Aid sent by ambulance to Ukraine front line
An ambulance full of medical equipment is sent to support frontline doctors in Ukraine.
The vehicle left Northampton on Sunday and traveled 2,655km to kyiv, where it will be handed over to the Ukraine-Mother charity before being handed over to military ambulance crews in Sumy.
The ambulance was funded through donations of almost £8,000 to Caritas, the charitable arm of the Catholic Diocese of Northampton, while a further £3,500 was donated by Tove Benefice Church in Towcester.
Steve Challen, from Tove Benefice, said: “These items will help paramedics save lives and support medical stabilization facilities that treat injured people before they are transferred to hospitals. »
Ambulance delivers defibrillators, humanitarian aid and batteries to Ukraine [Diocese of Northampton]
The ambulance has around 950 kg of medical equipment on board, including defibrillators, humanitarian aid and batteries.
Contributions also came from Brackley School and Brackley Round Table, who together donated 200kg of supplies.
The delivery follows one of the coldest winters Ukraine has experienced in more than a decade, with temperatures falling below -20°C (-4°F), and comes four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Many hospitals and essential medical facilities have been damaged or destroyed.
Two Tove Benefice volunteers will drive the ambulance across Europe before returning via Poland to England.
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