Army SOS explained
Army SOS |
Founders: | Yurii Kasyanov, Oleksiy Savchenko, Yaroslav Tropinov, Oleksandr Foshchan |
Type: | Volunteer organization |
Purpose: | Aid to Ukrainian military personnel during the Russian-Ukrainian war |
Founded Date: | March 2014 |
Location: | Ukraine |
Army SOS is one of the leading volunteer organizations helping Ukrainian military personnel during Russian-Ukrainian war since 2014.[1] [2] [3] It is engaged in the manufacture of unmanned aerial vehicles and reconnaissance with their help, the purchase and programming of tablets for the artillery,[4] [5] the supply of vehicles, radio reconnaissance equipment, silencers for weapons and the provision of various other assistance.[6] [7] [8]
History
The organization was founded in March 2014 by Euromaidan activists: Yurii Kasyanov, Oleksiy Savchenko, Yaroslav Tropinov and Oleksandr Foshchan.[9] [10] [11] With the beginning of the war, they began to help the first battalion of the National Guard, then extended their activities to its second battalion and the "Donbas" and "Peacemaker" battalions, and eventually began to take care of all military formations on the front lines.
As of the beginning of May 2014, more than one million hryvnias were collected,[12] at the beginning of June – 2.5 million,[10] by July – more than 5 million,[2] by August 2014 – more than 10 million,[13] by July 2015 – 20 million, as of July 2016 – 22.5 million, as of July 2017 – 24.9 million. In addition, the organization receives a lot of in-kind aid.[14]
"Army SOS" helps various military formations located in the zone of active hostilities. According to its volunteers, their help was received, in particular, by the 1st and 2nd battalions of the National Guard, the "Aidar", "Artemivsk", "Donbas", "Kyiv-1", "Kyiv-2" and "Peacemaker" battalions. 1st, 24th, 25th, 26th, 80th, 93rd and 95th brigades.[15]
On August 21, 2021, the "SOS Army" team was awarded the non-governmental order "People's Hero of Ukraine".[16]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Горєлов . Д. М. . Корнієвський . О. А. . Волонтерський Рух: Світовий досвід та українські громадянські практики . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415001030/http://www.niss.gov.ua/content/articles/files/volonter-697e4.pdf . 2016-04-15 . 2022-07-05 . niss.gov.ua . uk.
- Web site: Волонтери війни . 2022-07-05 . Зеркало недели Дзеркало тижня Mirror Weekly.
- Web site: Бэк-офис армии . 2022-07-05 . Українська правда.
- Web site: 2014-09-16 . Ukraine: ces volontaires qui ravitaillent et équipent leur armée . 2022-07-06 . LExpress.fr . fr.
- News: 2022-02-24 . Crypto Billionaire, Pussy Riot Join Effort to Give Ukrainians Money . en . Bloomberg.com . 2022-07-06.
- Web site: ІТ-волонтерство "Армії SOS". Фото . 2022-07-05 . Українська правда _Життя.
- Web site: Аптечки та патрони. Що возять волонтери на фронт на третьому році війни . 2022-07-05 . Українська правда _Життя.
- Web site: Rahman . Khaleda . 2022-02-24 . How to help the people of Ukraine . 2022-07-06 . Newsweek . en.
- Web site: Профессия волонтер: Юрий Касьянов, Армия SOS . 2022-07-05 . www.theinsider.ua.
- Web site: Армия снабженцев. Кто и как помогает передовой . 2022-07-05 . Українська правда _Життя.
- Web site: "В этом году, однозначно, будет развязка": активист движения "АРМИЯ SOS" Юрий Касьянов - о войне, предательстве и героизме . 2022-07-05 . donbass.ua.
- News: Люди в армії золоті, готові захищати Батьківщину, і ми їм допоможемо – активіст . 2022-07-05 . Радіо Свобода . 2 May 2014 . uk . Набока . Марічка .
- Web site: Как помочь армии . 2022-07-05 . nv.ua . ru.
- Web site: Армія SOS покращує обороноздатність України. Приєднуйтеся! . 2022-07-05 . Army SOS helps defend Ukraine . uk.
- Web site: Дратують товстосуми, які не жертвують ні копійки на допомогу українським військовим, - Юрій Касьянов . 2022-07-05 . ipress.ua . en.
- Web site: Кіртока . Віолетта . 2021-09-02 . Народний герой: "Історії справжніх". У Холодному Яру нагородили Народних Героїв і презентували книгу – "хрестоматію війни" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902155619/https://censor.net/ru/resonance/3285561/stor_spravjnh_u_holodnomu_yaru_nagorodili_narodnih_gerov_prezentuvali_knigu_hrestomatyu_vyini . 2021-09-02 . 2022-07-05.