Russia’s genocidal invasion of Ukrainians has destroyed countless lives and the horror unleashed on the innocent people of Ukraine can never be undone or made better. All we can do is fight, fight for the principles of “freedom” and of governance through justice instead of force. We in the West have been alluring Ukraine with these ideas since they gained national independence in 1991 and right now is the test of our resolve.
Over the past seven years I have found wood artists, CNC engineers, opticians, carpenters, family wood suppliers, lacquer experts, and whomever we needed in pursuit of creating something remarkable. These wearable works of art are all I have of value in the fight against the Russian invaders.
We donate $60 of each online purchase to support the Ukrainian army.
We participate in fundraising campaigns organized by Port Frankivsk, an NGO that my good friend Taras Korpaniuk works with in Ivano-Frankivsk (the city where we make all our products). They are part of a vast Ukrainian volunteer network working to get our Ukrainian heroes what they need.
We were inspired to join their efforts when Taras and Port Frankivsk raised $3,000 in 72 hours to get our dear friend and cherished artist, Ivan, a civilian vehicle at the front for him and his squad. They were using an old Soviet military transport that was slow and conspicuous (dangerous) for all their daily needs putting their lives at great risk.
Since then two more members of Hetmans have been mobilized and we have sent over $45,000 to Port Frankivsk to support specific battalions.
We are extremely grateful for the support thus far and wish we were raising money to regrow the Carpathian Mountains, support an orphanage, and ultimately open our own school in Ivano-Frankivsk!
But first, the occupiers gotta go.
The fight against evil is vast and overwhelming but through collective action our victory is guaranteed! Слава Україні!
UPDATE August 1, 2025 ($3,300 batch, $45,300 total):
- DJI Mavic 3 Pro with DJI RC for 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade, Zaporizha ($700)
- TORO ground control for drone reinforcement of the 4th regiment of the Ranger Special Operations Command, Sumy region ($100)
- EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 for 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade, radio recon group, Malynivka Zaporizhya ($2500)
UPDATE December 1, 2024 ($2,500 batch, $42,000 total):
- 10 drones repaired for the 38th Marine Brigade in the Pokrovsky direction ($1000)
- Mavic Matrice 30T for 5th Assault Brigade ($500)
- Land Rover contribution for 103th Territorial Defense Brigade ($1000)
UPDATE May 1, 2024 ($1,900 batch, $39,500 total):
- FPV Drones for 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, Taistra group ($1400)
- Car repair for 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, Taistra group ($500)
UPDATE December 30, 2023 ($3,100 batch, $37,600 total):
- Mitsubishi L200 for 1st Presidential Operational Brigade ($1000)
- FPV drone for 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, Taistra group ($500)
- Mavic 3T for 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade, 79th battalion ($500)
- DJI Mavic 3 FMC for the unit of the 142nd NC SSO ($1000)
UPDATE March 7, 2023 ($20,500 batch, $34,500 total):
- Toyota Land Cruiser for Ivan’s artillery unit ($12,500)
- Printer for SOF ($600)
- Batteries for DJI Matrice ($1475)
- DJI Matrice for artillery recon ($1925 of $11,000)
- Car for SOF ($1000/partial)
- DJI Mavic III drones ($1000)
- FPV drones projects ($2000/partial)
UPDATE December 2, 2022 ($3,000 batch, $14,000 total):
- Volkswagen Transporter for the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine ($1000)
- Car repair for Ivan ($669)
- Car autonomous heater for Ivan ($346)
- Car Audi for SOF ($459)
- Winter tires for Ivan ($308)
- Diesel fuel for Ivan + humanitarian aid to his colleague who lost his father ($218)
UPDATE October 6, 2022 ($6,000 batch, $11,000 total):
- Optical sight for Kraken batalion ($2300 out of total 3876$ price)
- Thermal vision for Kraken ($700 out of total 2584$ price)
- Car repair for artillerist brigade of 10th Mountain Assault Brigade (860$ of total cost of $1448)
- Two radio transmitters and 1 charger for 15th separate brigade of artillery reconnaissance (646.50$ of total cost of $1893)
- Ten tablets Samsung Galaxy TAB A7 Lite for Military unit A4267 of 10th Mountain Assault Brigade (1493.50$ of total of $1698)
UPDATE June 27, 2022 (First $5,000):
- Trailor to attach to the vehicle Taras and Port Frankivsk got for him + three wheels for Ivan ($631)
- Instruments for Ivan to repair their artillery gun.. ($210)
- 289 karemats (google it :)) for soldiers from Ivano-Frankivsk (gave it to IF government) ($1159)
- 200 notebooks, 200 pens, 100 flip-flops for Yuri’s battalion ($500)
- Washing machine liquid for Yuri ($113)
- Drones factory investment local IF drone factory ($500)
- Diesel generator for Ivan ($1574)
- Collimators for Kraken ($313 of total cost of $2770)
