Ukraine Aid

On Ukraine's 700-mile frontline the Kursk offensive is yet to have any significant impact on the continued bombardment from Russian artillery shells and rockets that fall relentlessly on trenches, villages, towns and cities. Daily sacrifices are being made by defenders in the pursuit of freedom. Freedom for them is not a theoretical notion, it means protecting their homes, their villages, their town, their way of life. And so supplies are still needed. This week £3,000 worth of medical instruments were successfully delivered to be used at a stabilisation point thanks to donors like Adam Miller, Christina Ignatiou Ma Baker, Declan Monaghan and UK Foundations. Igor pictured here, and other extremely brave surgeons carry out difficult, complex operations on wounded soldiers daily at field hospitals that are regularly targeted by drones and artillery near the frontline. You are looking at one incredible man, a true hero of Ukraine.

Kate Wilson is a highly qualified registered NHS paramedic who has frontline medical experience. On the 16th August 9.30 -11.30 she will be providing a drop in first aid session in central London. This is your chance to get CPR or catastrophic haemorrhage skills training. It’s a perfect introduction if you are heading out to a hot spot, or you just want to be prepared for the unexpected at home. The best news is that it’s free. Find out more and PM me. We are extremely limited on space so first come first serve. Your attendance could save a life.

Many thanks to all my donors for making this possible. Much needed endoscopy and diathermy equipment for Dnipro City Hospital No4 has just been delivered. Diathermy helps increase blood flow and make connective tissue more flexible and Endoscopy enables surgeons to observe and treat internal organs. Both pieces of equipment keep wounded soldiers alive. YES, they have such machines in Ukraine, but the casualty levels are such that they are in high demand, break down, and are difficult to replace quickly. The surgeons in Dnipro like Rostyslav Bublii, pictured here, work tirelessly. I only wish more Ukrainian surgeons, doctors, nurses and other health workers would return to Ukraine. They are needed so badly.

Two years on and this is what's been achieved.

9 vehicles delivered. (one destroyed) helping thousands over 2 year
1,033 CAT 7 tourniquets
Hundreds of syringes, airway tubes
3,840 trauma bandages and blood clotting gauze
Building materials for reconstuction work
Ultra sound probe
Endoscopy equipment
laptops so kids can study in bunkers
Generators for field hospitals
Morale boosting (no price on that)

TOTAL RAISED £145,500 Thank you everyone on FB for your incredible support. YOU HAVE SAVED LIVES. The work goes on...

A very simple band that goes onto the arm enabling medics to identify a vein for the IV. I got these little gems to the frontline within 5 days of requests. Little things save lives.

One very happy medic gets his kit. Purchased by me, with funds from you, delivered with love.

U Saved is a French NGO I have supported by donating a vehicle and supplies. They evacuate civilians from frontline towns. Good to see they are also getting support from Save the Children

Great to see tourniquets and Israeli bandages I purchased in Ukraine now in the hands of a medic who is on a very difficult defensive position. I can now get supplies almost anywhere in Ukraine within 72 hours of requests coming through to me. No red tape no delays. Just lives saved.

Supplies delivered in January. Donations spent £8,900. Funds spent on transportation £0. Goodwill from the guys below. Priceless.
10 stretchers
25 -20c sleeping bags
100 celox dressings that prevents blood loss
90 CAT 7 Tourniquets
10 power stations
60 Lanterns
60 fleeces
157 socks
60 balaclavas
One Pathfinder - serviced!

Many thanks to Alex Rennie David Lowe Steve Hodgson Vitaly Shevchenko for getting all this to Ukraine and Liubov (in the picture) who is currently at the frontline and has delivered these supplies to where they had to go. She is a bit of a fearless super woman. She will never leave her country. She will never surrender.

Recent Lanterns that were taken out to Ukraine. Thanks to Alex Rennie who transported them to Kyiv and Liubov who got them to frontline positions. They are a vital additon to supplies when power is in short supply.

While many women have fled Ukraine some remain to fight. Thank God for their bravery. Ukraine needs every man and woman to stand and fight for victory! Just delivered a box of life saving celox dressings. Thank you to all those that continue to donate. Every bandage can save a life.

More supplies have arrived in Ukraine..Hundreds of supplies sent to Kyiv, Dnipro and Kramatorsk to be sent on to frontline stabilisation points Donesk. Power stations, hand warmers, thermal clothing, celox dressings, tourniquets.Thank you so much everyone for making this happen.

Supplies now in Kyiv. Within 3 days they will be at the front. Tourniquets, celox gauze, hand warmers, power stations, stretchers. Saving Ukrainian lives is what we do.

Stretchers arrive at the front. Many thanks to Calleva for buying these.

As the war drags on, more funds are needed for essential high grade trauma bandages and CAT-7 gen tourniquets that prevent bleed-out and save lives. All my supplies are delivered directly to medics working on the frontline. This is Yulia. She left behind three children and volunteered to run a supply depot just 10 kilometres from the fighting. From here they distribute medical supplies, food and equipment. This is where I take supplies. Yulia risks her life every day. The sound of shelling and vibration wakes her up most nights. I asked her why she is here with three children at home. She said to me. "These boys are defending my country. They are all heroes to me. They are my boys. I must be here".
As I write thousands of defenders are huddled in trenches in freezing conditions across a 900-kilometre frontline. They are being hit by Russian artillery constantly. This is where the need is. Please consider donating. One tourniquet costs £21. That is enough to save a life. You donate, I purchase, and through my networks we deliver fast. Justgiving link below.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/khersonvillages

Another vehicle on its way to Ukraine. Not one of mine, but Vitaly who owns the car is kindly taking some of my supplies with him. His son crowdfunded for the vehicle, and Vitaly is travelling over Christmas with lots of toys and chocolates for a children's orphanage. Brilliant effort!

