"Every mine neutralized equals civilian lives saved. Each demining robot ensures the safety of Ukrainian sappers.” Mark Hamill joins forces with historian Timothy Snyder to raise funds for demining robots in Ukraine.
Celebrated Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has joned forces with renowned American historian Timothy Snyder, who specializes in the history of Central and Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, to raise money for 30 demining robots. The UNITED24 ambassadors – who are a part of the platform launched by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to collect charitable donations in support of Ukraine - will for three types of Ukrainian-made demining robots that will help clear Ukrainian land from explosive ordnance. Each of the robots is capable of working in hard-to-reach places, faster than manual sapping, and most importantly, at a safe distance from the operator.
The total goal of the is $441,000 (€400,000). “Due to the Russian invasion, almost a quarter of Ukraine's territory needs to be demined,” stated Mark Hamill. “Currently, there are thousands of unexploded enemy mines and other ordnance in Ukrainian soil.
Every mine neutralized equals civilian lives saved. Each demining robot ensures the safety of Ukrainian sappers.” He continued: “Together with Timothy Snyder, we want to raise funds for 30 such platforms.
Each contribution helps to clear Ukrainian land and save thousands of lives. Please join us!” Timothy Snyder began this new fundraiser right after he clo.