You can help deliver life-saving tech to the Ukrainian defenders in just ONE MINUTE! Dzyga's Paw (us 😎) was shortlisted for the 2026 Award from DOU, Ukraine's biggest IT community. We need your vote to win! It costs nothing but increases our visibility. Will you help? --->

Congrats to Mykhailo Fedorov on being appointed as the new Defence Minister by the Ukrainian parliament. I am excited, and I am sure this is a huge challenge for him and hopefully also the system. Wishing Minister Fedorov energy and inspiration for changes. Good luck!

Some of the 2025 fundraising results by @dzygaspaw.com compared to previous years. Proud of our team and grateful to all the people around the world who support the Ukrainian Defence Forces with us!

I’m in London for a couple of days. Let me know if you’re here and want to meet :)

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine @dmytrokuleba.bsky.social says hello to all of you who support Ukraine! But a special hello to the Dzyga’s Paw community 😉

A few days ago, I turned 25. One of the first thoughts that came to me was: wow, just three more years, and half of my life (the conscious half) will have been lived during the war. Probably not the best thought to have. But it means a lot.

Look at the amazing people I randomly ran into on the street! Small world! @ippvch.bsky.social @dim0kq.bsky.social

My name is Iryna. Over the past year, I’ve led Dzyga’s Paw, a Ukrainian org supplying our Defense Forces with tech, crowdfunded worldwide. We recently surpassed $4 mil in donations. In this thread, I will share why this work is so important to me and why transparency matters.

This is the first time since 2022 when my dog woke me up in the middle of a night and cried searching for escape because of the explosions.

How much time do we need to hit $4M in total donations?🙂 Can we do it today?!

We're not ready for the revolution in drone warfare. See this unique panel discussion recorded in May 2025 in Lviv, with extraordinary guests. @ippvch.bsky.social @dim0kq.bsky.social @dzygaspaw.com - youtu.be/u6y-vGZ8oWc

We are a family for one year now. Love you, Dimko.

In the meantime, fighting is happening right at the administrative border of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast. Shevchenko, Komar, Yalta -- heavy fighting daily.

he book is out! Huge congrats @dim0kq.bsky.social ! Reading the final version of the “Ordinary Guy at War” at the cafe you spent most of your time writing it, while thinking of you somewhere in Donetsk region. Tremendous work. I hope this reading will help better understand our reality.

Our Crimean Fundraiser project is finished! Thanks to your help, we've raised $12,650 and delivered equipment to the 8th and 109th battalions of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade and the 38th Marine Brigade! We also added $4,095 from other donations, as all needed equipment costs $16,745.

Over $300K worth of drones delivered to the Ukrainian defenders within the Triad project ✅ We have completed the largest fundraiser of Dzyga's Paw fund so far! Many thanks to Ukrainian and International supporters for enabling this. Delivery pictures and details below👇🏻

How do ordinary people help us reach our fundraising goals faster? Last year, supporters like you stepped up to help with five of our projects -not just by donating but also by launching their own mini-fundraisers to speed things up.

We haven't published the full May report yet, but from the live reporting on our website, one can tell...

It was a pleasure to discuss recent mil-tech developments, our experience vs. the international perspective, and the risks of underestimating the enemy. With Nazar from NORDA Dynamics, Dan from the 47th, and Jonathan from Silicon Curtain. Wait for the episode release soon!

It was a pleasure meeting @anneapplebaum.bsky.social today. Ms. Applebaum was excellent, very bold, and direct, as always, in the discussion on journalism and reporting in times of institutional decline. Thank you for coming to Ukraine.

What's this crazy amount of spending in April?! What for? :)

I am proud of the whole Dzyga's Paw team for the great start to this year. This is huge. Thanks to everyone who has contributed: because of you, we can deliver more quality equipment to the defenders on the frontlines. Next question: how do we keep it through the year?

Have you ever wondered how EW equipment works? Due to the modern drone wars, the military started to protect their positions, vehicles, and soldiers with drone jammers. EW systems disrupt the radio signal between a drone and its operator, forcing the drone to lose control and crash.

my dog has been captured and they demand a ransom. donate here if you love Dzyga dzygaspaw.com/projects/sav...

Friends, we are almost there! $3,500 left to close the international part of the night drones fundraiser - let's finish it before the end of the month! 😏

Check out these incredible film photos from our recent trips! They truly capture the emotions and unforgettable moments with our soldiers. Shot by our fundraising lead, Vasylyna, during one of our latest expeditions 🚙

I love my bicycle. Do you have one? :)

While you keep donating and the future remains uncertain, we’ve just wrapped up the first part of our strategic session, which explored different scenarios and future possibilities. Planning in such times is challenging and crucial, but we’re ready for the various situations!

