Oleksii Novikov is using the money to go toward food, medical supplies, and equipment.
Oleksii Novikov is making sure to provide help to his country of Ukraine as it continues to fight against Russian attacks. The former World’s Strongest Man winner used his social media as a platform to request help from others in the form of financial donations.
Novikov currently has 133k followers Instagram. This is where he posted a video asking for help to provide Ukrainian soldiers with food, water, medical supplies, and equipment during this time. He added a screenshot of a bank account with instructions on how to send money and explaining where it would be going.
“Sending cryptocurrency is as easy as choosing the amount to send and deciding where it goes. One way to send bitcoin, then, is to simply copy the recipient’s address to your clipboard, then paste it in the send field.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the invasion of Ukraine last week. That same day, Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky declared the area in a state of emergency. Putin claimed the next day that the decision was a preventive measure against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s expansion into Eastern Europe. However, Ukraine is not part of the NATO.
This is being considered the most significant attack against a sovereign nation in Europe since World War II. Now, many are beginning to help soldiers and this includes Novikov, who is preparing to get back on stage and compete.
Oleksii Novikov is scheduled to appear at the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic on March 4-5 in Columbus, OH. This event will feature some of the top strongmen in the world and Novikov will be one of the big names present. He is one of three World’s Strongest Man winners that will compete, along with Tom Stoltman and Martins Licis. Mateusz Kieliszkowski will also be present in Columbus as a two-time WSM runner-up. Licis began his training for the event back in December and will look to put on quite a show.
Oleksii Novikov continues to be an elite strongman and he is using his platform to help his country of Ukraine. This is good work from the strongman as the battle against Russia continues. Ukrainian soldiers will hopefully have the necessary assets needed moving forward.
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