Celebrity power couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have vowed to match up to $1 million in aid to Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion of their country.
Reynolds, 45, issued the public plea for donations benefiting Ukrainian refugees via Twitter on Saturday afternoon.
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In 48 hours, countless Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes to neighboring countries. They need protection. When you donate, we’ll match it up to $1,000,000, creating double the support.⬇️ https://t.co/xCFL1Lptuw https://t.co/CHp48E1KLQ
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) February 26, 2022
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“In 48 hours, countless Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes to neighboring countries. They need protection. When you donate, we’ll match it up to $1,000,000, creating double the support,” Reynolds said in a retweet of the USA for UNHCR account.
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By Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated that roughly 368,000 Ukrainian refugees had arrived in neighboring countries, and that number is expected to continue swelling.
BREAKING: #Ukraine refugee numbers have just been refreshed - these are based on data made available by national authorities. The current total is now 368,000 and continues to rise.
— UNHCR News (@RefugeesMedia) February 27, 2022
Meanwhile, Lively, 44, shared similar sentiment via an Instagram post:
The stars’ pledges come amid the fourth day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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