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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Czechs crowdfund money to purchase Black Hawk helicopter for Ukraine

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Czechs crowdfund money to purchase Black Hawk helicopter for Ukraine

kyivindependent.com

PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to

Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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The volunteer initiative, called "A Gift for Putin," began crowdfunding money for the helicopter in November 2023, rallying more than 20,500 donors to contribute a total of 72.3 million Czech Koruna ($2.9 million).

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Why buy from the US tho?
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  They talked about that, buying from the US is apparently the cheapest way to get the helicopter they wanted. They did look at other options.

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