Slava Ukraini, solidarity and fundraising for Ukraine
newsNov 9, 202618228
Shaun Pinner and Peter Pomerantsev launched Fuel the Forge to raise 230,000 USD to buy 10 NAFO Trucks 4.0 for the Azov 52nd International Assault Regiment “Forge.” Donations are handled by Patriots for Ukraine through the Zeffy platform and can be made tax-deductible via a U.S. 501(c)(3) account using credit card, PayPal, ACH, Venmo, Apple/Google Pay, or stocks. Zeffy applies a default 15% platform fee that donors can adjust or set to 0% before completing a donation. Forge is a unit where foreign volunteers and Ukrainian soldiers serve side by side with shared command, and the campaign emphasizes vehicles as a frontline logistics priority. Help99 describes NAFO Trucks 4.0 as model years 2011, 2019 and able to drive at least 20,000 km between major technical issues, making them suited for harsh frontline terrain. Donors giving over set thresholds receive limited patches or other acknowledgments, and a $1,725 donation can place a donor message on a truck that will be photographed in Donbas. The campaign’s immediate aim is to reach the 230,000 USD goal to procure the ten trucks and deliver them to Forge for front-line logistics use.
