Khyzhak Brigade, you will definitely remember our medic contact there. She shared with us today news that "her" ambulance was hit by the russians.

Thankfully, she is okay, but others weren't so lucky.

This week's raffle will go towards trying to get the medic unit back into service. We don't have any details or total cost, but it will be quite the task to get everything back into operation.

Updates

Let's start this week's updates with a "thank you" from the 10th "Edelweiss" Brigade for their new Starlink.

The 156th really appreciates their generators and powerstation.

Do you remember the BAG (Big ... Generator) you bought for the 112th? They finally got it installed and sent a huge "thank you"!

And not least, the 13th Khartia sent a photo of them with their new Starlink and generator. The soldier on the right is even sporting a UFL patch!

$2 Tender Tuesday

Do you remember helping the Trostyanets Territorial Defense, based in the Sumy region of Ukraine? They provided this stunningly painted ammo box as thanks for all your help. These are three pictures of the single ammo box, with a section of the poem Old Archimedes Drank No Wine by Taras Shevchenko. The section is written in Ukrainian, but translates as:
  And in our land, by faith retrieved,
  No foemen shall be brought to birth,
  Mothers and sons shall show their worth
  And love shall reign throughout the earth.

To top it off, the winner will also get a postcard and envelope, as well as a pair of hand-crocheted coasters by UFL_Arcaist's mum.

$5 Typhoon pack

Typhoon is one of those units that was scammed a couple months ago; you stepped in an provided the items they originally requested. In thanks, they sent two (2!) of their flags and a unit patch. Not content with that, they also sent a trio of shell casings engraved with their insignia that you can use as shot glasses if you so choose.

$10 Kraken & Keychain

This sculpture is literally unique. Forged by Arcaist from a Grad rocket casing given to him by Ukrainian soldiers from the battle for Toretsk, "Kraken" is a piece of art worthy of a special place in your home. You can read all about it on its auction page, including a video about its production.

And lastly, we have an amazing keychain. As Arcaist explains: "We were given this keychain from one of the volunteers with whom we cooperate on a regular basis; Maks, the guy you also see in our video reports. The keychain is said to be made out of the remains of a russian SU-25. Of course, there is no real proof for this, but I happen to have some real remains of a SU-25 in my shop (I also plan to do trinkets out of it, but lack the time) and therefore, I was able to compare the protective paint, which was found on one part of the keychain to the one on the wreckage parts."

Here is a picture of the keychain with the piece of wreckage in Arcaist's possession showing the paint match:

In closing:

We're all pretty upset over the destruction of the Khyzhak Medic Unit and the photos we received of the attack, so I will let you re-read Shevchenko's poem as is painted on the ammo box.

As always, we thank you for your continued support of the Ukrainian defenders. Stay safe, all.

-Scott

Don't forget:

Givebutter may limit ticket purchases to 10 at a time, but as many of you know, you can always buy additional ticket packs without limit.

UFL has other amazing art here if you haven't seen them yet!

And please note that although the event description mentions a livestream, there will be none. And while we do deeply appreciate those of you who choose to donate as well as buying raffle tickets, we want to make it clear that donations are not required to enter the raffle.

18 August UFL special raffle for the Khyzhak Brigade

We're getting really sick of these attacks...