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Prior to the full-blown enemy invasion, Violetta Oliinyk used to make custom jewelry. The girl’s life changed on February 24, 2022, when her father and brother volunteered for mobilization to the Defense Forces. Violetta recalled her experience as a volunteer in 2014, when Russia first attacked Ukraine and her brother stood up to defend the country. So she started setting up fundraising, buying everything the service members needed, including drones, thermal imagers, tile carriers, sights, and cars.

Later, she decided to try to build a drone herself, as purchasing them does not come cheap. For that, Violetta took two free online courses that taught her how to assemble FPV drones, passed a theory exam, ordered the first parts, and equipped a small workshop in Chernivtsi. Nine of Violetta’s FPV drones are already eliminating the occupiers at the front. She recently assembled four more, which she sent to her brother, and soon six more will be ready for her father. The craftswoman says she get inspired by the military’s feedback and videos of her “birds” in use.

• volunteers
• women
• Chernivtsi

A businessman from Chernivtsi Oblast makes all-terrain buggies. He developed them himself. The vehicle is not armored but moves fast and can access terrain forbidding for regular cars. The buggies are usually used to deliver weapons or evacuate the wounded personnel from the battlefield. The buggy is relatively cheap and costs USD 5,000.

Large volunteering charities took an interest in this vehicle, and Serhii Prytula’s Fund is already procuring the buggies for the Ukrainian army.

• Chernivtsi