Because the amazon list is too extensive, we will scale it down and increase the target PayPal amount to 30k, so we can more efficiently buy the gear.
But you #NAFOfellas are super welcome to use the amazon list; it is just as important!
Our goal is to supply around 500 troops from different mechanized infantry brigades with winter gear that is usually hard to get in Ukraine.
Amazon list items are sent to me in TX, where I will pack and ship them to Ukraine.
PayPal funds go to a tax-deductible non-profit Liberty Foundation Ukraine; I partnered with them. Great thanks to the founder @TonyaLevchuk for it. We will use these funds to procure winter gear.
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How to buy from Amazon list: 1) Make sure your amazon cart is empty 2) click amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…… 3) Add items that u want to buy into the cart 4) Go to the cart, and during the checkout process, make sure that items are going to Kostiantyn Kalynovskyi
I know I will face a lot of criticism so let me address it. 1) Amazon has overhead, and buying bulk from manufacturers is cheaper. - Yes, that is why I have patterned up with Liberty Foundation Ukraine; donate via Paypal, and we will use funds to buy from the manufacturer.
A 🧵 for those interested in the recent history of the Ukrainian fight for independence.
We made many mistakes and are now paying for them with our blood and land.
1990-1991 Independence.
- Ukraine declares its sovereignty
- Ukrainian parliament proclaims its independence
- Ukrainian people take part in the referendum
- Russian Federation recognizes Ukrainian independence.
1991-2000 Nuclear arsenal
- Nuclear arsenal is fully controlled and managed by Ukraine
- Ukrainian Nuclear arsenal includes missiles R-36M produced by the Ukrainian Uzhmash plant
- Ukraine gets rid of 3rd largest nuclear arsenal in the world
Someone asked how many artillery pieces does Ukraine need? Ukraine needs to completely switch its own 152mm artillery equipment to NATO 155mm standard, so the answer is a lot. Here is a 🧵 with estimation:
M109 self propelled howitzers, preferably paladin level guns have good armor, they are tracked and highly mobile and not too expensive. Because of good armor, low profile and fairly short barrel (shorter range) they are perfect to provide support for mechanized and tank brigades.
Ukraine operates roughly 10 mechanized brigades and 5 tank brigades. Each brigade has 2 SPG artillery support battalions(divizion). Each battalion operates 18 SPGs.
18*2*15=648.
Ukraine needs 648 m109 SPGs.
HIMARS. Biden said that systems are given not to strike russia. My take is that UKR will get all the range of missiles, without any range limitations.
If WH is afraid of escalation, WH would say explicitly which rounds UKR will get to calm down the tensions
All sources say that it's up to UKR to limit the range of use. Here is an example from the USA ambassador to URK, Bridget Brink:
- Ukrainian Armed Forces will decide which distance to shoot with those systems
Ukraine currently has soviet Uragan, Smerch, and Tochka-U sys with similar capabilities. HIMARS, of course, is better. But more importantly, UKR wasn't able to replenish soviet systems. HIMARS is produced by the USA and can be replenished. Imgs for illustration purposes.