Medical Services of Ukraine received 7 new all-wheel-drive ambulances from Free Ukraine

ON AUGUST 1, 2024, THE SWISS CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION FREE UKRAINE, CONTINUING ITS HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVES WITHIN THE MINE FREE PROJECT, DELIVERED SEVEN NEW FULLY EQUIPPED MEDICAL TRANSPORT AMBULANCES BASED ON TOYOTA LAND CRUISER J78 OFF-ROADERS TO UKRAINE. THESE AMBULANCES WILL OPERATE IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN REGIONS OF UKRAINE. THE NEW VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED BY FREE UKRAINE AND HANDED OVER TO THE MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF UKRAINE.

To join and support the project, you can use the following details:
Free Ukraine https://www.freeukraine.ch/
Address: 16 Rue Etienne-Dumont, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Email: info@freeukraine.ch
IBAN: CH61 0900 0000 1453 7343 3
BIC: POFICHBEXXX

In 2022, Free Ukraine launched an initiative to supply new Toyota ambulances to support civilian medical evacuation in Ukraine, which is part of the MineFree Ukraine. More information about the project can be found at: https://www.minefree.info/100

“We strive to continuously support Ukraine and urge the world to unite against Russian aggression. The safety of civilians is our shared responsibility. We call on all organizations and countries to join our initiative so that Ukraine can receive more such ambulances. The heroic efforts of medical workers in Ukraine need our collective support,” said Ganna Lysenko, president of the Free Ukraine Association.

“These high-mobility ambulances will be transferred to the emergency medical units of the civil protection services to rescue civilians affected by armed aggression, transport them promptly to stabilization points, and provide emergency assistance in critical cases. Additionally, these off-road vehicles, equipped with all necessary medical supplies, will provide assistance to the personnel of medical support and emergency rescue operations,” said Dmytro Rossovsky, Chief Project Management and International Cooperation Specialist of State Institution “Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine”.

The Toyota Land Cruiser J78 off-roaders are equipped with a full set of medical equipment designed for use in remote areas with damaged roads, inaccessible to regular ambulances. The Ministry of Health medical services are the first to arrive at emergency sites and provide urgent assistance. Free Ukraine began delivering these unique ambulances for humanitarian purposes in Ukraine in 2022.

Background:

Free Ukraine charitable association was founded in 2014 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland. This non-profit organization brings together Ukrainian diaspora as well as representatives of other nationalities in Switzerland and abroad who seek to support Ukraine and make efforts to make the country safe for life and health.

Since February 2022, Free Ukraine has delivered over 227 ambulances and evacuation vehicles to Ukraine. Volunteers of the charitable organization, together with the State Emergency Service, created the MineFree mobile application for mine danger (minefree.info)