Each life matters. Let's help Čajka equip the new rescue battalion.
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The newly established 1st Medical Battalion of Ukraine is a unit that evacuates the wounded and provides qualified medical care on the front line. It was created by expanding the medical service of the 1st International Legion, which we jointly helped equip with two field hospitals last year. The fact that the International Legion's medical service is growing into an independent battalion is a recognition of the professionalism and experience of its members, gained during combat operations in the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions. The area of operation of the battalion and the number of paramedics are expanding. Therefore, additional equipment is needed.
THANK YOU ALL, THE COLLECTION GOAL IS REACHED! WE WILL SEND A SECOND EVACUATION VEHICLE TO UKRAINE! Anything you donate above the target amount will be used to purchase additional tourniquets or medical supplies.
Thank you to everyone who helped us meet our CZK 3.1 million goal in record time! With three weeks left until the planned end of the challenge in August, can we deliver not one, but two evacuation vehicles to the rescuers?
WE ARE INCREASING THE ORIGINAL GOAL OF THE CHALLENGE BY CZK 500,000. WILL YOU HELP US SEND ONE MORE EVACUATION VEHICLE?
In cooperation with the Slovak Post Bellum, we would like to help rescuers with the purchase of: 1 evacuation vehicle 20,000 €
2 drone jammers 12,000 €
A truck for supplies or evacuating seniors 14,000 €
An ambulance 14,000 €
A fuel tanker 20,000 €
5 power banks (Ecoflow) 3,200 €
Fills for the infusion heater for 1 year 27,600 €
500 tourniquets 14,000 €
Total material 124,800 €
Your July donations will be doubled from the Eurowag donation fund managed by the VIA Foundation, up to 200 thousand crowns. We appreciate that Eurowag is letting its employees vote on who they will support - it is clear that Czech civil society still stands behind Ukraine.
During the May mission, we handed over an ambulance, purchased by Slovak donors from Post Bellum SK, and tourniquets from Czech donors, to the newly established 1st Medical Battalion. A paramedic with the call sign Čajka came to Kiev to pick up the car and the equipment. You may remember her from the commemoration event on the third anniversary of the invasion in Old Town Square, when she and Ivan Trojan thanked the participants from the podium and asked us to continue supporting Ukraine. On that occasion, we asked Čajka to describe her story in a few words.
"My name is Jelizaveta, but people know me better by my call sign – Čajka. I am 25 years old. I have been at war for three and a half years.
Although actually – for me personally, the war began in 2014, when the Russians occupied my native Crimea. I studied languages, but on February 24, 2022, I decided that I would not let my home be taken away a second time. That day, I joined the Ukrainian army as a medic and began to take care of the wounded in the defense of Kiev. After Kiev came Kharkov, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia.
One day, when there were too few hands and too many wounded, I was asked to help in the field hospital ward. I have been working as a ward nurse for a year now. I got used to the 24/7 carousel, when I am on duty at night, I study and supplement my education in the morning, and I sleep in the afternoon. I feel exhausted and tired, but our soldiers at the front also have no rest and respite.
My friend Vitaly, known to his friends as Ben, was a student at the Polytechnic Faculty. After turning 18, he chose the path of a warrior who would defend his native land with a gun in his hand and joined the army to protect the Donetsk front line. On July 5, 2022, Ben, at the tender age of 22, joined the Pantheon of heroes who protect Ukraine from the sky. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, 3rd degree by President Zelensky. Perhaps that is why I feel that I am exactly where I am supposed to be. I am simply here and trying to save as many lives as possible.”
We are connected with Ukrainians by shared European values. Unlike the Russian aggressors, we value every person and understand that every life matters. Let us please help Čajka and her colleagues fulfill their mission and continue saving lives.
Thank you for your support!
