TOKYO, Japan: Japanese billionaire Hiroshi "Mickey" Mikitani said on Sunday he will donate $8.7 million to the government of Ukraine, calling Russia's invasion "a challenge to democracy."

The founder of e-commerce giant Rakuten said in a letter addressed to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the donation of 1 billion yen ($8.7 million) will go toward "humanitarian activities to help people in Ukraine who are victims of the violence."

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