Helping local people
on the ground.
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
The emergency response in the field is where our path has started. The first months of the war saw a near total collapse of basic services as people in frontline cities didn’t know how and where they could evacuate to. They struggled to access enough food, water and basic medications. Since the first months of the invasion Base UA has been constantly working on the ground in the Donetsk region providing different kinds of support.
These are the fields of work in our response department
• Evacuations of civilians from the hottest spots thanks to our armored vehicles and a highly trained and professional team.
• Medical evacuations of bedridden people and people with disabilities from frontline areas.
• Distribution of basic humanitarian aid (food packages)
• Redistribution of aid from partners (generators, heaters, sleeping bags, medication and medical supplies, etc.)
• Occasional support of local animal initiatives with dog and cat food deliveries and hands-on work at the shelter.
• Risk assessment for partner organizations and open source mindset. Support of any type of activities in the region with network and logistics if required. We try to do whatever helps the needs on the ground to be addressed and the available resources to be put to most effective use possible for the benefit of the communities we serve.
MONTHS WORKING ON THE GROUND
EVACUATED PEOPLE
DELIVERED HUMANITARIAN AID
Leaving Donetsk Oblast Forever: Zinaida’s Long Path
Another evacuation. Our way home leads over the broken roads of Sivershchyna. We drive slower than...
Evacuation of Natalia: A heartwarming woman from Donetsk Region
Is there a universal "recipe" for evacuation? Yes and no. First, receive a request, plan, prepare,...
Injured Soldier In Bakhmut – Dima’s Lucky Day
Bakhmut: We are standing in front of the bomb shelter when we hear a noise. An engine roars, tires crash over frozen chunks of mud. Pieces of gravel shatter. A military vehicle rushes up to us. Shrieking brakes. Two soldiers run out.
Targeted by Russian Mortars
Some evacuations go smoothly and easily, others don’t. As our Team was packing the passengers’ luggage, their location was shelled by Russian mortars.
Mark: 13-year-old flees Bakhmut
Artillery every day. Daily sounds of Mortars. Soldiers everywhere. Machine guns. Grenades....
Cities in Ukrainian war zones: The pain of solitude
Loneliness is painful. Loneliness in war is almost unbearable. The small town of Siversk in the...
Accident in the combat zone
One of the main risks of working in a war zone is car accidents.Unfortunately, it has now hit us...
Evacuations from Bakhmut
Oksana is standing at the entrance of a bomb shelter. It is cold, the air is damp, the...
Tradition before the mission
We are not a religious group. But from the very beginning, at the start of our work in the Donbas,...
Evacuation: New little family members
Animals are not really on our list of priorities when it comes to evacuations. But sometimes fate...