Businesses, from big retailers like Amazon to small shop owners on Etsy, are showing their support Ukraine with a flow of new goods – some even using the profits to help the war-torn country.
For the low price of $ 8.18 plus delivery, for example, customers of the Etsy store Winding Road Canada can buy a set of blue and yellow earrings made of polymer clay in the shape of hearts, circles and others – with the proceeds in support of the besieged citizens of Ukraine through the branch of the Red Cross in the country.
“Here are different earrings with a Ukrainian theme,” wrote store owner Sarah. “Wear them and support freedom and peace for Ukraine. All money from sales, except for delivery fees, will go directly to the Red Cross’s campaign for the crisis in Ukraine.
Sarah also said she would “cover the cost of materials while it’s sustainable” and provide customers with proof of donation if requested.
Other small Etsy stores offer products that directly support various groups in Ukraine, such as the National Bank of Ukraine and the Armed Forces.
Many Etsy store owners show their support for your Ukraine as they sell products and donate profits to various Ukrainian organizations, including the Red Cross and the Armed Forces. Winding Road Canada offered earrings for just over $ 8 in many shapes, including hearts, to show support for the Ukrainian people
Canada’s Winding Road owner Sarah has worked hard to create beautiful polymer clay earrings to donate to the Ukrainian Red Cross.
Retail giant Amazon has also noticed a large influx of Ukrainian-inspired goods, especially T-shirts mixing the American and Ukrainian flags.
Many T-shirts have the caption “I’m with Ukraine”, while a popular item includes a play of works: “Puck Futin” in a defiant statement against the Russian president.
A description of the T-shirt with the inscription I Stand With Ukraine Puck Futin reads: “I Stand With Ukraine Puck Futin design, a perfect idea to express support for Ukraine and its people.”
Another reads: “I stand with Ukraine in a T-shirt to show support and love for Ukraine and the entire Ukrainian people.”
Most shirts range from $ 15 to $ 20.
Retail giant Amazon saw an influx of new T-shirts showing support for war-torn Ukraine this week as Russia forcibly invaded an Eastern European country. Many shirts contained the colors of the country’s flag – blue and yellow – and also featured American flags. A popular shirt also had a play on words to condemn the Russian president with the words: Puck Futin, written in capital letters
Call another Etsy store Shop goods from the USSRowned by a woman named Maxim – who usually sells only watches and jewelry – sells a digital stamp to a Ukrainian girl holding a state flag in a field to help her family.
“My family lives in Ukraine,” she wrote. “My shop for goods from the USSR has to go on vacation for an unknown period. As you know, my country, Ukraine, was attacked by Russia.
“We are limited in our ability to win and send parcels. If you want to support us, please buy this ad. Thank you for your good heart! ‘
The digital download is priced at a low of $ 5.
Call an Etsy store in Washington Freedom 1765 also jumps in the trend, selling a shirt with the Ukrainian flag, the snake from the US flag of Gadsden – known for its phrase “Do not step on me” – with the inscription of Ukraine on “Go yourself” in honor of the brave soldier on Snake Island in Ukraine, to say to an enemy warship, “Russian ship: Get out.”
The reported 13 soldiers on the Black Sea island were bombed by Russian air support and eventually died.
“We honor their self-sacrifice and defiant spirit with this redesign of the Gadsden flag,” wrote store owner Tim. ‘[One hundred] percent of the profits from the sale of this shirt will go to the fund established by the National Bank of Ukraine to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The shirt sells for $ 22.50 plus shipping.
Owner of Ukrainian shop Maxim, whose business had to be shut down due to the inability to supply and export products from the country, offered a cheap digital painting of a Ukrainian girl holding the state flag to help her family in the country.
A small Etsy store played with the Gadsden flag – known for its phrase “Don’t step on me” – by adding the Ukrainian flag and the country’s language on it. The phrase quoting Snake Island soldiers on Friday who told a Russian warship to “fuck off”
The Americans were not the only contingent to use the power of goods to raise funds for the people of Ukraine, as the United Kingdom also showed its support for Amazon.
Some items include hoods and a classic British item: beer beer.
Other ways to donate to Ukraine is through UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, The voice of the childrenInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeesand more.
Amazon’s UK site also featured sweatshirts and T-shirts to show support
Britain has also shown its support for Amazon, as beer mugs with the words “I’m with Ukraine” printed on it sold at retail for about $ 20
As the war continues, Western authorities warn that Russia could use savage superweapons that evaporate bodies and crush internal organs if their attack on Ukraine is silenced tonight.
They fear that Vladimir Putin may resort to powerful thermobaric weapons – called “the father of all bombs” – as brave Ukrainians oppose his attempts to take control of Kiev.
There are also fears that units that lag behind the schedule as they face stiff opposition could resort to indiscriminate shelling as terrorist weapons.
Thermobaric weapons – also known as vacuum bombs – are high-power explosives that use the atmosphere itself as part of the explosion. They are among the most powerful non-nuclear weapons ever developed.
A thermobar bomb dropped by the United States on the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2017 weighed 21,600 pounds and left a crater more than 1,000 feet wide after it exploded six feet above the ground.
Thermobaric weapons were developed by both the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1960s. In September 2007, Russia detonated the largest thermobaric weapon ever made, creating an explosion equivalent to 39.9 tons.
The American version of the weapon is reported to cost more than $ 16 million each.
“I am afraid that if they do not meet their schedule and goals, they will be indiscriminate in the use of violence,” the official said. “They do not adhere to the same principles of necessity, proportionality and rule of law that Western powers do.”
The small contingent of 13 soldiers is said to have been stationed on Snake Island in the Odessa region and defended the territory after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The bomb works by using oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion, making it much more deadly than conventional weapons.
While Russian special forces have reached the suburbs of Kiev, it is believed that the bulk of Russia’s heavy armor is still more than 30 miles from the capital.
Western officials have suggested that Russia will assassinate Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and his ministers if they take over Kiev.
Russia is launching a massive landing attack to bring thousands of naval forces ashore in Ukraine on Friday as Kiev puts in more aggressive defenses than Moscow ever expected.
In addition, the United States has counted 200 Russian missile attacks so far. While most were fired at Ukrainian military facilities, some hit civilian areas.
A senior US defense official said on Friday that Russia seems to have lost some of its momentum due to the Ukrainian’s fiery resistance.