Portrait of Elena Kurilo, a resident of Chuguev, wounded by Russian shelling, was sold at an American auction for $100,000. The funds will be used to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard.

The 10-day online auction at Heritage Auctions ended on March 29, American portrait artist Evgenia Gershman announced on Facebook..

The artist published a photo of the finished painting on social networks on March 1:.

" I can imagine that she lived her life like Vermeer's thrush, calm and beautiful. Now her elegant headdress has been replaced by war bandages.. Crown of Terror! "