From the first days of the war in Russia, donations began to be collected to buy a variety of things – from tourniquets to stop blood to underwear and shoes, drones and sights for those on the front lines, RUSI experts point out. As an example, they cite messages in various blogs and telegram channels. For example, this is from April 4, which refers to assistance to “a unit that is on relocation from direction V”, that is, retreating from Kyiv: