Help to Kulchytskiy battalion

Description

Why is it important?

While the Ukrainian government was rebuilding the country’s armed forces basically from scratch, it was those patriots who were on Maidan from the beginning to the end of the revolution that first went to the front to defend Ukraine. The first was a battalion based on the 1st and 2nd reserve battalions of the National Guard, which was later named after general and hero Kulchytskiy.

It was the Kulchytskiy battalion that took the first and hardest hits, and certainly losses were among the first. According to the batallion’s Facebook page, during fighting in the Donbas the battalion lost 23 soldiers, a futher 76 soldiers were wounded.

On March 13 the President signed a decree awarding six National Guard fighters for personal courage and bravery in defending the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and for loyalty to the military oath.

Where the money goes?

The military of the Kulchytskiy battalion performed combat missions in the hottest battle areas of Donbas: Slovyansk Chernuhyne, Ilovaysk, Debaltseve, Donetsk, and Vuhlehirsk.

Now the fighters are based near Debaltseve.
The Kulchytskiy battalion consist of about 300 fighters, all patriots. For successful combat operations and to help preserve the lives of these guys they require optic sights, thermal imagers, binoculars and other equipment. The fighters need this technical equipment because of a lack of optical instruments means combat operations (reconnaissance, sniper work) at long distances will achieve few results.

• 13:2208July2015

  Project budget increased by
  2 850 UAH. Mosquito nets were added to the list of demands