The special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine have received over 20 million UAH from donors for advanced maritime platforms and drones. This was reported by the GUR on its Facebook page.
“Another strengthening of Ukraine's military intelligence: experts from GUR's Group 13 have received two state-of-the-art marine platforms, while the 'Shamanbat' team has received fiber-optic drones,” the message states.
It is noted that the funds were donated by stand-up comedian Anton Timoshenko, who raised this amount during his European concert tour, performing 37 shows in 29 cities over a month and a half.
The technological equipment was purchased and handed over to the intelligence officers in collaboration with the charitable foundation of Diana Podolyanchuk.
The Magura V7 drones, which can be equipped with missiles to destroy aerial targets, have been given symbolic names “Setup” and “Punchline”.
“Thank you to everyone who donated and supports our initiative. I was asked what to name the Magura drones. I said - if there are two of them, let’s name them “Setup” and “Punchline”. It’s very symbolic. Setup is the beginning of a joke, and punchline is its conclusion. They say humor is not a weapon, but as you can see, with your help, anything is possible. I hope these ‘Maguras’ will perform well in defending Ukraine,” Timoshenko stated.
Six active units of the GUR received a package of assistance from an anonymous donor from the Netherlands worth 350,000 euros.