Round 3 (October 2022)
During our 3rd round we have donated products worth of a record value of 50,000 PLN (approx 10,200 USD). After consulting our expenses with our Ukrainian partners we have bought equipment carefully selected to meet the current needs of soldiers. This time we provided mostly mostly winter clothes and first aid kits:
- 15 tactical medical first aid kits,
- 50 attested military tourniquets (CAT 7, SOFT),
- 10 winter fleece sweatshirts,
- 10 sets of thermal underwear (t-shirts and leggins),
- 20 pairs of winter military shoes,
- 2 GoPro Hero 9 cameras with SD memory cards and head bands,
- 14 winter sleeping bags,
- 4 waterproof sleeping bag covers,
- power generator.
In addition we have delivered 30 kg of specialized baby food donated by our befriended company.
All these goods could barely fit Kamil’s car, so Tomasz had to rely on bus for some part of the trip… but we somehow managed and arrived to Kyiv late in the evening on October 30th.
Next day in the morning we have placed most of our goods in Alex Khozhay’s (SaveFOP) storage, signed necessary protocols, grabbed a cup of coffee and departed for Lviv.
After returning to Lviv we met Yaroslav Yaroslavski, a representative of Legion V. We passed him remaining equipment. Yarik’s brigade was finishing its fight break and training in military complex around Lviv and is heading back to the front in the Bakhmut area.
The equipment you have donated serves now in Bakhmut and the area!
After returning to Poland we spent remaining donations (which were constantly flowing in during our trip) on power generator, which provides now light to a refugee center in Ukraine.
It was physically demanding but meaningful trip. Kyiv impressed us with a spirit of its people, frequenting the dark streets during the night blackout and in the morning, despite the heavy bombing that took place that day, waiting in 50-meter lines go get a sun and coffee, in one of these few places in the center that have own electric generators. Maybe the biggest bravery is manifested by Ukrainians in their attempt to strive for semblance of normality of their live in this not normal situation. We could see that most vividly when our Ukrainian friends, just after coming back from their 3 day trip at the front, were jumping right into their family life, putting their kids to sleep during air alarm sirens and taking them to the doctor next day.
As for Ukrainian soldiers, they will still need our help. As we have seen before, we have seen it also now – even if they don’t lack weapons, they still lack basic clothing, medical supplies and other stuff allowing them to survive the harsh winter conditions. All these soldiers are fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters, before the war they were ordinary civilians with more or less ordinary jobs. Now they dream of nothing more than returning to their normal life. Lets help them achieve exactly that.
Round 4 (February 2022)
Back from Kyiv. On Friday, Febraury 24, exactly on the anniversary of the full-scale war we have finalized the 4th round of our fundraiser. Thanks to your tremendous support ($5200) and a bonus from the Polish Development Fund (+$3500) we delivered:
- 2 x DJI Mavic 3 Classic drones,
- 2 x EcoFlow Delta 2,
- 1 x Starlink RV,
- 1 x night vision Holo HL25,
- 15 x tactical first aid kits,
- 17 x tourniquets SOFT gen 5.
Your donations are already defending Bakhmut. Drones do precision reconnaissance, Starlink receives information for the artillery, EcoFlow powers Starlink. That’s how it works.
Our partners in Kyiv Alex with his wife, Yulia, packed the equipment immediately to their car, left their children behind again, and drove all night to Donbas. This time enemy artillery fire hit very close, yet Alex and Yulia are willing to continue volunteering.
The situation in Bakhmut is difficult, but there is still a rationale to defend it. After one year, Maydan is covered with a heartbreaking, constantly growing carpet of small Ukrainian flags, each for a soldier who died defending the country. Strangely, everybody is drawing on previously unknown reserves of strength. Your support is an important factor here.
Round 3 documentation
Round 4 documentation