Stretchers on board and heading out to Ukraine today! These are desperately needed by a battalion fighting in the South East. Many thanks Steve Hodgson for all your support. Steve is the owner of that huge truck that transports everything! Steve is also taking down some building supplies for the British Expeditionary Aid Rescue group based near Kherson. The group is rebuilding houses hit by shelling, one by one. Great work by Martyn Spurrell in buying these supplies and getting them to Steve, who lives the other side of the country. Teamwork just makes sense.

Just a few days after ordering winter tyres and stretchers they have arrived near the frontline. Thanks to Liubov Sholudko for organising. I've even got a smile from one of the boys (look closely). Amazing! Thanks also to Pavers Foundation for releasing the funds and Steve Ovenden for making that happen. It's all about teamwork! It means more wounded boys will be saved.

Team work and coordination is everything. Here is a picture of power lines being repaired after a rocket attack. "British" took the supplies down to the guys in the Nissan Pathfinder. The truck was paid for and sprayed in camouflage green by Paul Norris for free at considerable time and cost. So a huge thank you to him and his family for giving up their time and making such a huge contribution. Now winter is here I need to buy off-road winter tyres for this vehicle. Any donations please pm me.ukraine

Stretchers just been delivered. Definitely the way to go. I get requests in and buy the goods in Ukraine. Within a few days they have been delivered. No more border issues, driving or fuel costs whilst helping the Ukrainian economy! My mission now is to make them smile 😁 I'm working on it!

I need to make a short video maybe 1 - 2 minutes long just outlining what's been achieved to date. If there is anyone out there who has those videography skills and can help put one together please let me know. Thank you! More supplies delivered below!

A brief update. The next planned mission will be late November/December. Our focus remains on supporting those close to the fighting. We only provide direct aid to frontline medics and field hospitals and those supporting civilians near to the fighting. We personally deliver supplies or use trusted partners. To date over £121,000 has been raised and £110,000 spent. Thousands of trauma bandages, tourniquets, burns dressings have been delivered. 11 vehicles, 11 generators, over 22 thousand pieces of medical kit from syringes to airway management supplies. Laptops for schools, clothes, sleeping bags and so much more. The work goes on. Russia is mounting numerous counter offenses along the entire frontline. Even though it has slipped out of the headlines this war is far from over. Thank you everyone.

Fire fighting kit generously donated by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue thanks to Tony Souter, now safely in the hands of those that will be using it in Kharkiv. The guy second from right in the picture is Sergey Fedchenko, a Super Lightweight champion boxer who was my original contact way back!

The attack on Hroza, a small town in the East of Ukraine was another senseless act in a war with no end in sight. What it does do is make everyone more determined to carry on.

September Ukraine Mission update

Travelled 4,200 miles to within 10 kilometers of the frontline. The ford mondeo went all the way along roads and dirt tracks that a 4x4 would have some difficulty going down. We were supporting frontline medics on the Eastern and Southern fronts and groups supporting civilians.

1 4x4 vehicle delivered (Volvo XC90) to deliver essential supplies to villages.
Supported the delivery of a 4x4 Land Cruiser to Kherson region driven by Steve Ovenden and Kristian.
620 Tourniquets split between myself and Pavers for frontline battalions
70 Chest Seals
Hundreds of trauma bandages designed to reduce blood loss
Resuscitation equipment for Hospital no 4 Dnipro and Cherkasy Hospital
Operating table to Hospital Number 4 Dnipro
25 -25c sleeping bags
3 Generators
Warm bedding (duvets) for villagers
100 IFAK medical bags
Pneumothorax Needles 60 pcs
20 Stretchers
88 pairs of boots (New)
Antibiotics and painkillers (large quantity for frontline medics)

All made possible with the help and support from Dr Rostyslav Bublii Ukraine. Liubov Sholudko Ukraine. Dr Ava Porvansky Poland. Declan Monaghan UK Adam Miller UK Chris O'Connor UK Stuart Paver UK Steve Ovenden UK Martyn Spurrell UK Magdalena Grnt Poland. Christina Ignatiou Ma Baker UK Stephanie Wilson USA Ashley Fillingham Netherlands Peta Miller and daughters! UK Alix Song UK/France Steve Hodgson Ukraine Ruth Radziwill UK Vaibhav Sharma Dubai Suzanne Remedios Sabet UK/USA Rudi von Vollmar UK Mark Seymour UK Dafydd Wright UK Esther Cowlbeck UK Penny Cole UK Olesia Briazgunova Ukraine Olena Nikulina Ukraine Joan Braune UK Paul Norris UK Henry J Moloney UK Victoria Gladstone UK, Lord Tebbit, Lord Cruddas, Melissa Longley, plus the dozens of people that are not on FB and all the companies RGV Aviation Limited Kimberly Clark, The AA, EE mobile, Outdoor Scene, Reflex Med, MedTree, Eurotunnel, Oleksandr Polishchuk UK, Ministry of Defence, Cavalry Guards Club, Tony Souter. British Embassy Kyiv. British Embassy Warsaw. FCDO. My sister for storing everything!

4,000 plus miles driven in the last 10 days. Deliveries of generators, sleeping bags, hundred of tourniquets, bandages, a theatre bed for a hospital in Dnipro, 2 vehicles! One for Pastor Oleg, pictured with the bread. His colleagues bake everyday and then take to village near the frontline. Lots of resuscitation kit and much more. Our aim is to save lives and provide morale. I believe we are doing just that. Thank you everyone!