Overview
- By early Jan. 19, organizers reported more than PLN 3 million (about $825,000) raised and over 25,000 contributors, prompting a higher target of PLN 5 million.
- The "Warmth from Poland for Kyiv" effort seeks to buy and deliver 100 generators to the capital to provide heat, hot water, and essential power.
- Polish civic groups including Euromaidan-Warsaw, the Democracy Foundation, Sestry.eu, the Open Dialogue Foundation, the PRB Foundation, and Entrepreneurs Help are coordinating the drive.
- Ukraine's ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, publicly thanked donors, while Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha lauded the campaign as a sign of solidarity.
- The push comes during freezing nights near –17°C following a Jan. 14 emergency declaration and Ukrainian warnings of further Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.