Ukraine Front Line & Renegade Relief Runners are co-sponsoring a cooperative project with “WarDoggo” (@deflepard260 on X).

Our goal is to provide defenders in the hottest combat zones along the front with a different kind of heat: 145 Webasto-style diesel-powered air heaters to keep them warm without tipping off the enemy to the their locations.

It’s no secret that Ukrainian winters are bone-chillingly cold, harsh, and snowy. Nighttime temperatures regularly drop as low as -20C (-4F). So providing warmth on position is an essential part of basic duty conditions: it promotes better recovery after missions, helping to maintain high combat readiness.

Keeping defenders warm while evading detection a scant few kilometers from the zero line is more challenging than it may seem. At around $100, diesel heaters are priced similarly to woodburning stoves, but they’re significantly more efficient and, crucially, they emit very little smoke or light which would reveal Ukrainian positions to the enemy.

They have the added advantage of being able to run on diesel fuel, which is readily available near the front (and typically provided by the AFU). These heaters can also run on oil if diesel is unavailable.

$14,500 will purchase 145 heaters to be distributed to the units we support who need them most. UFL and 3xR are covering the first $5000. That means we only need to collect $9500 in order to reach our goal of keeping Ukrainian defenders warm during the coldest months of the year.

Units who will be supported by this fundraiser include, but are not limited to:

* 13th Battalion, 95th Brigade of Armed Forces of Ukraine
* “A” Alpha SBU of Armed Forces of Ukraine
* 18th Brigade of National Guard of Ukraine
* 5th Separate Assault Brigade
* Rubizh
* Khartiia

Additional units will be added to this recipient list as capacity allows, and the units have time to respond to our inquiry.

Warmth This Winter

Help provide diesel heaters to Ukraine’s defenders!