# 🇺🇦 SLAVA UKRAINI! 🇺🇦
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# Art Friday Awards!
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[Art Friday Awards for July 27, 2023](https://preview.redd.it/xw8zaoot0tdb1.png?width=3437&format=png&auto=webp&s=3fbaa6e1e4a6da08a9b5b00b44ba5776566fe7b8)
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But before we proceed to the awards, here’s some…
# Art You Can Own!
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https://preview.redd.it/ku6b7wzhhddb1.png?width=5440&format=png&auto=webp&s=8f452bd809e15f31f513dd514daa17328dbd9304
u/brammo1991, who skillfully and with style creates Ukraine-inspired Space Marine dioramas, also has a collaborator or two. This week, he’s representing their auctions: [an old sailor representing Odesa’s naval history](https://www.ebay.com/itm/175828440418), and [a Viking representing the Kyivan Rus](https://www.ebay.com/itm/175828434933). [Here’s some more information](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/155kvcy/kyiv_vikings_and_odesa_sailors_miniatures/).
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[L-R: Limited edition engraved knife and painted bullet shells by Maxim Kilderov](https://preview.redd.it/xjvofcjxfgva1.png?width=4514&format=png&auto=webp&s=a211489e5edebeef9f215f1415d6247520ae5a16)
Artist and [actual legend](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/14aidn4/comment/jodebop/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) u/kilderov, whom you can read about [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1387v5y/527_eest_the_sun_is_rising_over_kyiv_on_the_436th/), was forced to leave occupied Nova Kakhovka for his own safety. Yes, Nova Kakhovka, home to the dam that russia destroyed with catastrophic results on June 6, 2023. He now sells his work to support the civilians in his city and the warriors from it, who are mostly fighting in and around Bakhmut. Check out his ongoing [painted shells initiative](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/12fxtlr/painted_bullet_shells_to_help_nova_kakhovka/), his limited edition series of [engraved knives](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/12etqmj/white_on_black_camo_series_limited_edition_of_18/) signed by the artist, and [his latest post](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/157uak8/art_forces_kilderov_report_no_energy_all_this/). DM him if anything catches your eye!
So far, r/Ukraine, you’ve helped him raise over $16,000 for [Humanity](https://quicknote.io/d2edacb0-fd2d-11ec-b0ea-1752dc463003), which provides humanitarian aid and evacuation in Nova Kakhovka and Kherson, and for Nova Kakhovka’s warriors at the front. [Here’s](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/11b30aq/this_week_i_was_created_more_art_pieces_and/) a great example of what he’s doing with the funds you help him raise.
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[Some of u\/21\_vetal\_01’s handiwork](https://preview.redd.it/8lvqo9scg6cb1.png?width=3516&format=png&auto=webp&s=660808d33511317f9f372a3e6d03fadd7513d067)
u/21_vetal_01, whom you can read about [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/13f7np2/515_eest_the_sun_is_rising_over_kyiv_on_the_443rd/), turns scraps of destroyed russian equipment into trophies and souvenirs, and his wife makes beautiful little treasures and beautiful little treasure boxes. Proceeds support every facet of the war effort, from military aid to humanitarian aid to cash assistance for families of the fallen. Here are [some examples of what they make](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/12eyyi9/since_the_flags_from_the_front_are_still_on_the/), here’s their [latest work](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/12mca40/hi_all_i_ask_for_your_criticism_on_our_new_boxes/), and here’s a small example of [what they do with the funds they raise](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/12dvpie/hi_all_another_photo_report_of_the_work_done/). Check them out on Instagram at [Two Souls Creations](https://www.instagram.com/twosoulscreations/).
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[Pet portrait by u\/DobrovolskaArtCustom. I love that someone named their pug Chuck D.](https://preview.redd.it/c70bn9xbaf9b1.png?width=4227&format=png&auto=webp&s=ae4f6d35de1ce5cdeb6c7a9ecab597c35160f180)
u/DobrobolskaArtCustom paints and sells [custom pet portraits](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/14n2oxj/good_day_to_all_this_is_my_pug_his_name_is/) and custom denim. Check out [her Etsy shop](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1205489648/unique-custom-pet-portrait-from-photo) to order!
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And now …
# Art Friday Awards!
# The Award for Most Accurate Depiction of the Grotesque Void that is the Orc’s Moral Conscience
h/t to u/vromr for the title.
