And we still have this running for an actual Front Line Verhicle
Rugby Team Vehicle for Vampire Drone Team
- Organizer
- Hanuska (https://x.com/Hannuska2109)
- Beneficiary
- Rugby Team Battalion (129th Heavy Mechanized Brigade)
- Status
- active payment/purchase appeal
- Category
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- Goal
- 10,500 EUR (~12,176 USD)
- Raised
- 4,500 EUR (~5,218 USD)
- % raised
- 42.9%
- Days running
- 135
- $/day
- $38.7
- Days to goal
- 180
- Start date
- 2026-03-23
- End date
- —
- Notes
- Vehicle (L200 truck) for Rugby Team's Vampire Drone Team. Funded through official Rugby Team merchandise sales: t-shirts at €30 each, need to sell 350. €2,000 already invested in merchandise. Vehicle already purchased, undergoing mechanical preparation (timing belt, water pump, bearings, suspension, wheels, serpentine belts, transmission, full service). Installment payments accepted (min €5). Vehicle was delivered and Hanuska is not raising anymore, consider completed.
27 Updates
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Appeal: 'And we still have this running for an actual Front Line Vehicle.' Quoting match #89 announcement (July 3). No new amount.
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Anyone who can help with this, please do. We purchased the vehicle and carried out all the necessary preparations so we could show the genuine need & not rely on an AI-generated image. Every donation, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to getting this vehicle back where it's needed most. Small donations really do make a difference.
Appeal for vehicle fundraiser. No new amount. Match #89 (Colleen €848) not mentioned — no change.
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A huge thank you to Colleen & Ed for supplying this €600 printer to “Rugby Team” south of Kharkiv This will go into 24 hour production as soon as the lads receive it from Nova Posta tomorrow Colleen has also pledged a matching €1,000 towards our truck fundraiser Huge thank you to you
Colleen re-confirms €1,000 matching pledge for truck fundraiser ('Colleen has also pledged a matching €1,000 towards our truck fundraiser'). Re-announcement of match #89 (status: pending, no state change).
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Front Line Vehicle – Rugby Team, Unmanned Systems, 129th Mechanized Brigade 🇺🇦 We still have €848 that Colleen has agreed to match once we raise €1,000 which will bring us up to .€3,140 Please repost – our visibility is virtually non-existent. Appeal commenced: 19 June Required: €7,800 Raised to date: €1,392
Sprint update: €1,392 raised to date (sprint commenced June 19, required €7,800). Colleen's match revised: post states €848 available 'once we raise €1,000, which will bring us up to €3,140' (prior DB recorded €1,000 for match #89 — emitting changed event). Poor visibility reported: 221 views despite 18 retweets.
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Colleen has pledged a €1,000 matching donation towards this vehicle and also purchased the 3D printer below, which arrived with the Rugby Team this morning. Unfortunately, this fundraiser isn't getting the support it needs. Can we please get some momentum behind this? Every donation will be doubled, up to €1,000, making twice the difference for the lads on the front line.
Colleen has pledged a €1,000 matching donation (dollar-for-dollar, up to €1,000) for the vehicle fundraiser. Colleen also purchased a 3D printer (€600) which arrived with the Rugby Team this morning. Iniiially added as separate from the existing Anonymous match #89, then removed by admin.
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We cannot replace Dmytro and Yuri, but we can replace vehicles & equipment for the team. Please show your support to "Rugby Team" Commenced 19 June Needed € 7,800 To date € 1,172 (15%) To go €6,628
Sprint update: €1,172 raised (15%), €6,628 still needed toward €7,800 sprint target. Appeal follows news that Rugby Team soldiers Dmytro and Yuri were killed.
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Double €1,000 Last night, a long-time donor called me for a chat and asked what the lads really needs most right now. I had to be honest and tell her that another 3D printer is their top priority. Without hesitation, she said she would cover the full cost (€600). She then added one more challenge: If we can raise another €1,000 for the truck within the next week, she'll match it with another €1,000. So here's where we stand: 🚛 Truck Fund (launched 19 June) Target: €7,800 Raised: €1,087 (14%) Still needed: €6,713 The printer is now taken care of. Now let's see if we can unlock that extra €1,000 for the truck.
Sprint raised €1,087 (14% of €7,800 sprint target). A long-time anonymous donor pledges €1,000 match if another €1,000 is raised for the truck fund within one week. 3D printer (€600) privately covered — not a separate fundraiser.
