Rescue Vehicles to Ukraine!

Ladies and gentlemen, this is our tallest order yet!!  No sooner did we drop off our last deliveries, did the new requests start coming in!

First up is a set of summer tires for our medic Ruslan's rescue vehicle in the Intelligence Battalion.  We'll need a set of 4ea 195/65/R15's, and they can be purchased in Ukraine for under $300.  For that, this will be our first effort (see photo of the rescue vehicle below)

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING the purchase of the tires will be a rescue vehicle for our team in the 25th Airborne.  Our team reports that they are currently performing casualty evacuations in "anything that runs" right now, and it is getting so bad that they are considering purchasing a Buhanka van just to get them by.

We think this is unacceptable and want to get them in a proper 4x4 like we did for Dr. Julia when she was in the same situation.  Gary strongly favors the Nissan X-Trail due to its capabilities and parts availability, so that's what we're setting as our benchmark.  We will not waste time on this one, as soon as we have a suitable vehicle we will send it.

Pictured below is our team in the 25th, when we visited in April:

Third on our list is a hoist for the home of a wounded veteran.  We visited Denis in a military hospital where he is being treated for a spinal injury he sustained in combat.  While he is well taken care of by the staff, his family would like it of they could have him home on the weekends.  We've already personally delivered a hospital bed to his home, so if we can purchase a hospital hoist for him to use then these visits would be possible and we could make everyone happy as a result.  

It's important to us that our veterans know that we're still here to take care of them , so we will not waste time on this either.  At cost of approximately $1000 in Ukraine, we will purchase this in country IMMEDIATELY and have it delivered right to Denis's family's door.  See below for a photo of Denis and for an idea of what we're shopping for:

Finally, and this will be a big one, is a Ford Transit Van (or similar) for our Medic friend Maksim in the National Guard's 1st Brigade for use as a rescue vehicle.

The reason this is going to be bigger than normal, is because this purchase will take place in the UK where it will be sent immediately to our friend Gina's house to be COMPLETELY filled with supplies for Ukraine, making this delivery an absolute force multiplier.  See below for a general idea of what we'll be shopping for:

As always, we're going in with anything we can get.  We absolutely will NOT leave our teams high and dry.  We'll also be posting updates here, so check in often and we'll let you know when items have been purchased, and when they've been sent.

A huge thank you to everyone who continues to make these deliveries possible, and to our defenders, to our veterans, and to everyone still in Ukraine:

Stay strong, we're coming.