You can also contribute to the charitable fund with a direct payment to the donations account: 123-6318620207/0100 (for donations from abroad: IBAN: CZ 7601000001236318620207, BIC / SWIFT code: KOMBCZPPXXX). Contact: dary@pametnaroda.cz
POST BELLUM
Ukraine is bleeding. We do not want to just passively watch the injustice and aggression our friends face because they choose to share the values of freedom and democracy with us. For almost three years now, we have been buying protective and medical equipment and taking it to Ukraine as quickly as possible and where it is most needed. Vests and helmets from us are used by defenders on the front line, many tons of medical equipment save lives. We have supplied fire and ambulance vehicles, drones or optical equipment.
The important things do not change with the times. Whether it’s the stories from the times we ourselves faced war and totalitarianism or the ones happening right now just a few hundred kilometres away from us, they are connected by the longing for freedom, safety, and one’s home. Our own experience with war and totalitarianism in the 20th century makes us obligated to help others.
In 2019, the non-profit organisation Post Bellum set up an office in Lviv with the goal of filming the witness accounts for the Paměť národa archive. Our colleagues in Ukraine recorded dozens of stories mostly from survivors of Stalinist repressions, dissidents, and political prisoners. After the outbreak of the war, they asked for our help. We could not decline. Thanks to your support, we have supplied the defenders of Ukraine with thousands of bulletproof vests and helmets, tonnes of medical equipment and optical devices as well as fully equipped ambulances and fire trucks. Dozens of human lives have verifiably been saved thanks to this. All the aid provided has been non-lethal in nature.
All materials needed have been consulted with experts from the Army of the Czech Republic. The recipients of our aid are predominantly frontline fighters, members of special forces units. The assistance is implemented through the Embassy of Ukraine in the Czech Republic. Representatives of the Czech Embassy in Kyiv then oversee the correct use and distribution of the material to those in need.
In cooperation with the Donio portal and, above all, six thousand generous donors, we managed to collect funds for equipment of two field hospitals that play a vital role in saving the lives of wounded soldiers.
Together with the general public, we remind ourselves that the war in Ukraine is still on and that we must not be indifferent. On February 23, 2025, together with the organizations People in Need, Million Moments for democracy and the European Congress of Ukrainians we organized a rally for the 3rd anniversary of the war. The President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, also spoke at the Old Town Square.
On the evening of August 20, 2024, we organized a commemorative event called "Go Home, Ivan" for the first time in the Boris Nemtsov Park with the same organizations. We recalled the time when Soviet aggression also affected us. We continue the tradition, in 2025 the event "Go Home, Ivan" took place on August 21 at the same place in front of the Russian Embassy. The band Rybičky 48 played at the event.
You can also contribute to the charitable fund with a direct payment to the donations account: 123-6318620207/0100 (for donations from abroad: IBAN: CZ 7601000001236318620207, BIC / SWIFT code: KOMBCZPPXXX). Contact: dary@pametnaroda.cz
Thank you for your support!
Díky za vaši práci kterou děláte.
Pavel Dvořák
CZK 1,000
Věřím ve vítězství.
Naďa Germářová
CZK 350
Držte se
Jan Žižka
CZK 700
Sláva hrdinům!!!
Martin Klíma
CZK 350
Podpořit obránce UA v jejich spravedlivém boji s okupanty a nezvanými hosty.
Jan Jón
CZK 1,450
Držte se...
P. Wojcieski
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Šárka Kodydková
CZK 500
Sláva Ukrajině a děkuji!
Ivo Válek
Přeji hodně štěstí..
Irena Sedláková
CZK 350
Děkuji všem hrdinským záchranářům. Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦
Díky za vaši práci kterou děláte.
Věřím ve vítězství.
Držte se
Sláva hrdinům!!!
Podpořit obránce UA v jejich spravedlivém boji s okupanty a nezvanými hosty.
Držte se...
🍀
Sláva Ukrajině a děkuji!
Přeji hodně štěstí..
Děkuji všem hrdinským záchranářům. Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