Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher raise over AED 24 million for Ukraine refugees

Hollywood couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have raised over AED 24.9 million as of Friday, a day after setting up a GoFundMe page seeking humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees.

Kunis, who was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, in 1983, moved to the United States in 1991.

"I have always considered myself an American, a proud American... But today, I have never been more proud to be a Ukrainian," Kunis said in an embedded video.

"The events that have unfolded in Ukraine are devastating. There is no place in this world for this kind of unjust attack on humanity."

In the video, Kutcher, sitting by Kunis' side, said the funds would be used to provide refugee and humanitarian aid to Ukrainians affected by Russia's invasion of the neighbouring country.

"The principal challenge right now is logistics. We need to get housing, and we need to get supplies and resources into the area," said Kutcher. "And I have never been more proud to be married to a Ukrainian."

The two actors, who married in 2015, have agreed to match up to $3 million (AED 11 million) of donations, with the ultimate goal of raising $30 million (AED 110 million).

They are partnering with the short-term housing websites Airbnb.org and Flexport.org, which organises humanitarian aid shipments to refugees.