Binoculars worth nearly EUR 35,000 are given to Kharkiv defenders

As a result of assistance from the people of Cyprus, the Netherlands, and Poland, the Kharkiv defense forces have received a batch of modern optics, namely 200 binoculars worth nearly EUR 35,000.

According to a report from the National Guard of Ukraine's Eastern Territorial Department's press service.

"We have received 200 10x50 and 10x42 binoculars worth almost 35,000 euros from residents of Cyprus, the Netherlands, and Poland, which were delivered from Cyprus to Kharkiv for the Eastern Territorial Department of the National Guard of Ukraine, the National Academy of the National Guard, and the Kharkiv Region Police," according to the statement.

The batch was transported across Europe at the expense of Polish volunteers, before being picked up by their Ukrainian counterparts with the "Kharkiv with You" and "HelpArmy" nonprofits near the Ukrainian border.

"Thanks to our Guards' true friends, a big van delivered the binoculars to Kharkiv, all intact and safe," according to the report.

Yulia Staroselska, a well-known Kharkiv native, was one of the organizers of the assistance effort, according to the National Guard.

"Many remember her as Yulia Bezrukava, the face of Ukraine's first independent, non-governmental Tonis Center TV company." "Julia, the star of Kharkiv television, is still successfully engaged in journalism, but in Cyprus, where Julia hosts popular TV and radio shows," according to the statement.