On ‘Fortnite’, gamers have raised an incredible sum for Ukraine relief


‘Fortnite’ players will be able to contribute to Ukrainian relief until April 3, 2022. — AFP Relaxnews

On Fortnite, gamers have been more than generous in their support of the Ukrainian people. The video game’s publisher announced that it has already raised an incredible amount of money for relief organisations such as Unicef and the UN Refugee Agency, collecting US$36mil (RM151.79mil) in less than 24 hours.

Solidarity is not dead on social media or on video game platforms, it seems. Epic Games reports that the sum of US$36mil (RM151.79mil) for humanitarian relief for Ukraine has been raised in just 24 hours.

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