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Zara Woodcock

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher's fundraiser for Ukraine reaches massive £13.7m

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher's fundraiser for Ukraine has already reached an impressive £13.7 million ($18m).

The Ukrainian-born Hollywood actress and her husband launched the GoFundMe page to raise money for local charities just five days ago.

Mila, 38, and Ashton, 44, have set up a goal of £22.9 million ($30m), explaining on the page that all money raised will be donated to Flexport.org and Airbnb.org - and they'll match $3m of it themselves.

The companies are aiding the Ukrainian civilians stricken by the horrifying attacks from Russian forces.

Updating fans when the goal reached the halfway point two days ago, the couple posted: "UPDATE!! 15 million (£11.4m). We are halfway to our goal. Thank you for the support!"

They also added a link to the GoFundMe page.

They have surpassed the halfway point (gofundme.com/f/stand-with-ukraine)

"We just wanted to give you a quick update as to where we stand with the fundraising. We're halfway through. We're super-excited, and we want to say thank you to each and every single one of you. It's been an incredible past 48 hours," they said in a video.

According to the United Nations, more than two million people have fled Ukraine, with the majority fleeing to Poland.

Others are also fleeing to Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova, Romania, Russia and Belarus.

The couple posted an update recently (Twitter/ @MilaKunisv)

Since Mila and Ashton shared the update, they raised an extra £2.3 million.

Two separate anonymous accounts donated £1.9 million each. Mila and Ashton donated £2.28 million.

American venture capitalist Ron Conway also donated £1.9 million.

Mila and Ashton were joined by Flexport creator Ryan Petersen and Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, for a chat on what the money will be spent on.

Most of the money will go towards essential housing and living expenses for those who are fleeing the country (Twitter/ @MilaKunisv)

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Most of the donations will go towards essential housing and living expenses for those who are fleeing the country and whose homes have been destroyed.

When their GoFundMe went live, Mila spoke on the war in the country for the first time.

"I was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine in 1983," she said. "I came to America in 1991. I've always considered myself an American."

"A proud American. I love everything this country has done for me and my family. But, today, I have never been more proud to be a Ukrainian."

Ashton, who starred in That 70s Show alongside Mila, said he's 'never been more proud to be married to a Ukrainian'.

He also praised the 'bravery of the people of the country that Mila was born in'.

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