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UNITED24, the fundraising initiative of Ukraine’s President, told the story of 16-year-old Niv from Great Britain. After the full-scale invasion, she sends monthly donations for aid and has been studying the Ukrainian language for two years.

One day, UNITED24 received a touching letter from a girl from Great Britain with several pictures of her favorite football player Oleksandr Zinchenko, the Kyiv Road sign in London and a picture she drew herself.

«I have loved Ukraine for a long time. Your country has brought me so much joy and happiness over the years that being able to support it through UNITED24 is a huge privilege for me. And I will continue to do so for as long as possible,» – she wrote and admitted that she dreams of visiting Kyiv after Ukraine’s victory.

For reference

UNITED24 is a fundraising platform created at the initiative of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi. Its task is to become the main window for collecting donations in support of Ukraine. Funds are deposited into the accounts of the National Bank of Ukraine and directed by relevant ministries to the most important needs in three areas – defense and demining, medical aid and reconstruction of Ukraine. As of March 20, the platform raised more than $301 million.

Translated by Vitalii Holich

Photo by UNITED24

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