Come Back Alive is looking to use money it has collected through Patreon to distribute armor and helmets to soldiers. Now it’s abilities are limited.
Highlights
- Russia invaded Ukraine late Wednesday, and over $300,000 rolled in, including many donations of less than $1,000.
- A nonprofit organization collecting donations to distribute body armor, medical kits, and helmets to Ukrainian soldiers.
- The organization last received money from its Patreon page in August, its director, Taras Chmut, told CNBC in an interview.
- But on Thursday people who attempted to visit the page simply saw the message “This page has been removed” On Thursday Ukraine announced a mobilization effort to expand the country’s military forces.
- The country is not rich, and the nonprofit has helped soldiers receive the equipment they need, Chmut said.