Patreon is a website that allows users to donate money to people and organizations. It announced Thursday that it has suspended a fundraising campaign used by a non-profit organization to raise donations for body armor, medical kit, and helmets for Ukrainian soldiers.

Come Back Alive, a charity foundation based in Kyiv in 2014 was founded. Taras Chmut (director) said that the organization received its last Patreon donation in August.

Chmut claimed that the company was only receiving small amounts of money for several months. Then Russia invaded Ukraine late WednesdayOver $300,000.00 was rolled in. Many donations were less than $1,000.

However, Thursday was a day when people attempted to go. the pageYou simply received the message, “This webpage has been deleted.”

Chmut claimed that this was what Chmut observed when he attempted to get account details to check if money could have been transferred out to him to purchase equipment. According to him, the group sent an email to Patreon and said the company was investigating the matter.

CNBC was told by Patreon that the site could not be used to purchase military equipment.

CNBC received an email from a spokesperson for the company saying that “Patreon doesn’t allow any campaigns in violence or purchase of military gear.” We are looking into the representations made on their donation page. You can find out how the money will be used. We are currently investigating and have temporarily suspended the concerned campaign. We will send any remaining funds to the creator or refund pledges if a page is removed.

Ukraine declared a Thursday announcement mobilization effortExpanding the nation’s military forces.

However, those who sign up may not be as protected against harm.

Chmut stated that he has seen people die because they lack body armor. He said that the country does not have a lot of money and that the non-profit has provided equipment to soldiers.

According to Come Back Alive’s most recent annual reports, it also provides mobile surveillance systems and TVs, among other items.

The group does have other ways of collecting donations — a bitcoin wallet code is listed on its website, and bitcoin donations have been pouring in — but the Patreon page is the most convenient way for foreigners to give, and many people have already used it, Chmut said.

He said, “We have too many money here to lose them.”

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