Bethenny Frankel is supporting the people of Ukraine affected by the Russian invasion.
The “Real Housewives of New York City” alum is sending $10 million in aid as part of her disaster relief initiative titled “BStrong.”
The reality star has been giving updates on her nonprofit’s work to help Ukranian citizens.
She shared that a large part of "BStrong’s" focus has been helping Ukrainian women and children who have fled their home country to seek refuge at the border of Poland.
"So we're really dealing with women and children at the border in Poland. We just had an incident with a woman whose husband was pulled out of the car. He was taken because he's Ukrainian, and the men can't leave," Frankel said in a video on her Instagram Story, per FOX.
"He's never held a gun in his life, and now he's a soldier, so she's coming through with her family, and we have to get her family to Spain, where she has family because she doesn't have family in Poland," she continued.
The "BStrong" team is stationed at Medyka, Poland providing hygiene and survival kits and sleeping bags.
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Donations will also help "individual cases and families through cash, cards and plane tickets."
"Money is flying in and this is what it's going to be used for. We're working with the Polish government," Frankel said. "We will have multiple computers and volunteers. People coming in will come up to us, we'll find out if they have family, where their family is. Hotels will not be available, so we'll give them the crisis kits, and then we will be booking them travel to get them where they need to get to. Otherwise, there will be such a backlog at these entry points, and we'll keep growing this to multiple, multiple entry points."
Frankel said donations were pouring in with more than $16 million in aid, surpassing the original goal. You can donate right here.
BStrong launched in 2017 to provide “emergency assistance to people in crisis – an initiative in partnership with global empowerment mission.”
In a follow up Instagram post on Sunday, Frankel announced that they have raised roughly $3 million to assist in relocation efforts and said “BStrong” partnered with a local travel agency to assist those who want to stay in Poland.
“We are securing a warehouse to amass, organize & distribute aid. The massive camps being build are not a viable long term solution & will wreak havoc on Europe. We need to connect w refugees & get them to where they need to go. In addition, Ukraine 🇺🇦 supermarkets are empty…we will be working with Ukraine military to bring aid BACK INTO Ukraine as there are no supplies”
On Twitter, she announced that GoyaFoods Europe committed 100k lbs of food to “B Strong.”
Other celebrities are also stepping in to help.
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have pledged to match donations up to $1 million.
"In 48 hours, countless Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes to neighboring countries,” the “Deadpool” actor wrote, adding, "They need protection. When you donate, we'll match it up to $1,000,000, creating double the support.”
He also added a to the United Nations' refugee donation website.
Russian troops bared down on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday and turned its streets into a battleground overnight.
President Biden signed a $600 million order for "immediate military assistance" to Ukraine and put sanctions directly on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused an offer from the U.S. to evacuate, choosing to stay behind and fight alongside his people.
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