Budanov awarded the 81-year-old lady who helps sink Russian ships (video)

A retired woman from Lutsk regularly reports on naval drones and keeps a list of the sunken ships of the invaders.

Pensioner Tamara Lazarenko became famous after her granddaughter published a video about how her grandmother supports the Ukrainian military.

Despite her small pension, Ms. Tamara regularly donates to sea drones and methodically records all donations in an old notebook. In the adjacent column, there is a list of sunken Russian ships that were sent to the bottom thanks to donations.

“Retirement is coming – first I will pay for drones, then I will buy medicine, and for the rest – goodies,” comments Ms. Tamara. “You may not be able to donate a lot, but at least 10-50 hryvnias.”

On Ms. Tamara’s 81st birthday, Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Defense Intelligence of the MoD, visited to express his gratitude. The head of intelligence Kyrylo Budanov also recorded a personal video message to the grandmother.

“I thank you for your contribution to our joint struggle against the Russian occupiers. Your example inspires Ukrainians to continue supporting our army, destroy the enemy and bring Ukrainian victory closer,” Kyrylo Budanov congratulated.

Andriy Yusov added that every penny is deadly for enemies and very important for Ukrainian defenders. That is why even small donations have a significant value for the common victory.

As USM recently wrote, Ukrainian special forces are constantly inventing new methods to destroy Russian ships and boats near Crimea.