Timothy Snyder raises over US$1.2 million for "Shahed Hunter"

American historian and Yale University professor Timothy Snyder, who is a UNITED24 ambassador, has raised more than US$1,268,000 for the "Shahed Hunter" anti-drone system for Ukraine.

Source: Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, on Telegram 

Quote: "The legendary historian and great friend of Ukraine, Timothy Snyder, has raised more than US$1,268,000 for the ‘Shahed Hunter’.

Six such systems are already protecting Ukraine's energy facilities from Russian attacks. Thanks to Timothy's fundraising, we will buy even more ‘Hunters’."

Details: Fedorov said that a total of 11,278 donations were made to the ‘Shahed Hunter’ via UNITED24.

Background:

• On 2 November 2022, the Office of Ukraine’s President announced that Timothy Snyder, an American historian, writer and Yale University professor, had become the ambassador for the UNITED24 fundraising platform. 
• Earlier, Snyder identified six main features of a regime that pursues a genocidal policy.
• He has also published lectures on the history of Ukraine, which are publicly available.

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