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24 February 2026, 13:20
2026-02-24
Four years of the great war: how Ukrainian IT companies systematically support the Defense Forces and where exactly you should send your donation
February 24 for Ukrainians is not just a date on the calendar. A full-scale war has been going on for four years. Four years during which the country has been living in a state of exhaustion, and the front needs people, equipment, and money every day.
During this time, the Ukrainian IT business has experienced relocations, market collapses, and contract reductions. But at the same time, it has sent hundreds of its specialists to the front, transferred billions of hryvnias to support the army. The assistance has ceased to be spontaneous. It has become systemic: separate budgets, internal fundraising platforms, partnerships with foundations, direct purchases of drones, electronic warfare, cars, and tactical medicine.
The fourth year of the great war is no longer about emotional outbursts. It is about the endurance of both soldiers and the rear. dev.ua asked IT companies how they support the Defense Forces today and compiled a selection of reliable, proven collections that everyone should support,
February 24 for Ukrainians is not just a date on the calendar. A full-scale war has been going on for four years. Four years during which the country has been living in a state of exhaustion, and the front needs people, equipment, and money every day.
During this time, the Ukrainian IT business has experienced relocations, market collapses, and contract reductions. But at the same time, it has sent hundreds of its specialists to the front, transferred billions of hryvnias to support the army. The assistance has ceased to be spontaneous. It has become systemic: separate budgets, internal fundraising platforms, partnerships with foundations, direct purchases of drones, electronic warfare, cars, and tactical medicine.
The fourth year of the great war is no longer about emotional outbursts. It is about the endurance of both soldiers and the rear. dev.ua asked IT companies how they support the Defense Forces today and compiled a selection of reliable, proven collections that everyone should support,
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As you read this, someone on the front lines is launching a drone, evacuating a wounded person, or holding a position under fire. If you have the opportunity, donate. Even a small amount makes a difference.
Linkos Group: UAH 235 million and direct deliveries to the front
Linkos Group has been helping the military since 2014. During the full-scale war, the company allocated UAH 235 million to support the Defense Forces. Requests are closed directly through contacts with units and verified suppliers. Decisions on assistance are made directly by the company’s owners — the couple Olesya Linnyk and Svyatoslav Kryzhevych — who independently finance purchases for the military. The company does not conduct internal fundraising.
Linkos Group is a Ukrainian IT company that develops software solutions for businesses, accountants, entrepreneurs, and government agencies. The company’s mission is to make working with electronic documents as simple, fast, and reliable as possible.
Managing Partner of IT Holding Linkos Group Svyatoslav Kryzhevych
We understand how powerful our fighters are, but we also know that the help that comes from the rear is extremely important. Throughout the full-scale war, we systematically supported the Kholodny Yar brigade; the 28th OMBR «Knights of the Winter Campaign» (in particular, military unit 666); the 3rd separate assault brigade; the 74th separate reconnaissance battalion. We assist the GUR units, as well as the Heroes Krut VITI, the Air Force Signal Regiment. We focused on supporting these units, responding to their current requests — from technical equipment to specialized equipment. The format of the work is simple: I personally maintain direct contact with the units and promptly close specific needs.
At the same time, Linkos Group’s support was not limited to the front. In March-April 2022, the company helped residents of villages liberated from occupation in the Kyiv region — primarily families with children. At a time when the infrastructure was destroyed, we were among the first to deliver aid to families who survived the occupation: we distributed 300,000 gifts for children, 400,000 grocery sets, and 150,000 sets of stationery for children.
Olesya Linnyk, Managing Partner of IT Holding Linkos Group
I know for sure that every front is important, every Ukrainian is doing their best in their place, and this is what will bring us victory.
The company has already set aside a separate budget for assistance in 2026 — support remains systemic.
ZONE3000: 50 mobilized and dozens of meetings every month
ZONE3000 reports that about 50 employees were mobilized after February 24, 2022.
They retain their jobs and income for the period of service.
The assistance model is decentralized. Every month, more than 50 meetings are held within the company: both to support divisions and to meet the needs of its own mobilized employees.
The main focus is technical and server equipment, computer equipment, and network devices.
Some specialists are involved in the «PrintArmy» initiative — the production of 3D components for the front.
EPAM: 600+ mobilized and over 2.2 billion UAH in aid
EPAM reports that more than 600 employees have joined the Defense Forces. The company provides financial support, legal advice and psychological assistance to mobilized people. Rehabilitation and return to work programs are available for veterans.