**Summer in temporarily occupied Crimea particularly hot last week. \[OC\]**, created and submitted by u/booksbeer.
\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/155ceg3/summer_in_temporarily_occupied_crimea/)\]
# The the Man, the Myth Award
**The Real Ghost of Kyiv – By me**, created and submitted by u/El_Noe.
\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/155ogs6/the_real_ghost_of_kyiv_by_me/)\]
# The Transporter Award
I’ve been transfixed by this painting since OP posted it. So much so, in fact, that I bought it. This is *exactly* how it feels on Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) on a cold, rainy night after most people have left but before most of the lights have been turned off.
Source: have spent a few cold, rainy nights on Maidan after most people have left but before most of the lights have been turned off. This painting transports me there. Hence the name of the award.
**Independence monument and square**, painted and submitted by u/PhanThom-art.
\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/15523r5/independence_monument_and_square/)\]
# The Beautiful Representation of, and Sucker Punch to, the Feelings Award
**Wounds (by me)**, created and submitted by u/hollowowlcomics.
\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/155l4az/wounds_by_me/)\]
# Honorable Mention
**Ukrainian Dream**, made with real flechettes from the battlefield and posted by u/Ukraine_Aid_Ops in honor of the Kerch bridge explosion.
\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/151xebj/in_a_totally_unrelated_note_check_our_this/)\]
# The People’s Choice Award
**Time to destroy some Orcs! Happy Friday! \~ All credit to vladislav\_\_trotsenko**, submitted by u/buttmodel. The artist, of course, is [Vladislav Trotsenko](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu45SdirPGm/?img_index=1).
\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/155ebts/time_to_destroy_some_orcs_happy_friday_all_credit/)\]
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# For Your Listening Pleasure
[Eileen – My Mother Told Me \[IRPINSKI Remix\] UAF Song](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/155etka/eileen_my_mother_told_me_irpinski_remix_uaf_song/), submitted by u/DefinitelyFrenchGuy.
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**Thank you to all the thoughtful, creative, talented people who created and/or submitted art this week!**
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The 516th day of a nine-year invasion that has been going on for centuries.
One day closer to victory.
# 🇺🇦 HEROYAM SLAVA! 🇺🇦
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# Verified Charities
* [**u/Jesterboyd**](https://www.reddit.com/u/Jesterboyd/) is a mod for [**r/ukraine**](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/) and local to Kyiv. His current project is to fund [**some very interesting drones**](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/vpaao6/hello_sub_jester_here_we_dont_often_talk_and_we/)**.** [**Link to donation**](http://jesterboyd.live/donations)
* [**United24**](https://u24.gov.ua/): This site was launched by President Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be allocated to cover the most pressing needs facing Ukraine.
* [**Come Back Alive**](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/yjoi0j/come_back_alive_this_ngo_crowdfunds_nonlethal/): This NGO crowdfunds non-lethal military equipment, such as thermal vision scopes & supplies it to the front lines. It also provides training for Ukrainian soldiers, as well as researching troops’ needs and social reintegration of veterans.
* [**Trident Defense Initiative**](https://www.instagram.com/trident_defense_initiative): This initiative run by former NATO and UA servicemen has trained and equipped thousands of Ukrainian soldiers.
* [**Ukraine Front Line**](https://ukrainefrontline.org/) US-based and registered 501(c)(3), this NGO fulfills front line soldiers’ direct defense and humanitarian aid requests through their man on the ground, [r/Ukraine](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ukraine)’s own [u/jesterboyd](https://www.reddit.com/u/jesterboyd).
* [**Ukraine Aid Ops**](https://ukraineaidops.org/about/): Volunteers around the world who are helping to find and deliver equipment directly to those who need it most in Ukraine.
* [**Hospitallers**](https://www.hospitallers.life/needs-hospitallers-copy): This is a medical battalion that unites volunteer paramedics and doctors to save the lives of soldiers on the frontline. They crowdfund their vehicle repairs, fuel, and medical equipment.
* [**Humanity**](https://quicknote.io/d2edacb0-fd2d-11ec-b0ea-1752dc463003): Co-founded by [u/kilderov](https://www.reddit.com/u/kilderov), Humanity is a small team of volunteers securing and distributing humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable populations in temporarily occupied Kherson Oblast. Kilderov and his friends were under occupation in Nova Kakhovka in 2022.
You can find many more charities with diverse areas of focus in our vetted charities article [**HERE**](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/wiki/charities/)**.**
by most_unseemly