On Wednesday Panettiere launched Hoplon Worldwide, a corporation which goals to boost important funding for medical provides and protecting gear for Ukrainians.
Klitschko’s brother, Vitali Klitschko, is the mayor of Kyiv.
Although her daughter is secure and never at present in Ukraine, Panettiere tells CNN she can not “proceed to sit down on the sidelines” and watch individuals endure within the nation the place she has family and friends.
“There aren’t any phrases to explain what its been like watching the conflict in Ukraine unfold,” she mentioned. “It is intestine wrenching figuring out the individuals of Ukraine, individuals I name my family and friends are desperately attempting to defend their lifestyle in a rustic that they love.”
The reduction group’s title has historic that means.
“Hoplons had been shields employed by the traditional Greeks. In that spirit, Hoplon Worldwide funnels assist from the worldwide neighborhood to the entrance strains in Ukraine, the place outnumbered, outgunned, and largely civilian forces are struggling to defend their nation, their lifestyle, and their fellow residents,” reads the group’s mission assertion.”
Panettiere mentioned she launched the group to make sure assist is immediately and shortly distributed the place it’s most urgently wanted.