We're back, but the Pokrovsk front needs urgent help!

I really wanted this week to be uplifting after our successful Ukraine delivery, but the russians have caused serious chaos and put a number of units in a very bad situation. Some of UFL's contacts in the region have not responded and other AFU forces in the area have inundated us with requests for aid.

UFL has fielded literally tens of thousands of dollars of emergency requests over the last few days. As it stands, we currently have many more requests from teams in this region than we can fill, including a single request for aid that approached $20k!

And even though Ukraine has taken effective steps to contain this situation, we still want to fulfill the requests the soldiers have sent us. Because of this, Arcaist opened up his private "treasure chest".

But first, this week's updates:

The tacmed sent into Ukraine with your ambulance has already reached the designated recipients.

Sergei and the 66th send their thanks!

$5 81st pack

We start this week's huge Airborne raffle with a signed flag and a unit patch from the 81st Airborne Brigade.

The 81st definitely appreciates the support you have given them in the past. The winner will also get a wall clock and plaque from the 81st, as well as a drone unit honor coin. One of the rarest things you will find is a patch from the Akhmat russian forces, notorious as the "TikTok" Brigade, since they do their best work far from actual combat. This is rare because somehow the Akhmats got close enough to the Ukrainians to be captured.

$5 25th pack

Arcaist also put together this impressive pack featuring a signed flag and unit patch from our friends in the 25th Brigade.

This pack also contains an honor coin (challenge coin) for the Airborne forces and patches from the 79th Air Assault Brigade and the 46th Airmobile Brigade. Sadly, the soldiers that sent these patches no longer answer, like so many of the Ukrainians we have known. Lastly, the patch with the Red Star was taken from a VDV soldier, who doesn't need the patch now.

In closing:

I will try to share some of the things over the next few weeks I experienced while meeting with my friends in Ukraine this year that may find interesting:

Firstly, the parks in Kharkiv are amazing! While walking through these beautiful places, my buddy told me "this is why we don't want russians here. They would destroy all this."

"But why," you may ask, "does Ukraine spend resources on things like this during a war?" I thought the same thing and discussed it with my friend.

This is a rejection of russia's world.
This is a rebellion against evil and death.
This is a refusal to submit.
This is a celebration of freedom and beauty.
This is a fight for a better life.
This is an example of the Ukrainian people I have met and love.

We cannot let them lose this to the russians and their dictatorial puppets around the globe.

Героям слава!

-Scott

Please note

Though 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.

12 August emergency Airborne raffle

The Pokrovsk region is getting hit hard and needs help!