Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, was recently turned into an action figure by the Brooklyn-based product design company FCTRY through a Kickstarter campaign. In just two weeks, it has already gathered more than $120,000 to support its manufacturing.
In just three hours, the company reached its $30,000 financial target. As part of the campaign, which runs through Friday, $1 is donated for each figure sold to Ukraine.
By Seattle artist Mike Leavitt, a 6-inch (15-cm) tall clay prototype of the Zelenskiy action figure will be factory made in China from plastic. Reuters stated that it should be delivered by March.
The campaign’s tagline is “the improbable hero,” according to Jason Feinberg, chief executive and creative director of FCTRY, who was reported by the news agency as stating.
“He’s the ideal leader for this particular time because of his incredibly motivating personality. Despite his humility and apparent strength, he embodies the antithesis of everything we’ve grown to associate with politics, “Added he.
Zelenskyy came to power three years ago on the promise of putting an end to the conflict with Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. He has been fighting the Russian invasion since February.
The former comedy actor is a clever communicator who has received admiration from all around the world for his tenacity in defying Russia’s destructive invasion of his nation.
According to information, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin dispatched troops to Ukraine as part of a “special operation” to disarm and “denazify” the nation.