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SIRIN DIRECTORATE
HERE TO STAY
Who is SIRIN?
We are American, British, and Ukrainian.
We are ex Rangers, Green Berets, Delta Force, and SAS.
We are civilian tech entrepreneurs, project managers, and media producers.
We are the loving spouses, fathers, sons, and best friends to a people whose bravery we admire.
Together, we are committed to a single principle — that the totalitarian regime of Russia must not be allowed to invade the free nation of Ukraine and commit a genocide against her people.
FEB - JUNE
2022
JULY - SEPT
2022
Shortly after the February 24th invasion, a small group of concerned individuals (our founders) organized a friends and family raise to purchase a single off the shelf drone for a Ukrainian soldier. By the end of April 2022, with the help of several partners from the veteran and special ops community, SIRIN managed to raise over $230,000 USD for Operation Rurik and purchased a variety of milspec night vision and thermal optics equipment.
Realizing that the scale of supply gaps within Ukrainian special ops far exceeded our ability to fundraise for on a solely private donations basis, SIRIN partnered with several NGOs and logistics partners to create our first government to government proposal, Operation Lybid — a supply initiative focused on bringing several types of military grade surveillance drones and thermal optics to Ukraine. This effort would eventually contribute to the Norwegian government's funding of 1000 Black Hornet 3 nano drones in July 2023.
OCT - JAN
2022 / 2023
FEB - JULY
2023
Continuing our supply of night vision to frontline units, we were also able to embark on a new type of supply initiative in the first winter of the full scale invasion — Operation Eir delivered over $200,000 worth of tactical and clinical medical supplies to Kharkiv and Donbas regional hospitals, thanks to the generous help of our friends in the US military.
In 2023 SIRIN completed two significant night vision supply initiatives with our partners, Blue /Yellow of Lithuania — Op Hodur which brought 20 dual NVGs to units of SBU Alpha and GUR Legion; and Op Elding which supplied 16 dual NVGs to units of the SSO 8th Regiment, GUR special ops, and a casualty evacuation team of the Ukrainian Marines 503rd Battalion.
AUG - JAN
2023 / 2024
FEB
2024 - Present
Late in the summer of 2023, our Directorate realized we needed to increase the order of magnitude on our supply operations once more to meet the actual pressing needs of entire spec ops regiments. This is when we began our full transition into government to government supply initiatives. Op Jotun — a supply of night vision larger than ALL our previous 2 years supply ops combined — was the result. During this time, SIRIN also became an official media producer for the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU / GUR), Ukraine's main intelligence directorate.
Following the success of Op Jotun, SIRIN began working on more ambitious government to government supply initiatives for other Ukrainian spec ops units. Conducting rigorous needs assessment as well as broad surveys of emergent tech by defense manufacturers in NATO ally countries, SIRIN found it necessary to bring on more senior advisory. At about this time, we also returned to our roots, participating in charity events like the Borderlands U.S.- Ukraine Veterans’ Charity Golf Tournament with guest of honor, US Army General David Petraeus (Retired).
FEB - JUNE
2022
Shortly after the February 24th invasion, a small group of concerned individuals (our founders) organized a friends and family raise to purchase a single off the shelf drone for a Ukrainian soldier. By the end of April 2022, with the help of several partners from the veteran and special ops community, SIRIN managed to raise over $230,000 USD for Operation Rurik and purchased a variety of milspec night vision and thermal optics equipment.
JULY - SEPT
2022
Realizing that the scale of supply gaps within Ukrainian special ops far exceeded our ability to fundraise for on a solely private donations basis, SIRIN partnered with several NGOs and logistics partners to create our first government to government proposal, Operation Lybid — a supply initiative focused on bringing several types of military grade surveillance drones and thermal optics to Ukraine. This effort would eventually contribute to the Norwegian government's funding of 1000 Black Hornet 3 nano drones in July 2023.
OCT - JAN
2022 / 2023
Continuing our supply of night vision to frontline units, we were also able to embark on a new type of supply initiative in the first winter of the full scale invasion — Operation Eir delivered over $200,000 worth of tactical and clinical medical supplies to Kharkiv and Donbas regional hospitals, thanks to the generous help of our friends in the US military.
FEB - JULY
2023
In 2023 SIRIN completed two significant night vision supply initiatives with our partners, Blue /Yellow of Lithuania — Op Hodur which brought 20 dual NVGs to units of SBU Alpha and GUR Legion; and Op Elding which supplied 16 dual NVGs to units of the SSO 8th Regiment, GUR special ops, and a casualty evacuation team of the Ukrainian Marines 503rd Battalion.
