'I have friends who were fighting near Kharkiv and they were sent to the Donetsk region to go fight,' Dorogova said.

Kyiv doubted: Ukraine won't win war, Hungarian leader says US reporter's arrest extended 3 months Helping prepare for a spring counteroffensiveĭorogova is like many Ukrainians and their allies, including the U.S., who are seeking ways to hold off Russia during an expected spring counteroffensive.ĭorogova, who moved to Lisbon, Portugal, when the war began, not only raises money for ammo but also equipment and medicine through independent fundraisers via social media or in collaboration with Ukrainian-based Shylah, a volunteer charitable organization.

Live updates: Johns Hopkins grads get a surprise commencement speaker: Ukraine's Zelenskyy. 'I feel this is a way of taking power into our own hands.' 'Our country has limited funds and you feel like you need to do your part to help,' Dorogova told USA TODAY. She said one request led to another, then another.ĭorogova calls her voluntarism an act of “pride and for love of country.” She has also held numerous fundraisers for Ukrainian brigades, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars from supporters. What began as raising money to buy ammo for her best friend who is among the thousands of men fighting in the 15-month-old war against Russia has now become Dorogova's passion. In her day job, Ukrainian-born Viktoriia Dorogova is an SEO specialist on the marketing team feverishly publicizing the highly anticipated NFL Rivals mobile game for Mythical East, a U.S.-based video game and metaverse company with employees from Ukraine.īut in her spare time, typically late at night, Dorogova spends hours hunting for ammunition to supply her fellow Ukrainians battling Russian forces in her homeland.

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