The urgent need to equip PDMSh medevac vehicles with advanced electronic warfare (EW) systems stems from the growing threat posed by FPV (first-person view) drones. These drones are increasingly being used to target medical vehicles, making them a serious obstacle to providing emergency care and a direct danger to both medical personnel and patients.

Since 2014, PDMSh has played a critical role in delivering life-saving medical assistance to areas with limited healthcare access. We have operated in over 50 high-risk locations and responded to a wide range of medical emergencies. More than 1,000 volunteers—including medics—have served with us, with over 400 honored for their outstanding contributions.

Our medics have treated over 100,000 patients, with more than 45,000 assisted since May 2022 alone. While our medevac vehicles have been essential in these efforts, the current security environment demands urgent upgrades—specifically, the installation of EW systems capable of countering drone threats.

Equipping our vehicles with this protective technology will dramatically improve both safety and effectiveness. It will allow medics to reach the wounded, deliver care in hostile environments, and return safely—ensuring that our vehicles remain lifelines, not targets.

Meeting this need will strengthen our ability to respond swiftly, safely, and reliably—ensuring that even those in the most dangerous or remote locations continue to receive the medical care they desperately need.

Equip medevac vehicles with electronic warfare (EW) systems

Evacuating the wounded and sick at the front since 2014. 
Largest civilian medical volunteer team saving lives for 10 years.

The PDMSh was founded in 2014 to provide medical aid in the areas of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) and, since May 2018, the Joint Forces Operation (JFO). Before full-scale invasion of Ukraine, our volunteer medics had provided timely and qualified medical care to more than 56,000 patients. We worked at 50 locations in the east of Ukraine, including frontline hospitals, entry-exit control points (EECPs) and temporary deployment points.

Now we face greater challenges due to unprovoked and brutal invasion of our country. Since the first day of this invasion, our dedicated volunteers have been on the frontline in combat areas across the country. They selflessly risk their lives to help both civilians and combatants, the wounded and the sick.

After our active participation in the Kyiv campaign in February-April 2022, where we managed to simultaneously provide 12 ambulances and carry out thousands of trips and medical evacuations from the front line, our focus shifted to Eastern Ukraine. In May 2022, we set up medical stations in the east of Ukraine, including in Bakhmut, Sloviansk, Chasiv Yar, Kostyantynivka, Lyman, Rai Oleksandrivka and Symy (the latter three are still operating).

The big international organizations like International Red Cross (ICRC) or Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are not present due to the extreme and difficult conditions.  We are however just a volunteer organization, and we need your support now more than ever.  While working in the most difficult areas in the east of Ukraine from May 2022 to May 2024, Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital volunteers provided medical assistance to more than 47 224 patients. 

Throughout its operation, PDMSh has provided assistance to 103 224 patients.

The active areas of development of PFVMH are increasing the number of medical teams and ambulances that will work as emergency units for medical evacuations from the most difficult areas in the east. The expansion of the voluntary membership of the PFVMH will require more funds to ensure the accommodation and security of the personnel and their ability to treat wondered, which will allow us to save even more lives.

Among other necessities, there are the capability of the fast and complete maintenance of vehicles, availability of sufficient amounts of fuel, medical products, and medicines, as well as proper conditions for accommodation of volunteers and ensuring their protection.

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