Anonymous donor from USA transfers $1 mln to special account of NBU to support Armed Forces of Ukraine
An anonymous donor from the United States transferred $1 million to a special account opened by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), said Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova.
"Yesterday, $1 million was transferred to an account opened at the National Bank by a caring and generous friend," she wrote on Facebook on Sunday.
According to the NBU, Ukrainians and foreigners transferred more than UAH 10.1 billion equivalent to a special account, including UAH 2.9 billion equivalent in foreign currency from abroad, the regulator said on its website on Sunday.
The National Bank clarified that the money came from the USA, Great Britain, Poland, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, China, France and Canada.
According to the regulator, the balance on the special account amounted to UAH 4 billion.
In addition, on the account of the Ministry of Social Policy, which the NBU opened for humanitarian purposes, the balance of funds amounted to UAH 57.5 million in equivalent.
As reported, the National Bank opened a special multi-currency account UA843000010000000047330992708 to raise funds for the needs of the army in connection with the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, the armed aggression of the Russian Federation and the danger to the state independence of Ukraine, its territorial integrity.
The National Bank clarifies that this is a multi-currency account created both for transferring funds from international partners and donors in foreign currency ($, EUR, British pounds), and from Ukrainian businesses and citizens in the national currency.
One can transfer funds using a card at: https://bank.gov.ua/ua/about/support-the-armed-forces or through a bank account using the details.
The NBU transferred UAH 450 million to the needs of the National Guard, UAH 850 million to the National Police, UAH 4.3 billion to the needs of the Ministry of Defense, and UAH 420 million to the needs of the State Border Guard Service.
