Support Charlotte and Sam's Mission: Buy and Drive an Evacuation Vehicle to Ukraine 🇺🇦

If you are interested in making a large donation (>£250), please fill in one of the forms on the page description.

£3,346.4

Raised

Donations

£7,000

Goal

Help Charlotte and Sam buy, drive, and deliver an evacuation vehicle to Ukraine 🇺🇦

In March 2026, Charlotte Barnes and Sam Alsemgeest will drive 1,318 miles over 3 days across Europe to deliver an evacuation 4x4 vehicle to Ukraine, where it will be donated for work on the Ukrainian frontlines.

To mark International Women’s Day, an entirely all-women convoy will cross Europe to deliver life-saving evacuation vehicles directly into Ukraine, where they will be handed over to women combat medics working under fire.

This isn’t just a convoy. It’s women backing women — and driving hope forward.

Charlotte and Sam have put their hands up to support the Driving Ukraine team and make the delivery happen, and they now need your support to drive and deliver this vehicle.

Fundraising Update — Thank You for Getting Us Started

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported this mission so far. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised just over £1000 of our £7,000 goal — the first crucial steps toward delivering a life-saving evacuation vehicle to Ukraine.

Every pound raised brings us closer to putting a 4x4 into the hands of women combat medics who work under fire to evacuate the wounded. This vehicle will be used immediately, in real conditions, to save lives.

This mission is just getting started. Over the coming month, we’ll be sharing more about the convoy, the journey across Europe, and the people this vehicle will support. If you’re reading this now, you’re part of the early momentum — and that matters more than you know.

If you’re able to donate or share this page, you’re helping turn compassion into action.

Thank you for standing with us — and with Ukraine.

Driving Ukraine vehicles, 4x4 pickup trucks and ambulances, are purchased in the UK and modified by dedicated volunteers, before being placed with essential teams in Ukraine, including: ambulance crews, 4x4 evacuation teams, first-aid responders, international volunteer medics, air defence teams, humanitarian bomb disposal units, hospitals, among others.

The urgent need for international support in Ukraine is undeniable, particularly today, even as some sort of peace is discussed. The longer this invasion persists, the more challenging it becomes for Ukraine. The war is approaching its fifth year. The future of Ukraine’s survival hangs in the balance. The Ukrainians need more vehicles, aid, and international support from volunteers than ever before.

The toll of this conflict is staggering, with tens of thousands of civilians killed, countless more injured, and hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure damage. 4,000,000 Ukrainians have lost their homes, 10,000 missiles have been launched at the country, and over 1,000 medical facilities have been destroyed.

Detect. Warn. Save lives - Help us further equip vehicles with a Чуйка 3.0 drone detector.

Once we hit the £7,000 target to fund the vehicle, any additional funds raised will go towards upgrading the vehicle with a Чуйка 3.0 (Chuyka) drone signal detector. This is a tool that allows teams on the front line to stay one step ahead of enemy drones.

FPV drones are the single biggest, fastest-moving threat to our medics and evacuation teams. The opposition doesn't need accurate artillery to destroy a rescue: a kamikaze quadcopter or a guided FPV strike can appear without warning and turn an evacuation into a catastrophe. Early warning is everything: extra time to evaluate, stop, disperse, or take cover - saves lives.

The Чуйка 3.0 is a compact, battle-ready FPV video-signal detector that detects a drone signal on 1.2 / 3.3 / 5.8 GHz bands - and shows drone signal video feeds, strength and frequencies quickly. It’s portable, simple to use under stress, and built so teams can carry, charge and operate it from vehicles, checkpoints, or on foot. Our field evaluation found Chuyka to be the best practical option available today.

Donate now so we can equip our recipients and vehicles with these critically needed detectors.

Donation Information

Please note: For Donations above £250 (with Gift Aid via Nadiya):

Donations over £250 from the UK are Gift Aid-eligible through our charity partner Nadiya, meaning an additional 25% is added to the total donation. If you wish to donate with Gift Aid, please click this link below and fill out the form. Upon completion of the form you will be provided with the Nadiya bank account details to transfer your donation to us. https://forms.gle/EXvha64C1rUwjCkZ6 We will process the Gift Aid automatically with your provided details and send you a confirmation email.

If you wish to donate over £1,000 without adding Gift Aid, please fill out this form to receive Driving Ukraine’s bank details to make a transfer directly to us. https://forms.gle/5moA9WrhcT4aSWff8. We will add your donation to the Donorbox total as an “offline donation”, to ensure your contribution is fully accounted for.

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Thank you for your courage and support of the mission!

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