Polish aggregates from the Polish Heat for Kiev action are not sold on Ukrainian OLX

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On social media appeared Posts suggesting that Polish aggregates with shares The charity “The heat from Poland to Kiev” is displayed for sale on the Ukrainian OLX. In fact, entries form part of a disinformation run to challenge aid to Ukraine. Entries They coincided not by accident with the first deliveries of humanitarian aid, utilizing existing offers of sale, among others, of utilized power generators, which do not supply evidence of trade in equipment from a charitable action. Organisation meetings, The Stand with Ukraine Foundation stresses that the first power generators reached Ukraine on 26 January, and their usage is controlled and is carried out on the basis of a humanitarian aid donation agreement.

Correction 29.01.2026: SAMPLING
The article entitled “Polish aggregates from the Polish Heat for Kiev” is not resold on the Ukrainian OLX” (28.01.2026) indicates the link between the “Lega Artis”/legaartis.pl. This information is false. Lega Artis is in no way affiliated with the Legal Services Centre.

Thesis:

Polish aggregates from the charity “Heat from Poland for Kiev” are sold on Ukrainian OLX.

Our evaluation:

False

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Attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

Russia has intensified since the beginning of winter attacks for Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving Many citizens of this country without electricity and heating at freezing temperatures below zero. 26 January delivered to Kiev the first batch of power generators purchased as part of the charity run “The heat from Poland for Kiev”, for which in the public collection collected already over PLN 8.5 million. First batch was including 230 generators, 130 of which were transferred to the city of Kiev and the another 100 another Ukrainian regions. The gathering was organized by the Stand with Ukraine Foundation together with respective another organizations and social movements.

Disinformation entries they appeared in parallel with the first deliveries of aid to Kiev. Released they are among others. profile Legal Services Center. Posts They form part of a broader context of narratives discrediting support for Ukraine. In another article We have already analyzed false entries about alleged sale of ambulances from a charity action on Ukrainian OLX.

“The heat from Poland for Kiev”

We've been in contact with the incoming posts from Foundation Stand with Ukraine. The president of the Foundation stressed that the first power generators reached Ukraine on 26 January and on the same day were officially transferred to the Kiev authorities and connected to facilities requiring emergency power supply. Therefore, there is no anticipation that this equipment is previously offered for sale on announced platforms. For example, the above entry The Centre for Legal Services is visible dates of publication of notices earlier than 26 January, which excludes specified notices from the collection.

The Foundation has introduced safeguards against misuse of donations:

Transmission of power generators shall be carried out each time on the basis of a detailed humanitarian aid donation agreement. The Foundation shall keep full control of the equipment transferred and its use.

The agreement provides, inter alia, for:

– the right of the donor to control the usage of the equipment at any time;

– the anticipation of direct control in the final or distant recipient (photo/video documentation, user confirmation);

– the right to cancel the donation in full if the equipment is found to be misused or attempted to resell it.

This mechanics has been designed to maximise the hazard of abuse and guarantee that equipment only serves critical infrastructure support.

OLX aggregates

Entries They usage existing OLX announcements as alleged evidence of the resale of humanitarian aid aggregates. However, the availability of Polish FOGO aggregates on OLX does not prove any resale of gifts. FOGO is current in the Ukrainian marketplace and sells its products there.

We checked 1 of the uses. announcements. It offers the sale of the 450-hour-long utilized aggregate, which passed its last method review in December 2025. We remind you that the first transportation of aggregates from the charity “Heat from Poland for Kiev” She's gone. on the way to Ukraine on 23 January 2026 and was picked up on 26 January.

In consequence to circulating posts, the seller added in announcement Dements addressed to Poles, pointing out that "some pro-Russian individual spreads lies that it is simply a humanitarian aid generator". He emphasizes that he bought the device as fresh in 2024 in Ukraine, has its documents, and the aggregate has been working at his company since September 2024.

Stock generators were purchased from the Polish company FOGO. The Stand with Ukraine Foundation donated the scope of the first transportation of 130 aggregates for Kiev:

The first transport provided:

– power generator with diesel engine FD 600 D – 1 pc,

– power generator with diesel engine FD 80 B – 1 pc,

– power generators FOGO F12000iSG – 108 pcs,

– power generators FOGO FV20000TE / TRE – 20 pcs.

Summary

Entries suggesting that Polish aggregates from the charity run “The heat from Poland for Kiev” are resold on Ukrainian OLX, are false. Posts They coincided not by accident with the first deliveries of humanitarian aid, utilizing existing offers of sale, among others, of utilized power generators, which do not supply evidence of trade in equipment from a charitable action. Content These fall within the broader context of narratives discrediting support to Ukraine. In another article We have already analyzed false entries about alleged sale of ambulances from a charity action on Ukrainian OLX.