We are a small foundation. We work for ordinary soldiers, and we are funded by ordinary people who decided this matters to them. Governments make their decisions. You make yours. And now we're feeling your support!

Cheaper fuel comes at a price. That price is paid in Ukrainian lives.

And it does not stop with us. Resources that keep this war going also build the capacity to threaten other European countries next. This deal does not bring the war closer to an end. It extends it.

Russia's economy runs on this war. Money that reaches it does not go to schools or hospitals. It goes straight back into the war against Ukraine.

The US announced a deal to import Russian diesel this week, suspending sanctions on those exports until April. We want to speak directly to our supporters in the US and around the world.

On the Blyskavka, a Ukrainian fixed-wing strike UAV: "Very good machine. Stable, proves itself. Excellent price to quality ratio. We've hit enough targets to say there are no problems with these birds at all." That's the pilot talking, not a brochure.

He studied to be a teacher. Today Barsik leads the UAV direction at the Da Vinci Wolves: training pilots, planning strikes, developing tactics. He finished Pedagogical University and enlisted. He still teaches, but the subject changed.

Blyskavka UAV strikes on russian logistics, flown by Barsik from the Da Vinci Wolves. What you see is what he sees: poor contrast, an unstable link. Hitting anything in these conditions is a skill. Barsik is a callsign. Before the war he trained for a very different job 👇

Since the beginning of August, we've raised $72,600 of our $250,000 goal. That's almost 30%, and more than half of it has already been converted into equipment on the front line. That's how we work: the moment there's enough for a batch, we buy it and deliver it.

Da Vinci Wolves have started their hunt 🐺 We delivered the first batch of 7 CHUMAK SR bomber drones to the Battalion, valued at $41,284. The fundraiser is still ongoing, but their pilots can already strike russian targets with them.

The reason we're showing you this: he isn't a different species of human. He had a job you'd recognize, a commute, deadlines, a PlayStation he no longer has time for. He signed his contract in 2025, while legally exempt from mobilization.

The rule he teaches new soldiers: "If you plan to go to a position for two days, prepare for five. Food, water, a change of clothes. And mentally. Because nothing goes as planned." He left the morning after we filmed this.

Gummies. Not chocolate, because chocolate melts in this weather. And they're not for him: "You always want a little stash. A lot of guys come to your position. They're resting there, or their vehicle was destroyed. So you have to have something to cheer them up."

Then come the power banks, a bundle of cables, and the tablet he uses for maps and communication. "We operate in a digital environment," he says, which is an understated way of describing a job where a dead battery leaves you blind and there are no outlets where he's going.

The socks came out first, vacuum-sealed with the air pressed out, because moisture is what actually ruins you out there. Then the undershirts, and he's specific about these: the thinnest ones he can find, because body armor and equipment go over everything and he carries all of it on foot.

You've seen a hundred "get ready with me" videos. This is what it looks like when the destination is a frontline position. Pikachu, UGV pilot with the Da Vinci Wolves. Four years ago he was a product owner at a software company, packing a laptop bag for the office. 🧵