Anthony Capone has been funneling his own money to help those wanting to fight in Ukraine.
A trip to Europe a decade ago helped Capone develop a connection to Ukraine, he told Insider.
In just days, 21 volunteers have reportedly been deployed, with another 1005 ready to be deployed.
A wealthy tech executive is funding hundreds of volunteers to fight Russian troops in Ukraine.
Anthony Capone, the president of DocGo, a mobile medical services and transportation company, has been funneling his own money to help foreigners who want to go to the frontlines and defend Ukraine but don't have the means.
A trip to Europe a decade ago changed Capone's life. He said that he had been beaten by soldiers in Minsk when trying to get to Russia through Belarus and met a Polish-Ukrainian engineer who befriended him. That experience helped him develop a connection to Ukraine and motivated him to start sponsoring fighters, he told Insider.
"I now have many friends in Ukraine and saw their fear when the Russian invasion began," said Capone. "Friends and family trapped, communities decimated."
"So I made a post on LinkedIn to help people purchase flights over," said the executive, whose employer DocGo is not affiliated with the project. "Originally, I expected to sponsor 10-15 people. It then went viral and we've now had over 1,200 inquiries looking for sponsorship."
The volunteers are part of the growing chorus of international solidarity efforts with Ukraine against Russia's invasion. From...
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