Since 2022, the volume of financial and non-financial assistance has exceeded UAH 2.2 billion.
Since 2022, the company has been operating a special EPAM Response program, within which priority areas of assistance have been identified: humanitarian aid, support for defenders, and educational institutions. As part of assistance to defenders, the company has implemented:
purchase of over 100 evacuation vehicles and repair equipment in the «Hardened Hundred» project;
purchase of tactical medicine from the Non-profit Organization «CF Leleka-Ukraine» in the «Backpacks of Life» project;
with the Center for Initiatives «Return Alive» an adaptive basketball project — from purchasing special chairs for the game, holding training camps, regional and national competitions;
funding eye prosthetics with Unbroken;
providing neurorehabilitation programs with the KRAN Foundation and the NODUS clinic;
providing a headquarters in the Kharkiv region together with the Monsters Corporation fund;
financing the opening of a prosthetics laboratory on the basis of the Metropolitan Polytechnic, where veterans study additive technologies in a pilot group;
purchase of protective equipment.
The company continues to invest in medical and veterans programs.
Pingle Game Studio: 14 military and target gatherings
Pingle Game Studio reports that 14 employees serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Support is provided through targeted meetings coordinated by the HR team. The company addresses specific requests — drones, thermal imagers, communications equipment, cars.
There is no separate large fund — the model is flexible and reactive.
There is no separate budget for 2026. They operate on the principle of flexible support: when the need arises, they organize a collection within the company, and employees also participate personally.
Levi9: 40+ million UAH through the mechanics of «1.5% + doubling»
Levi9 has 15 employees in the military, with five more returning from injuries.
The company has introduced a permanent «Military Contribution» model: 1,5% of employees’ salaries are doubled by the company. During the full-scale war, over 40 million UAH were collected.
The funds are used for equipment, transportation, and military equipment. Additionally, charity auctions and sports initiatives are held.
The model will continue to exist.
SoftServe: 510 mobilized and over 3 billion UAH in aid
Since February 2022, 510 SoftServe employees have joined the Defense Forces of Ukraine. More than a hundred have already returned to civilian life. Six colleagues died defending the country. The company says: supporting those who went to serve is not a formal policy, but a position that has been adhered to since the first days of a full-scale war. Those mobilized continue to receive financial assistance so that they do not have to worry about their families. Employees' families were helped with relocation in Ukraine and abroad. After completing their service, people can return to work.
The company has a veterans program with extended medical insurance with rehabilitation, additional leave after demobilization, and psychological support. There is a veterans community within SoftServe, and since 2024 a separate position of veterans program manager has been introduced.
During the four years of full-scale war, the company has allocated more than UAH 3 billion to support the country. This amount includes assistance through the Open Eyes charity fund, support for military personnel, projects within the framework of OpenTech, and other initiatives. From the first days, the fund has been providing military equipment, IT and medical equipment, and medicines. A separate systemic direction is ambulances for the front line.
In 2022, SoftServe launched the Drive for Life project to donate 29 ambulances for the company’s anniversary. Over time, the initiative grew into a long-term trend: today, more than 400 ambulances have been donated.
Together with partners, in particular the Okean Elzy group, the company is purchasing electronic warfare equipment for ambulances. 68 electronic warfare systems have already been transferred, and by the end of the year they plan to increase this number to 100. The foundation also systematically provides military personnel with clothing and footwear — almost 20 thousand uniforms and over a thousand pairs of shoes have been transferred.
The Open Eyes Foundation team consists of four specialists who verify requests from military units, agree on specifications, and control procurement. At the same time, lawyers, financiers, technical specialists, and hundreds of corporate volunteers are involved in the process. The Foundation works only with proven suppliers and conducts a full check of partners to ensure speed and transparency of procurement. In addition to material assistance, SoftServe supports the Superhumans military trauma center, conducts free EmpowerU IT courses for veterans and military twice a year, and as part of the OpenTech pro bono program, has developed dozens of digital solutions for the Ministry of Defense, the Come Back Alive Foundation, VeteranHub, and other organizations.
EVO and Prom: 150 million UAH and 600+ drones
EVO and Prom report that 35 employees serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The total amount of assistance is about UAH 150 million. The main focus is the project " EVO Drone Army «. These are charity evenings, auctions, employee initiatives, thanks to which we constantly attract donations exclusively for the purchase of drones. Over the entire time, we have attracted more than UAH 35 million and sent more than 600 reconnaissance drones to the front.
Prom has integrated donation mechanics after purchases, which allows customers to engage in supporting the army.
