POLICE have issued a warning over fake emails claiming to be raising money for Ukraine.

Almost 200 reports of imitation emails have been made to the UK's national fraud reporting centre – some even claiming to be from former Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko.

In a post shared by Adur and Worthing Police, Action Fraud encouraged anyone who receives the fake fundraiser email to forward them to their ‘phishing’ email address.

Email phishing is a type of social engineering where an attacker sends a fraudulent message designed to trick a person into revealing sensitive information to the attacker.

A statement released by Action Fraud said: “We've received 196 reports about fake emails purporting to raise money for those affected by the crisis in #Ukraine. Some of the emails even claim to be from Wladimir Klitschko.

“The emails use a variety of tactics, including soliciting Bitcoin donations, sales of t-shirts, to lure people into parting with their money.

“The links in the emails lead to malicious websites that are designed to steal your money and personal information.

“Report suspicious emails by forwarding them to: report@phishing.gov.uk."

Nato has estimated that between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine.

By way of comparison, Russia lost about 15,000 troops over ten years in Afghanistan.

The Argus announced that a portion of sales from a copy of the newspaper last week would go towards an emergency appeal to help those affected by the war in Ukraine.

For the sale of every newspaper sold, five pence went directly to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, dedicated to helping and saving those affected by the horrific and bloody conflict.

Meanwhile, a pub in Hove announced it was selling Ukrainian vodka shots with the proceeds donated to help with the war against Russia.

The Southern Belle is selling a shot titled ‘FCUK Putin’ in an act of solidarity with a member of staff with family in Kyiv.

The shot is yellow and blue, to match the colours of the Ukrainian flag.