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Reposting this will do far more to help Ukraine than sharing another fuel queue in Russia. Can we please get some traction on this? A lot of people have put a huge amount of effort into making this fundraiser as transparent and authentic as possible and a Vampire team await it. Commenced: 19 June Target: €7,800 Raised: €470 (6%) Remaining: €7,330 Please repost if you can.
Vehicle sprint update: €470 raised (6%), €7,330 still needed toward sprint goal of €7,800 (sprint commenced June 19). Sub-counter only — fundraiser running total remains higher from prior phases.
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Vehicle fundraiser – this really isn't going well. Can we please try to get some momentum behind this? Every like, repost, comment, and donation helps push it further and gives it a better chance of being seen. If you've been meaning to share it, now would be a huge help. Thank you to everyone who continues to support us.
Appeal for engagement and donations for vehicle fundraiser - 'this really isn't going well'. Quoting the June 26 sprint update post.
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This Vehicle for Phoenix Unmanned Systems is Urgent Everyone has committed to its preparation Existing donors are just not enough to cover it and we need new donors and others helping At least boost it, you can delete later if worried about your timeline Commenced 19 June Needed € 7,800 To date € 380 ( 5%) To go € 7,420
Vehicle sprint update (commenced 19 June): €380 raised to date, €7,420 still needed (goal €7,800). Sprint sub-counter — fundraiser running total remains higher (merchandise + prior phases). Daniel K confirmed €60 via PayPal (25 June) already captured in sprint total. Bitcoin address now listed in payment details.
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Please do something useful today and re-post this and donate if you can. This vehicle is not a story, but one that will be at the front within a few hours of us getting it funded Commenced 19 June Needed € 7,800 To date € 280 To go € 7,520
Vehicle sprint update: Commenced June 19, To date €280, To go €7,520 (goal €7,800). Quoting June 22 sprint update.
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A huge thank you to another habitual donor @huwants2no
@huwants2no donated €20 via Revolut (payment confirmation in image, 16:29). Vehicle sprint continues.
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Probably the most educational & Transparent Frontline Vehicle Fundraiser in Ukraine Commenced 19June Cost €7,800 Collected €260 Needed €7,540 Please share and get this vehicle released
Vehicle sprint update (commenced June 19): Cost €7,800 to release L200, Collected €260, Needed €7,540. Quoting June 20 appeal post.
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Please understand: as Ukrainian strikes increase, so does the need for consumables. We are currently drowning in requests we cannot fulfil until we get this truck released to the Vampire Team. Everyone committed to make this project happen, but we need your help to fund it and spread awareness. Every euro helps. Commenced 19 June To date €208 To go: €7,592
New tracking sprint commenced 19 June: €208 raised to date, €7,592 still needed for L200 truck release. Organizer notes: 'drowning in requests we cannot fulfil until we get this truck released to the Vampire Team.' New Bitcoin payment method added alongside PayPal and Revolut.
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Lads Educate yourselves and give this a boost, we are €7,600 away from releasing this vehicle
Appeal: €7,600 still needed to release the L200 vehicle for the front line. Organizer asking supporters to share the fundraiser video.
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Update 1 Tonight when talking to the lads they informed me they lost another vehicle (Message below) It was not a hint, but we put the L200 on the backburner when they went on the offensive. This is an actual frontline vehicle not a Twitter story I will try to get a video done on it tomorrow as it is ready to go once we have the funding We are really going to need assistance pushing
L200 fundraiser resumed: unit lost another vehicle on the offensive, L200 was put on backburner but is ready to go to the front once fully funded. Organizer requesting amplification.
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We can accept we are idiots and here is some proof of the idiotic things we have done Video 1- We spent €2,000 of our own money to buy Rugby Team Merchandise as a mechanism to raise funds to support Rugby Team & Phoenix Picture 2 & the link below is our 1st ever "Urgently needed" Fund raiser for €2,300 of which we managed to collect €829 from some brilliant people Picture 3- €1,471 needed & the printer needed I called the wife & she said "fuck it, just send it" This is the printer in Nova Postal because this is what idiots like us do on a monthly basis, yes a monthly basis and I have already spent over €400 on this trip Picture 4 - Caused me to Rage deliver the L200 to the lads so they can prep it, not just to save time, but to show people what an actual front line vehicle is so we can gather the funds & in the process educate the experts because thats what idiots do.
Organizer personally drove ('rage delivered') the L200 to Rugby Team so they can prep it. Vehicle now in the team's hands for front-line preparation.
