Czechs and Slovaks raise €4.3m for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for Ukrainian intelligence

The Czech initiative Darek pro Putina announced a fundraiser for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for the General Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine.

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The cost of the helicopter is about 4,300,000 euros. During the first week of crowdfunding Czechs and Slovaks donated 400,000 euros to the project. As soon as the required amount is collected, the Czech Ministry of Defence will hand over the aircraft to Ukraine. By the way, it is not the first time that the Darek pro Putina initiative has bought weapons for Ukrainian defenders. For example, last year volunteers raised $3,850,000 for Victor anti-aircraft systems based on Toyota Land Cruiser to combat Iranian Shahed-136 UAVs. In addition, volunteers also bought an RM-70 multiple rocket launcher and 365 rockets for the AFU for $1,400,000.

Flashback

The UH-60M Black Hawk is an American multirole helicopter. It is designed to transport personnel, military cargo, as well as for the evacuation of the wounded and the transport of large-sized cargo. The UH-60M Black Hawk is produced by Sikorsky Aircraft (owned by Lockheed Martin). The first version of the helicopter was released in 1974. Since then, it has received many modifications. UH-60M Black Hawk participated in many military conflicts. By the way, there is one such helicopter in service with the Ukrainian Air Intelligence.

Source: @DarPutinovi