To Celebrate Its Birthday, TI Ukraine Launches a Fundraiser for the Armed Forces

We’re launching a fundraiser for UAH 200,000 to support the close relatives of our colleagues serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine — the Artillery Battery of the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade and the UAV Unit of the Combined Rifle Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force.

There’s no better birthday gift than giving one, especially when it means supporting our defenders. 

This year, we’re collecting funds for the military units of our wonderful colleagues: BI Prozorro project manager Iryna Basova and international communications manager Oleksandra Misiura.

Our goal: UAH 200,000.

You can donate via Monobank jar https://send.monobank.ua/jar/87aGSrdMEj or PayPal [email protected]. 

What are we raising funds for?

For the Artillery Battery of the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade, we’re raising money for two charging stations and two mini Starlinks with mounts for drone operators.

Last month, the enemy destroyed several vehicles carrying equipment of flyers, so it urgently needs to be replaced. The “flyers” — that’s the unit of drone operators attached to the artillery — conduct reconnaissance, adjust fire, and help troops safely withdraw from positions, often saving lives and performing evacuation tasks.

The artillery battery operates in the Kharkiv sector, performing combat missions 24/7. This is the brigade where the husband of our colleague Iryna Basova, head of the BI Prozorro team, serves. Iryna oversees the development and maintenance of our public analytics module and trains everyone willing to use our tools. 

For the UAV Unit of the Combined Rifle Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force, we’re collecting funds for drone workshop equipment.

This unit specializes in reconnaissance, drops from Mavics, and, accordingly, strike FPV kamikaze drones. The soldiers work in the hottest areas — they are temporarily assigned to various brigades and battalions. The scouts have already worked with the Marine Corps and the Forces Of Unmanned Systems, and are currently serving with the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Air Assault Forces in the extremely difficult Novopavlivka sector near Pokrovsk. 

That’s why the unit urgently needs to set up an “engineering room” — a workshop where FPV drones are prepared, adapted, and reprogrammed for specific reconnaissance missions. 

Funds raised, including through the efforts of Transparency International Ukraine, will go toward equipping this workshop — so that the soldiers can build even more drones to destroy the enemy.

Why is this fundraiser so important to us? For a long time, the brigade was commanded by Viktor Misiura, the father of our international communications manager Oleksandra. After the full-scale invasion, he immediately returned to service and, together with his team, fought in some of the fiercest areas of the front.

How else can you support the fundraiser?

In addition to donating directly, anyone can create their own satellite jar in Monobank and link it to TI Ukraine’s main jar. 

To do this:

1. Follow the link. 
2. Tap the person-with-plus icon at the top of the screen.
3. Set your target amount.
4. Copy the link to your jar and share it. 

You can find your newly created jar in the “Savings” section.

If you want to personalize your campaign (for example, add a reward for donors above a certain amount), click “Fundraiser Settings” and add a photo or link.

Each organizer of a satellite jar can choose their own rewards for participants or simply share their personal story connected to our organization’s birthday. 

TI Ukraine thanks everyone who supports this fundraiser!

And we are especially grateful to our defenders, who make it possible for us to continue our work — fighting corruption and bringing about real, lasting change in our country.

Glory to Ukraine!