Prom.volonter is an online platform for charitable foundations. It publishes current fundraising activities, which are carried out together with foundations that have passed financial monitoring. The result: UAH 16 million over the past year.
Ciklum: $5.35 million via internal platform
Ciklum reports that more than 110 employees have joined the Defense Forces.
Since the start of the full-scale war, the company and its employees have donated over $5.35 million through the From Patriots to Patriots platform and partnership with the Come Back Alive Foundation.
The company is constantly running the From Patriots to Patriots program — an internal charity platform from Ciklum aimed at supporting the defenders of Ukraine. As part of the initiative, Ciklumers can make individual contributions every month or sign up for an automatic charity subscription. The company currently does not hold meetings that involve external donations — it calls on everyone to support the initiatives of the «Return Alive» foundation, with which it regularly cooperates.
Ciklum continues to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2026 and continues to cooperate with «Return Alive».
The model is permanent meetings with internal matching and partnership with a large foundation.
Master of Code Global: 10% of the team in the military
Master of Code Global reports that 10% of the team serves in the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Until mid-2023, the company maintained full remuneration for mobilized personnel, now providing fixed monthly support. The company has systemic support initiatives. In particular, Masters Share is a format of regular voluntary contributions by the team to support colleagues in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Also, within the framework of the Masters Academy educational initiative alone, almost 700,000 UAH was collected separately for 2022–2025 to assist the army. At the same time, this is only part of the overall assistance: since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the company has also been implementing large-scale and targeted initiatives to support the army, some of which are not public for security reasons.
The company has also supported the volunteer project of Master of Code Global specialist Oleksandr Zaruba, 3D Forge, from day one. The team produces 3D components for military equipment, and the company provides the project with resource and financial support.
Sigma Software: 50 military personnel, hundreds of closed requests and its own relief fund
More than 50 Sigma Software specialists currently serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The company emphasizes that all those mobilized will be able to return to the team after demobilization. At the same time, the company supports both its colleagues in the military and units that seek help. This includes financing the purchase and transfer of equipment — computers, charging stations and EcoFlow, drones, anti-drone systems, cars and components, electronics, and equipment.
The Sigma Software Unity Fund, a corporate fund established in February 2022, is responsible for coordinating the assistance. The fund team consists of five people who combine this work with their roles in the company. Volunteer colleagues, as well as C-level managers and board members, join the process — they help with strategic decisions, contacts, and finding the necessary equipment. The company emphasizes: the key to rapid procurement is established connections, direct contacts with vendors, partners, and front-line units. A request from the front is perceived here as a signal for immediate action.
Thanks to the Sigma Software ecosystem, other areas of support for the military are also included. Sigma Software University develops educational programs and training for military personnel. Sigma Software Labs, as a co-founder of Defence Builder, helps defense-tech ideas transform into products that actually work on the frontline and later become full-fledged businesses.
During the full-scale war, over 50 initiatives were implemented through the Sigma Software Unity Fund to support the military and civilians. The total amount of assistance amounted to about UAH 231 million (over $5.5 million), of which approximately 87% was directed specifically to the needs of the military. Last year alone, the fund transferred over UAH 23.1 million (about $550,000). Among the most frequent requests are charging stations and batteries, drones and anti-drone systems, computers and other IT equipment, electronics, cars and components, and building materials.
A separate direction remains support for medicine. The company participated in the development of the UNBROKEN rehabilitation center, supported the Kharkiv Spine Center, donated warm clothes to medical institutions, gifts to young patients of the Lviv St. Nicholas Children’s Hospital, and organized donation initiatives among employees.
Among the system projects is the educational initiative «Knowledge is Armor», which the company implements together with Sigma Software University. The goal is to train military personnel in modern IT tools and strengthen the technological capabilities of defense. Also in 2024, the annual initiative «Big Gathering for the Company’s Birthday» was launched: instead of traditional gifts to specialists, the company directed resources to socially important projects. The first gathering was dedicated to the creation of defense systems for frontline cities together with Kharkiv IT Cluster — then over 1.7 million UAH were raised. In 2025, the initiative was dedicated to the rehabilitation of military personnel and the development of the UNBROKEN center near Lviv — over 675 thousand UAH were raised to create a modern physical rehabilitation space, including for children within the UNBROKEN Kids.
At the end of last year, the company implemented the project «Christmas Dinner for the Military», within the framework of which it was possible to raise over 265,000 UAH — these funds went to purchase a ground drone control station and cover additional needs of the battalion. The format is planned to be continued.
