Kyiv residents hand in Russian books for recycling to fundraise for air defense
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Kyiv activists plan to collect over $167 thousand for the MECHATRONICS mobile air defense station for the 101st air defense brigade. To do this, they decided to involve residents of the capital who could bring and hand over Russian books for recycling.
Rubryka writes about this by referring to the fundraiser organizers' Instagram account.
What is the problem?
Many Ukrainians still have books by Soviet or Russian authors, Russian translations of world classics, and books by Russian publishers on the shelves of their home libraries.
Ukraine's defenders urgently need to improve their air defense since the Russian troops are constantly launching rockets, drones, and guided bombs over the country.
Since planes are necessary to shoot down guided aerial bombs, Ukraine's air defense could quite successfully deal with UAVs and cruise missiles.
What is the solution?
Activists plan to collect over $167 thousand for the MECHATRONICS mobile air defense station for the 101st air defense brigade.
To do this, they decided to involve residents of the capital who could bring and hand over Russian books for recycling.
How does it work?
The organizers say Sens bookshop and No Waste Ukraine organization collect Russian books for recycling. The collectors will hand the books to a cardboard and paper plant for recycling.
Photo: Instagram / sens_khreshchatyk
"We are convinced that Russian-language literature has no place on the bookshelves of Ukrainians. Get rid of unnecessary waste paper and free up space for new texts and meanings," say the activists.
All withdrawn funds will go to the collection of Sens and the Hurkit Charity Fund to help Ukrainian air defense.
We will remind you that in February, the network of educational, cultural, and volunteer spaces at Honcharenko Center launched a large-scale collection of Russian and Russian-language books in 12 cities of Ukraine. The collected books were sent for recycling, and the proceeds were used to purchase drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
