❘ Revealed: 2022-12-28T17:12:42
❘ Up to date: 2022-12-28T17:12:57
Ukrainian esports group Natus Vincere have raised half 1,000,000 {dollars} in help of the nation amid the struggle in opposition to Russia.
The funds have been raised as a part of the partnership between NAVI and UNITED24, a worldwide initiative launched by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to gather donations to assist the nation.
Nearly half of the quantity raised got here from the NAVI group, which gave $200,000. NAVI proprietor Maxym Krippa contributed $108,000, whereas CS:GO star Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev made a private donation of $100,000 for an ambulance. The remainder of the cash was raised by means of the BORN TO BE BRAVE charity match, which featured lots of the greatest CS:GO gamers on the earth.
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In accordance with UNITED24, the funds will likely be used for medical assist for the Ukrainian folks.
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In a separate initiative, NAVI have bought 100 automobiles, every absolutely serviced and painted in a protecting shade, to assist “the heroes within the AAF and the Kraken regiment” of their fight missions. The Ukrainian group had beforehand bought 120 armored and multi-purpose autos for the Ukrainian armed forces.
Based mostly in Kyiv, NAVI have organized a sequence of initiatives to lift cash and consciousness of struggling in Ukraine for the reason that begin of the struggle. In March, NAVI reduce ties with ESforce Holding, a Russian firm that owns a number of esports properties, together with RuHub and Epic Esports Occasions. “Whereas NAVI workers and gamers spend their days in bomb shelters, Esforce Holding publicly denies the horror that’s now taking place in Ukraine,” NAVI said.
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