After Sean Penn who shot a documentary on the Russian invasion in Ukraine, Leonardo DiCaprio also sides with Kiev. According to reports from Ukrinform, the Ukrainian news agency, the Hollywood star has donated 10 million dollars to the country: funds to support the armed forces, but also humanitarian aid.
The actor – who has not made any statements on the matter – allegedly did so for emotional reasons since his maternal grandmother, Elena Smirnova, who died in 2008 at the age of 90, was from Odessa, a city on the Black Sea today at the center of the conflict with the Putin’s Russia.
The figure would come after President Volodymyr Zelensky’s appeal to support his country both military and financial, but, the agency specifies: “It is assumed that this generous donation is intended not only to support the army but also the humanitarian cause “.
Many other personalities from the world of cinema, fashion and sports have contributed to the Ukrainian cause with donations or fundraisers. Actress Mila Kunis, together with her husband Ashton Kutcher, opened a fundraiser through the GoFundMe portal to help war refugees, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have promised to double every donation to the UN Refugee Agency to help the people Ukrainian. Model Gigi Hadid also made a commitment to help war victims as did Queen Elizabeth II.