Bethenny Frankel jumps to assist Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion

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Bethenny Frankel has jumped into action to assist Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.On Thursday, the day the takeover began, Bethenny, 51, announced she was preparing to ship supplies to NATO countries bordering Ukraine through her organization, B Strong.Frankel's organization has committed to distributing $10 million worth of aid, but on Friday announced she had now upped her goal to $20 million.

Doing her part:Bethenny Frankel has jumped into action to assist Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasionThe former Real Housewives Of New York star documented the relief efforts on her Instagram account, posting video of boxes being packed with supplies by members of her B Strong team and her warehouse full of countless boxes.Frankel gave fans real-time updates on the situation in various videos posted to her account.

In her most recent update, Bethenny revealed her team was mostly working with women and children as young men were being asked to remain in Ukraine to defend their country.'We're really dealing with women and children at the border in Poland.

We just had an incident with a woman whose husband was pulled out of the car, he was taken because he's Ukrainian and the men can't leave, and so he's never held a gun before in his life and now he's a soldier. 'We're really dealing with women and children': Frankel gave fans real-time updates on the situation in various videos posted to her account'So she's coming through with her family and we have to get her family to Spain where she has family, 'cause she doesn't have family in Poland.'So now a lot of money is going to individual cases and families through cash cards and plane tickets.