Ukrainian transforms the wreckage of a Russian fighter into key chains!

A Ukrainian businessman has turned part of the wreckage of a downed Russian fighter plane into souvenir key chains that he sells outside Ukraine to support the war effort.

"A lot of my friends told me no one would give me $1,000 for this coin. This is crazy," said Yuri Vesuven, founder of Drones4Ukrin.

He added: "I woke up this morning to find on my phone that $20,000 to $30,000 had already been raised. We've seen this constant stream of messages with questions and people saying they want to donate more, and they're telling us it's a great idea."

The Ukrainian military says it shot down the plane, a Russian two-seat Sukhoi-34 tactical bomber, over the town of Borodianka northwest of Kyiv in early March when Russian forces were trying to seize the area.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry released photos of wreckage that it said bore the code number of the FR-81251 plane, which bears the "31 red" insignia.

"What's so special about this keychain is that we made it from the wreckage of a real Russian plane... This is a really unique gift for those who helped us," Vesuvun said.

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