Actor Mickey Rourke backing fund to re-build homes in devastated Kherson
American actor Mickey Rourke announced on his Instagram on Jan 1 that he was supporting a $1 million fundraiser through the NGO One World Aid Alliance to support building homes in the front-line city of Kherson.
The One World Aid Alliance charity fund is run by the actor's friend from Mykolaiv, Dmytro Korniychuk, who has been working with Rourke for ten years.
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"I know you [Ukrainians] are going through a lot of very terrible s**t," Rourke said.
“I have an assistant and a friend who has been working with me for 10 years. Dima is from Ukraine, and I love him very much. He has 12 family members in Ukraine. My message to all the people in Ukraine is that this has nothing to do with bulls**t politics. Our goal is to rebuild homes in Kherson and provide a safe place to the families who have lived through these difficult times. We are trying to raise $1 million and help all the people who are in bad shape and are really suffering.”
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The actor previously said in 2020 that he wants to be buried in Ukraine. Mickey Rourke willed that his grave be located in the village of Zahirtsi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast.
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