Ukrainian blogger raises over $200,000 for army during video game stream
Ukrainian blogger Mykhailo Lebiha (Leb1ga) held a Twitch fundraiser to buy Sych drones for the Ukrainian army.
In just a few hours, Leb1ga's stream managed to collect over $200,000.
Within an hour, the goal was reached. Thousands of people took part in the fundraiser. In two hours, the audience raised money for the second drone, and in almost 5 hours for the third.
It's four in the morning and our fundraiser is closed. There are 6,000 people here at four in the morning on a Monday. For me, this is one of the best days of my life. You are the best people I have ever seen. This fundraiser is an example for those people who do not utilize their resources, do not do what they are able to do, he said.
According to the blogger, after an hour of streaming, the stream reached #1 on Twitch in the world. During the stream, Leb1ga and his followers joked that the next fundraiser would be to buy F-16s or the "nuclear bomb."
Significantly, the Ukrainian language stream became number one not only in Ukraine but globally on the entire platform.
The surplus funds will be used to buy a vehicle for a military unit.
Mykhailo Lebiha is a popular Ukrainian blogger and Tiktoker. He often moderates Dota 2 games or comments on reality shows. He has 134,000 followers on Twitch.
