The rear of the 31st Brigade
We are not a general-purpose charity. We are the civilian extension of one specific brigade, which has been at war since 17 February 2023.
The rear that holds the brigade
The brigade has been fighting since the day it was formed, and civilians have stood alongside it the whole time. The fund is an organised form of that support: instead of scattered transfers to different banks there is one account, one set of reporting and one clear way to help.
We work on requests filed by the brigade itself: a drone to replace a lost one, dome protection for a new strongpoint, repairs to a vehicle after a strike. The fund does not invent needs — it covers them.
The other half of our work is the service members themselves. Individual kit and protection, tactical medicine, living conditions at the position, recovery after wounds. Combat capability is not only equipment — it is also the condition of the people using it.
Our life is a struggle. Our country is life. And for life you must fight forever.
Six rules we do not bend
The 31st Brigade only
Not a single hryvnia leaves the brigade. This lets us answer for results rather than redirect questions elsewhere.
Requests come from below
The need is stated by the person carrying out the task — a platoon, company or crew commander. The brigade puts it into an official letter of request signed by the brigade commander, and the fund takes that request on without second-guessing whether it is “worth it”.
Procurement is run by the brigade
The brigade’s logistics service helps choose the supplier and the items: it knows what is compatible with the equipment in service and where the price-to-quality ratio is best. The fund pays the issued invoice by bank transfer from its own account.
A document for every step
Invoice, payment order, delivery note, acceptance certificate. All retained and provided on donor request.
Overhead sits on its own account
Earmarked money for the brigade and the fund’s operating costs sit on different bank accounts. Money donated for supplies physically cannot pay an accountant or a hosting bill — there is a separate direction for that, which donors support at their own discretion.
We stay silent on sensitive detail
We do not publish locations, call signs, receiving units or exact handover dates. A breakdown of supply by unit is ready-made intelligence for the enemy. Transparency must not become reconnaissance.
Units of the 31st Brigade
Supply requests come from every unit of the brigade. Priority goes to those carrying out combat tasks directly.
"Martlet" Unmanned Systems Battalion
Strike and reconnaissance crews with their own workshop for assembling and repairing aircraft.
Mechanised battalions
The backbone of the brigade. Holding positions, assault operations, defence of the assigned sector.
Unmanned Ground Systems Company
Robotic ground platforms for logistics, evacuation and mining.
Electronic Warfare Company
Suppression of enemy UAVs and their control channels.
Reconnaissance Company
Finding and documenting targets, working in the forward zone.
Engineer and Sapper Company
Fortification, mining and demining, engineering support.
Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Battalion
Air defence cover for the brigade’s combat formations.
Materiel Support Battalion
Logistics, delivery, storage and handover of equipment to units.
Repair and Recovery Battalion
Returning equipment to service, from armoured vehicles to generators.
Who receives the funds
Campaigns run through a registered charitable organisation listed in the Register of Non-Profit Institutions. This allows corporate donors to treat contributions as expenses under Ukrainian tax law.
To arrange a charitable donation agreement, write to [email protected] — we will send the charter, register extract and draft agreement.
Frequently asked
The front is held by people. People are held by the rear.
A recurring donation of even 200 hryvnia a month gives the fund what matters most — the ability to plan instead of firefighting.