AUG - JAN
2023 / 2024
Late in the summer of 2023, our Directorate realized we needed to increase the order of magnitude on our supply operations once more to meet the actual pressing needs of entire spec ops regiments. This is when we began our full transition into government to government supply initiatives. Op Jotun — a supply of night vision larger than ALL our previous 2 years supply ops combined — was the result. During this time, SIRIN also became an official media producer for the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU / GUR), Ukraine's main intelligence directorate.
FEB
2024 - Present
Following the success of Op Jotun, SIRIN began working on more ambitious government to government supply initiatives for other Ukrainian spec ops units. Conducting rigorous needs assessment as well as broad surveys of emergent tech by defense manufacturers in NATO ally countries, SIRIN found it necessary to bring on more senior advisory. At about this time, we also returned to our roots, participating in charity events like the Borderlands U.S.- Ukraine Veterans’ Charity Golf Tournament with guest of honor, US Army General David Petraeus (Retired).
Value of Aid
Provided
$6.6MM+
NVGs + Thermals
Supplied
307
Funded Govt.
Proposals
3
OAF Nation
As one of the largest GWOT veteran-owned media and merchandise brands in existence, Operation Allied Focus (OAF) Nation has become one of our most valued and reliable backers when it comes to getting the word out on important Ukrainian initiatives. These guys simply understand what is at stake and never shy away from speaking up when it comes to defending freedom.
Borderlands
Founded by US Army veteran and former West Point instructor, Samuel Cook — Borderlands is non-profit bringing together various NGOs, private tech, and military entities to solve challenges we all face in the defense of Ukraine. Project SIRIN is a longtime participant in their forums and a proud ambassador to their U.S.-Ukraine Veterans' Charity Golf Tournament.
TASK FORCE 31
Task Force 31 is a dedicated group of Western combat veterans and civilian administrators who for the past 2 years and counting have dedicated themselves to training Ukrainian soldiers on basic infantry skills, tactical combat casualty care (TCCC), and other essential knowledge that has undoubtedly increased the survival rate of their students.
ONE 7 SIX
Owned and operated by former US Army Green Berets, One 7 Six was instrumental in the initial funding and logistics phase of SIRIN and continues to lend both advice and promotional support today. Just a very solid organization led by humble, knowledgeable guys.
BATTLES & BEERS
Nicholas Laidlaw is an ex US Marine turned amateur historian and journalist who set about the important task of documenting as many firsthand accounts of the Ukraine war from soldiers as possible. These stories are excerpted regularly on the B&B Instagram and also collected into his recently published book, What War Did To Us, Volume 2.
ACT IN BLACK
Officially formed in 2013, this Luxembourg-based manufacturer has quickly emerged as a technical innovator within the night vision industry, providing revolutionary housings like its DTNVS (dual) and THE-14 (mono) that match or exceed performance of rival systems. ACTInBlack has provided generous support to SIRIN since our earliest days and as such has become an extremely valued partner.
Falconclaw
This Estonian tactical supplier has made a name for itself as one of Europe's most reliable sources for a range of milspec night vision and thermal optical equipment. As such they have become an amazing advisor and partner for Project SIRIN, both in terms of technical knowledge and forecasting new purchase opportunities.
Protect A VOLUNTEER
PROTECT A
VOLUNTEER
This excellent program matches soldiers with individual donors who “adopt” them and help cover costs on things like military kit, vehicles, and other essential items. Project SIRIN often refers individual and small unit requests to Protect A Volunteer for potential funding and is proud to work with the organization on sourcing and importing night vision devices, always a top priority request among soldiers.
AEGIS TRade Solutions
Founded by former SOCOM operators, this global trade company specializing in sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, business and logistical consulting has been a reliable ally to SIRIN on many complex cross border issues. As SIRIN begins to scale our supply operations and create new equipment offerings for our client units, Aegis brings invaluable experience and insights to these projects.
FORWARD OBSERVATIONS
FORWARD
OBSERVATIONS
A leader in veteran support fundraising initiatives, Forward Observations Group is also well known for its semi-regular publication of print volumes containing photos and reflections by warriors on deployment the world over. FOG's extremely generous donations from merchandise sales also enabled our first supply operations.
PROJECT LEAFLET
PROJECT
LEAFLET
One of the best OSINT aggregator channels out there, Project Leaflet scours the darkest depths of Russian and Ukrainian social channels, serving up the freshest media from the frontlines each day with commentary. During their periodic visits to Ukraine, the organization also provides much needed kit supplies and training.