Solutions to win: 8-year-old boy in Chernivtsi raises funds for Ukraine’s armed forces by selling his drawings

Photo: Chernivtsi Regional Police Communications Department

Maria Ignatenko

In Chernivtsi, a third-grade student raised 30,000 hryvnias by selling his drawings to family and friends. He donated the funds to the military, which used the contribution to purchase two drones.

The Chernivtsi Regional Police Communications Department reported this.

Makar Dvirnychuk, an 8-year-old third-grade student at Chernivtsi Lyceum No. 10, is passionate about drawing. Since the onset of the full-scale invasion, he has diligently created and sold his artwork to family and friends for charitable purposes. Over three years, he has successfully raised 30,000 hryvnias.

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Recently, Makar learned from a classmate that her father is serving in the rifle battalion of the Bukovyna police, defending Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. In response, Makar donated the money he raised to the police officer to help purchase drones. As a gesture of appreciation, the head of the Bukovyna police met with Makar Dvirnychuk and presented him with a gift.

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Viktor Nechytaylo, the head of the Bukovyna police, met with Makar Dvirnychuk to express gratitude for his selfless and courageous actions. During the meeting, Nechytaylo gave the young Bukovyna resident a gift and thanked Makar's mother for raising her son with such intense patriotism.

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"It is essential that, despite your rather young age, you understand the need to support our soldiers who are fighting the Russian enemy for Ukrainian lands," the police colonel noted in his address to Makar Dvirnychuk. "You set a positive example for your friends and all adult Chernivtsi residents that even small things have great importance, especially during a big war."

Photo: Chernivtsi Regional Police Communications Department

Photo: Chernivtsi Regional Police Communications Department

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Notably, 10-year-old Mark, whose mother is Ukrainian and who was born and lives in Switzerland, felt compelled to act when the full-scale invasion began. He organized culinary marathons, successfully raising 117,000 hryvnias for the Ukrainian military.

Six-year-old Ustym from a village in the Lviv region captured people's hearts across Ukraine by selling his cherished collection of toy cars, which he had been gathering for four years, to purchase an FPV drone for the National Guard.

For two years, nine-year-old Eric Dressler from the German town of Bonn has been actively raising funds to help Kherson. Eric started painting pebbles and selling them to his classmates and friends. He also set up a special donation box, which enabled him to raise funds to assist those affected by the war. Last year, he launched a new project – growing green lilies using seashells and pots from a local organic waste landfill. By his 9th birthday, Eric raised a certain amount to support Kherson.

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