The Armed Forces of Ukraine has received mortars and trucks from a non-governmental organization based in Kyiv to support its defense against Russia.
Donated by the Come Back Alive Foundation, the military aid consisted of eight 120-millimeter mortar systems and four Iveco trucks delivered to the 22nd Mechanized Brigade, a Soviet unit disbanded after Ukraine’s independence and later reactivated in 2023 in response to Moscow’s aggression.
The package cost 11.7 million hryvnias ($279,644) and was primarily shouldered by local electricity transmission operator Ukrenergo.
According to the charity, the latest tranche adds to the firm’s over 300 mortar system donations to the armed forces since the war broke out three years ago.
The Come Back Alive Foundation-Ukrenergo partnership has sent 570 million hryvnias ($13.6 million) in tactical solutions to the Ukrainian Army since the invasion, about 210 million ($5 million) of which were reported in 2024.
Of the overall donations, more than 165 million hryvnias ($3.9 million) were used to support the 22nd Mechanized Brigade, which is currently overseeing operations across Ukraine’s northeast bordering the Russian Kursk region.
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Drones for Military
Before its latest milestone, the Come Back Alive Foundation revealed it had raised approximately 200 million hryvnias ($4.7 million) for a separate project to supply drones to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Procured systems under this effort were sent to the cover groups of the 42nd Mechanized Brigade and reportedly shot down about 800 Russian drones since the initiative’s inception in August 2024.
Concurrently, 1,155 drones valued at 21 million hryvnias ($501,925) were delivered to the 22nd Mechanized Brigade.
