Proceeds will go to purchase pickups for the newly created battalion under the command of Ivan Shalamaga and Valery Marcus
pen of US President Joe Biden. Proceeds from UAH 600,000 will be used to purchase pickups for the newly created 47th Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the concern's press service.
“We are just helping. Not for self-attention. Our Armed Forces need attention now, ”Ukroboronprom's press service quoted a man named Oleksandr as saying, who bought a pen for UAH 600,000 but wished to remain anonymous.
We can only say that Oleksandr – one of the participants of the charity initiative to support Ukrainian volunteer organizations and movements. The guys decided to take part in the auction to help the newly created battalion under the command of Ivan Shalamaga and Valery Marcus, ”Ukroboronprom said in a statement.
The auction began on May 24 on the portal Prozorro.Sales. The organizers reported that the handle for the auction was provided by the General Director of Ukroboronprom Yuri Gusev. It was presented to him by Joe Biden in 2017 during his visit to Ukraine as Vice President of the United States.
“With a similar pen Joe Biden signed the law on land lease for Ukraine ” , – noted in Prozorro.Sales.
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It will be recalled that Lithuanian journalist and TV presenter Andrews Tapinas raised 5 million euros for the purchase of Bayraktar for the Armed Forces .
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