We released a video about a project very close to my heart: this Christmas, 66 people worldwide became Secret Santas for 🇺🇦 soldiers. This project highlights the direct connection between people far away and those on the front lines here in Ukraine.

A small team of young Ukrainians and a dog raised $1.2M for our defenders in 2024. With creativity, we turn donations into real battlefield impact. I’m the 24-year-old girl leading the team, and today, I’m incredibly proud to share our 2024 report. A thread🧵

It was a pleasure to once again meet @katrineigendorf.bsky.social and her team in Lviv on their trip to Ukraine. Thank you for being so committed to telling the stories from Ukraine and the front lines. Your hard work brings truth to the world and keeps the right focus. Grateful for all you do! ❤️

The comments to the transfers we are receiving tonight as a Ukranian nonprofit organization supplying defense tech to the frontiles. A thread.

I want to thank President Zelenskyy for standing firm and keeping our line, not disgracing us, the citizens of Ukraine, and most importantly, the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I feel spanish shame for the President of the United States and his team. That was a shitshow.

As I discussed the Trump & peace-deal situation with my brothers-in-arms, I decided to also make an argument with this opinion piece: Ukrainians will not get a JUST, LASTING peace. In this article, I describe WHY there is no justice at the table right now.

🙀 We’re just $13400 away from smashing our all-time high in donations this February! This month has been tough emotionally / geopolitically / in every way, but you have shown up. Thank you. We still have two days and a couple of hours in February. Will we beat the record?🤞🏻😏

How much more will we pay?

Hey folks, do you use Substack? I am considering making a regular newsletter with updates from Ukraine, our field trips, my reflections and thoughts as my husband left for the army, and updates from Dzyga's Paw. Will that be a good platform for longer reads?

Our Owning the Night project fundraiser is finished! Thanks to your support, we've reached our goal and raised $30,110 💪 We're already purchasing the equipment, so stay tuned for the report! Our hero, Said, and his comrades from the 88th Battalion sent us a video thanking you for your help 👇

🤫a spoiler from Dzyga's Paw Annual Report 2024🤫 Join us this Sunday to acknowledge what we have achieved together last year! Registration below 👇

Which one will close first? 🤔

always happy to see the results of our work 😌

CAN YOU SPOT THE ENEMY? Support our fundraiser for night-vision devices: dzygaspaw.com/projects/own... Take a screenshot of the target and share it in replies with your donation. Help us to supply the 88th Battalion with the necessary equipment 🤝

We were in Odesa for our honeymoon in the summer. We walked the beautiful streets in the centre daily and lived near the Opera. What the bastards are doing is painful to watch.

🇺🇦 NEW FUNDRAISER! 100 FPV FOR AZOV BRIGADE 👇 dzygaspaw.com/projects/100... Dzyga's Paw Fund, in partnership with @richwoodruff.bsky.social, is launching a new fundraiser to support Ukrainian defenders! We aim to raise $35,000 to provide 100 FPV drones for our hero Nazar unit in the Azov Brigade.

When we asked the guys from one of the Azov's FPV crews how many drones they needed, they said, " We use about a hundred per week." This is crazy. But let's do what we can and equip them at least for one week of work.

We delivered 2 Mavic 3 Thermal drones to our hero Nazar and his comrades from the Azov Brigade 💪 Total cost of the delivered equipment: $6,568 Thank you for your help! Your support allows us to supply our defenders with vital equipment for more efficient work.

Just listened to Zelenskyy at his interview with Fridman rom destroyed Donbas. Weird feeling listening to some of the Lex’s questions — you lack so much context. Welcome here to feel and understand this better, Lex

Our Head of the fund, @ippvch.bsky.social, received an award from the Ministry of Defense! We’re honored to have our work recognized by the state and proud to share this achievement with all of you who made it possible! Thank you for standing with Ukraine 🇺🇦

We received 17 donations today, totaling almost three thousand dollars. The donations were not from Ukraine but from Germany, the US, Australia, Finland, France, and the UK. It touches me that you are thinking of Ukraine on this Christmas Day, being so far away. Thank you❤️

You can’t imagine how much I miss my previous life. The ability to live MY life. To do what I love. To work hard on my studies and my career. To travel with friends instead of meeting them at the funerals. To brainstorm ideas for my business instead of asking people to donate.