The company notes that each year they set aside a separate budget to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the fund’s social initiatives and will continue to fund systemic projects in 2026.
DataArt: Support Ukraine’s long-term initiative and 385 meetings per year
DataArt provides systematic support to mobilized colleagues and their families. The company keeps their jobs and provides up to 100% of benefits, provides medical insurance and psychological support, and organizes sessions for relatives if necessary. It also helps employees in difficult circumstances — with the arrangement of home workplaces, uninterrupted communication, and generators during blackouts.
In September 2022, DataArt dedicated its support for Ukraine to a long-term initiative, Support Ukraine. The company funds and strengthens employee volunteer fundraising, adhering to the principle of doubling: every internal fundraising for humanitarian needs, the company, together with partners, matches with its own funds.
As of February 1, 2026, Support Ukraine, together with partners, has sent over UAH 618 million in aid. In 2025 alone, over UAH 208 million was collected: UAH 144 million for payments to mobilized colleagues, UAH 47 million for support for doctors, displaced persons, and residents of frontline areas (including UAH 1.8 million to the Children of Heroes Foundation), and another UAH 16 million through volunteer initiatives of employees. In 2025, over 385 meetings were held.
DataArt allocates a portion of its monthly profits to support Ukraine — employee volunteer initiatives and charitable foundations. The amount of funding depends on financial performance, but support remains a long-term commitment of the company.
Preply: helping children
Together with Diligent Capital Partners, the company will donate $200K this month to the Children of Heroes Foundation, which systematically supports children who lost their parents due to war. The foundation has already helped 15,000+ children (13–15 more are added every day), provided over 1.3 million hours of educational services and 714 tons of humanitarian aid, as well as medical and financial support.
Railsware: over $1.5 million in aid and a T-shape approach
Over the four years of full-scale war, Railsware has allocated over $1.5 million to support the Ukrainian army. The assistance includes both direct purchases of equipment for the front and systemic initiatives through its own charitable foundation.
The largest part of the expenses is directly providing the units with the necessary equipment. The purchases include both basic items and technological equipment: drones and their components, thermal imagers and night vision devices, specialized equipment, generators and charging stations, personal protective equipment, medical equipment, and humanitarian cargo.
The needs are seasonal. In recent months, the greatest demand has been for generators and charging stations. At the same time, the need for thermal imagers, drones and their components remains consistently high. From time to time, less typical requests also come in — for example, power supplies for units that work without sleep during massive attacks.
There is no separate structure working on military requests — they are closed by existing company specialists. The main burden falls on the operations team and the procurement department, but thanks to the T-shape approach, employees from different areas join volunteer initiatives and offer their own ideas.
The company has a database of suppliers that allows it to quickly respond to requests from divisions. It is important not just to purchase what is needed, but to understand the context of use — if possible, alternatives are offered that have already shown better efficiency in other divisions.
The search is underway both in Ukraine and abroad. For example, in the winter of 2022, when the Ukrainian market was in shortage of generators and charging stations with delivery times of more than eight weeks, Railsware imported a large batch from Poland. Some of the equipment was transferred to the military, some to employees. Later, colleagues themselves initiated the transfer of their own stations for the needs of the front, and the company supported this.
Among the non-standard cases is the arrangement of a full-fledged «office» for a newly formed division: the company transferred furniture and equipment that had been stored in the warehouse since the pandemic.
System support model
Support for the army is provided through its own charitable fund, which is funded by both company funds and employee contributions.
Railsware allocates $15,000 monthly to support the Ukrainian Defense Forces — this practice has been in effect since the beginning of 2022 and will continue in 2026.
Separately, there is an internal model, which the company calls Charity-as-a-Subscription: employees can subscribe to a regular donation from their own compensation or make a one-time contribution. Some specialists also direct their personal monthly Smart Expense budget, which is usually intended for health, sports or equipment, to help the army.
Among the public initiatives are assistance to Azov with the launch of Project 4308 and the «Maser of All Drifts» collection, within the framework of which Maseratis were raffled off among donors.
The company emphasizes: supporting the army is not a situational response, but an integrated part of the operating business model.
What does the front need most now and where to donate?
In the fourth year of a full-scale war, the most frequent requests from the front remain unchanged: FPV drones and reconnaissance UAVs, electronic warfare equipment, evacuation vehicles, tactical medicine, communications equipment. All of these are expendable resources. Drones are destroyed, vehicles break down, medical kits need constant replenishment.
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