Published on: 2026-09-03
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Capital entrepreneurs maintain constant contact with the fighters of the special military operation (SMO) and assemble humanitarian shipments for them based on specific requests. Most often, they purchase additional equipment such as autonomous diesel heaters, portable generators, batteries, and quadcopters, as well as building materials, tools, and auto parts.
In the Golovinsky district, employees of three grocery stores and one shopping complex joined forces and jointly purchased gear, equipment, and provisions.
The owners of a warehouse, a flower shop, and a marketplace order pickup point in the Vnukovo, Krasnopakhorsky, and Kommunarka districts sent fire extinguishers in demand at the front line.
With their own hands for the front: how volunteers help participants of the special military operationVolunteers from the Altufyevsky district have sent more than 20 tons of humanitarian aid to the SVO zone this year
Employees of the ready-made food and lunch delivery service in the Vnukovo area, as well as the car wash in Voronovo, handed over equipment and wheels for it to the servicemen. The owners of a trading house in Shcherbinka collected humanitarian cargoes, including building materials and household items, while the staff of the order pickup point in Voronovo added military uniforms to them.
Warehouse employees in the Kommunarka district sent inverter generators, chainsaws, and a quadcopter to the front line, while the owners of an auto service in Golyanovo provided night vision devices. A store in the Khamovniki district handed over special clothing to the servicemen.
Help from the south of Moscow
In the Brateyevo district, employees of an auto parts store sent their own products and fuel and lubricants to the front. The owner of a grocery store from the Nagorny district sent military equipment to the fighters upon request. Workers of a hardware store in the North Chertanovo district arranged the delivery of materials for equipping the living conditions of military personnel.
The staff of the home goods store in Tsaritsyn collected a large shipment: 10 autonomous diesel heaters of eight kilowatts each, 20 portable gas stoves, 80 camping gas canisters, and other items, including 150 special thermal socks.
The electronics store provided communication and equipment to the fighters; its owners sent mobile phones, drones, 160 portable batteries, as well as seasonal clothing and footwear, pillows, and blankets to the SVO zone.
About 170 tons of humanitarian aid have been sent to the SVO zone by activists from the South-Eastern Administrative District since the beginning of the yearMore than 15 tons of cargo were sent by volunteers from the Strogino district to the troops of the special military operation
In the Ryazansky district, employees of grocery and meat stores joined forces and collected a humanitarian cargo including auto parts, hub bearings for UAZ vehicles, cordless screwdrivers, chainsaws, and a boiler.
Owners and tenants of two shopping centers in the Kuzminki area purchased three base UHF antennas, batteries for radios, mixers, refrigerators, as well as various uninterruptible power supplies, anti-drone nets, oil heaters, and much more. In addition, one entrepreneur from the same area sent spare batteries for radios to the servicemen.
More than 300 items of building materials and tools were handed over to the servicemen by the owner of the shopping center in the Severnoe Butovo district, while the confectionery and clothing store from Vykhino-Zhulebino donated radio equipment.
Patriotic actions and targeted assistance: the number of volunteers in the capital has exceeded 1.7 millionParticipants of the special military operation and their family members can now receive consultations about support measures via video call
From the very first days of the Special Military Operation, restaurateurs, store owners, shopping centers, car dealerships, and other businesses providing household services in the capital have been regularly sending humanitarian aid to the fighters. The parcels contain long-shelf-life food products: meat, fish, and vegetable canned goods, various grains (from rice and buckwheat to pearl barley), pasta, as well as sweets (cookies, candies, chocolate, and much more).
In addition, entrepreneurs send personal hygiene products, medicines, and seasonal clothing, including jackets, boots, and thermal underwear, to the SVO zone. Humanitarian shipments also include medicines, building materials, and even military equipment, including quadcopters and entire convoys of vehicles.
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