On July 16, a thematic exhibition was held in Drohobych, Lviv region. The exhibition included Boris Groh's painting "Russian warship, go f...". The exhibition also was complemented by a charity rap concert by Khas and a fundraiser for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The fundraising passed on the main square of the city, so children and other citizens could write a letter to Ukrainian defenders at the front.
The Charitable Foundation Rodyny Veseloho purchased the original painting and a stamp based on the painting at a charity auction in Lviv as part of the "1000 Cars of Freedom" project. The raised funds were spent on purchasing two ambulances for Ukrainian defenders.
After the exhibition in Drohobych, the vehicles were sent to the war zone together with letters of support from the Drohobych citizens.
"We’ve also raised funds for maintaining the vehicles," says Andriy Veselyy, the head of the foundation.
Groh's painting will not stay in Drohobych either. The symbol of Ukrainian resistance to the Russian aggressor is being prepared to be sent on a charity tour along cities in Canada and Europe.
"There, the Ukrainian diaspora representatives together with charitable foundations that are helping Ukraine in this difficult time will receive the picture. They will also hold local exhibitions and fundraise for Ukraine," Andriy Veselyy clarifies.
The painting "Russian Warship go f..." by Boris Groh became the basis for the legendary Ukrposhta stamp of the same name. It depicts the flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet, the cruiser "Moskva", which sank on April 14, 2022, after being hit by a Ukrainian missile. More than 800,000 such stamps were sold on the first day of sales.
The charitable organization «Charitable Foundation Rodyny Veseloho» was created by Andriy Veselyy in 2013, in particular, to help servicemen and families of deceased defenders. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia on February 24, 2022, the Foundation has created a logistics hub in Drohobych and now it takes care of humanitarian aid for displaced persons, material aid for military units, and transfers personal protective equipment and transport to the front line.