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Our work has not stopped and we have consumables needed for "Rugby Team" & an L200 prepped & ready in Odesa that we need funds for so we can hand it over
Appeal: L200 prepped and ready in Odesa, still awaiting full funding for handover. Work ongoing.
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I have been to every rear-echelon workshop that keeps a battalion function at the front. Without what is mentioned above Vehicles do not have reason to go to the front line This is how every battalion works. Last year they burned down 1 workshop cooking Wax & have already had 3 fires this year. I need paid for the vehicle & they need a dug out refurbished, but we must focus on their priorities. This is what keeps them alive & will eventually liberate 🇺🇦 @NLwartracker @RichieForUA
Unit context: vampire team lost position to Russian drone (3 wounded, ~50k kit lost); feeding remaining positions takes priority. Organizer notes vehicle still needed ('I need paid for the vehicle') but workshop/manufacturing supplies are unit's immediate priority.
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This vehicle is sitting in Ukraine ready for handover, but we have not raised the funds to cover the cost yet. Please help us send it to a Vampire team on the front line. The vehicle has been prepared to their specification & awaits ECM being fitted & can be on the front line within 48 hours of completing the fundraiser
Vehicle prepared and sitting in Ukraine ready for handover, awaiting full funding. ECM fitting pending; can be on front line within 48 hours of completing fundraiser.
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A huge thank you to @SaidbhOLeary for kicking off todays donations. This is not a fund an urgently needed vehicle. This is a project vehicle prepared to their requirements that will move to stage 2 "Drone Protection within 24 hours of us raising the money & be at the front within 72 hours where you can follow it with regular updates from the vampire team using it.
Thanks @SaidbhOLeary for kicking off today's donations; Revolut activity screenshot shows +€50 received from Saidbh B. Project vehicle for Rugby Team Vampire Drone Team; stage 2 drone protection within 24h of full funding, at front within 72h.
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A vehicle that will actually go to the front line — with constant updates so you can see it in use. We need to get traction on this. We’re still working through delivery issues to the US & Canada, but distribution is active: 🇩🇪 Germany — C Winters 🇳🇱 Holland — @BRHartsupplies 🇬🇧🇮🇪 UK & Ireland — I’ll be there next week Every donation gets rugby merchandise in return — and helps push this vehicle over the line. €6,000 left. Let’s finish it. (allowing purchase cost of merchandise for donors)
€6,000 still needed; distribution active: Germany (C Winters), Holland (@BRHartsupplies), UK/Ireland next week
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This vehicle is ready. The team is waiting. €6,000 is all that’s left. You already support their work—this gets them moving. Every donor gets rugby merchandise in return. Let’s get it over the line.
€6,000 still needed → €10,500 − €6,000 = €4,500 raised; vehicle ready, team waiting
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Lads, we are not a shop. We are trying to get a front-line vehicle over the line, and this is simply our way of giving something back for donations while building support for the team. So please engage with us if you want to purchase, because as of today we’ve raised only €22.
Merchandise sales stalling — only €22 raised from t-shirt campaign as of this post. Trip to Kharkiv no longer viable at €1,000+ per trip; selling merchandise via Germany & Netherlands distributors.
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I left 50 T shirts with him with him & am going to blag me way through early morning when their motivation & enthusiasm levels are low This is what I have in the back 150 T Shirts & & & Removed the left box. Bogdan already has orders for 8 & we need to sell 350 to fund the L200
T-shirt merchandising progress: Bogdan (Odesa Rugby Club president) has orders for 8 T-shirts; 350 sales still needed to fund the L200. 150 T-shirts brought back, 50 left with Bogdan in Odesa.
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Update on L200 Maxim is busy & I need you buying T shirts Raising the suspension for 24 cm ground clearance & 24 cm more rubber puts a strain on clutch (replaced 9k ago) bearings, Cv & ball joints which are all being upgraded Additional loss is torque/power.
L200 vehicle update: suspension raised 24cm, clutch, bearings, CV joints, ball joints all being upgraded; engine remapped to 200hp+. Need people to buy T-shirts to fund the vehicle.
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New vehicle fundraiser launched for Rugby Team's Vampire Drone Team. Vehicle already bought, €2,000 invested in merchandise. Selling official Rugby Team t-shirts at €30 each, need 350 sales to fund the vehicle. Payment via PayPal (Hanuska2019) or Revolut (@david0t8r). Installments of €5 accepted.
