Project coordinator Sláva writes:
“I’ve known Socrates and have been helping him for two years now. I first learned about him through the Ukrainian Refugees in the Czech Republic. I was surprised that they weren’t asking for help themselves, but for doctors on the battlefield. After they explained Socrates’s situation to me, I decided to help him. I joined forces with the Czech Volunteer Hub initiative, which organizes projects to help people in extremely difficult situations. Together, we’ve already completed three projects and delivered 4 cars to Socrates. Socrates writes to us from time to time and keeps us updated. Sometimes the news from him is bad; other times, it’s even worse. When my phone beeps, I’m always afraid of what might have happened. But it’s never about requests or urgent matters, which are personally shocking to me, and I can only attribute it to his incredible bravery and moral strength. I’m often amazed at how complex car repairs the guys are able to do on their own under field conditions. They can even offer advice on repairs and electronic diagnostics for the cars we prepare for them. However, even a brief and factual description of the situation instills in me a sense of urgency and sometimes even a feeling of guilt that our help is insufficient. The need for help is so urgent that we can’t even imagine it under our own circumstances.
Who will you help?
Socrates is a doctor, an officer, a scientist, and now also a recipient of the “Honored Doctor of Ukraine” award. We are proud of all the brave men and women we support. However, the award that Socrates recently received from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is something truly extraordinary! All of us who are helping him feel incredibly honored to be able to support him. We send him our heartfelt congratulations!
Thank all of you, our donors! Without you, none of this would be possible.
What exactly will the money from this fundraiser be used for?
Socrates needs to replenish its medical unit with new vehicles. Recent nighttime attacks destroyed several vehicles. There were also physical injuries and trauma. Several people suffered shrapnel wounds. The vehicles’ engines were destroyed. While some have been temporarily repaired and returned to service, replenishing the fleet of evacuation vehicles is once again proving to be an urgent priority. They need to be fast and mobile. In some areas, the enemy is conducting widespread bombing campaigns, destroying all settlements and units, so they must operate with mobile support.
The need for vehicles for medical personnel from Socrates’s unit is urgent and ongoing. We have therefore decided to launch a long-term fundraising campaign to purchase the following:
🚙 off-road vehicles ➔ evacuation vehicles
🚐 RVs ➔ mobile emergency care stations and support facilities for medical units
🚑 4x4 ambulances
⚙️ costs for vehicle repairs and transportation
Would you like to support Socrates on a regular basis? You can now set up a recurring donation!
News from Socrates:
“I have bad news. After the last evacuation, my jeep needs a new engine. It took a hit.”
“I’m alive. But we came under attack from an aerial bomb, and a Shaheed drone finished it off. My jeep is totaled. Two fragments in the engine. I’ll examine it in detail later. The other jeep took a hit too. My guys have minor shrapnel wounds and are a little shaken up. But that’s normal. They’re in the infirmary now.”
“The enemy is burning and destroying everything up to a depth of twenty kilometers from the line of contact. They’re trying to disrupt logistics: destroying roads and warehouses to slow down resupply and worsen the conditions under which supplies reach the front. They’re also attacking areas where the army is resting, thereby complicating troop rotations. This is an extraordinary problem for our defense and leads to heavy losses.”
“Drones on fiber-optic cables fly behind enemy lines to a depth of fifteen to twenty kilometers. They land near roads, key locations, or evacuation points and wait for transport to appear. As soon as they spot something, they attack immediately. We call them ‘waiters.’ The problem is that they’re almost invisible from a car, and standard jammers don’t work on them. There are essentially only two ways to defend against them: speed or a shotgun. But speed is often an issue under these conditions due to the state of the roads.”
“There’s been a massive increase in attacks on our positions and in the rear. Before, the goblins tended to attack blindly or penetrate deep into the rear based on pre-set coordinates. But now they’re guiding their drones directly to the target, coordinating their attacks, and advancing in waves in the frontline zones. The driver and I narrowly avoided them just the other day.”