The Come Back Alive Foundation is one of the most prominent groups helping Ukrainian forces. Vitaliy Deynega started to raise money and supply bulletproof vests to soldiers fighting in the Donbas region of Ukraine after Russia annexed the peninsula. The name of his group was inspired by Deynega's writing on each vest. The Ukrainian government has promoted its efforts, and potential donors have been directed to the National Bank of Ukraine.
One of the foundation's primary sources of international funding was kicked off on Thursday. It was offline as of 1 p.m. The US Eastern time is on Friday, February 25.
The company's policy on harmful and illegal activities was cited to justify the move. The campaign has been suspended while we investigate.
The backlash from Ukrainians was swift. Critics accused the platform of cutting off a crucial lifeline for self-defense against Russia and questioned why it had made the decision now, given that the page had been online for years.
The English-language media outlet the Kyiv Independent is one of the organizations that raise funds on the platform. There are no statements on the Ukrainian crowdfunded that is taking place on the platform from GoFundMe.
Such platforms hold tremendous power for their ability to help people raise and move vast sums of cash. But one problem they face is that, especially in the fog of war, it isn’t always clear who is giving and receiving money. There are already countless Ukraine-related scams floating around the internet. To offer an example, one Twitter account was previously used for gambling. Now it’s sharing Bitcoin links and claims to be raising money to help fund the fight against Russia.
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