In total, Medical Life Lines Ukraine have sent 16 reconditioned ambulances to war-torn communities in Ukraine.
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A London charity set up to support Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, says the country needs more help now than they did at the start of the war.
Medical Life Lines Ukraine was set up by Aliya Arabeylva in February last year immediately after the war began.
Since the start of the war, the charity has delivered 16 reconditioned ambulances to hospitals in Ukraine including Kyiv City Hospital, Mykhailovsky Hospital, Boryspil neonatal centre and children’s hospital Okhmatdit.
Medical Life Lines Ukraine recently sent neonatal equipment including incubators to Boryspil neonatal centre.
Convoy of Hope
Marking one year since the war began, the charity is fundraising to send a Convoy of Hope to Ukraine, made up of five reconditioned ambulances.
The charity fills the ambulances with medical and practical aid. This includes dressings and medical tools, PPE, defibrillators, generators, clothes, blankets and even toys for displaced people who have lost everything.
Each ambulance costs £15,000 to buy, recondition and deliver to Ukraine.
Aliya Aralbaeva says the aid is essential: “Unfortunately, one year on, the help is needed more than in the very beginning because it’s still happening. We don’t want Ukraine to lose any hope.
“It’s very important to remember that this war is happening. It’s still happening. And it’s so close. A free, independent state is being attacked.”
Charity Concert
The charity recently hosted a Concert of Hope to raise money for the convoy.
Six Ukrainian musicians performed at the event, all of whom are now refugees living in London. They performed a variety of traditional Ukrainian music to an audience of more than 250 people at a church in south west London.
In total, over 250 people attended the event to fundraise money for Medical Life Lines Ukraine.
Daria Moskaliuk, one of the musicians, says taking part in the concert made her feel like she was doing something for her country.
“This evening, it’s like singing for Ukraine. Singing for hope. Singing for our friends.”
She’s a soprano opera singer from Odesa, and was on tour in the UK when the war broke out last February. She hasn’t been home since the war began and is urging people not to forget about Ukrainians: “We need to find another way to keep going. We must never give up hope. We Ukrainian people are very, very strong but we must be one team for Ukraine.”
The five reconditioned ambulances packed with essential supplies will be leaving for Ukraine on Sunday 5th March.
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StandfirstMedical Life Lines Ukraine are fundraising to send 5 reconditioned ambulances to Ukraine to mark the first anniversary of the war.
A London charity set up to support Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, says the country needs more help now than they did at the start of the war.
Medical Life Lines Ukraine was set up by Aliya Arabeylva in February last year immediately after the war began.
Since the start of the war, the charity has delivered 16 reconditioned ambulances to hospitals in Ukraine including Kyiv City Hospital, Mykhailovsky Hospital, Boryspil neonatal centre and children’s hospital Okhmatdit.
Medical Life Lines Ukraine recently sent neonatal equipment including incubators to Boryspil neonatal centre.
Convoy of Hope
Marking one year since the war began, the charity is fundraising to send a Convoy of Hope to Ukraine, made up of five reconditioned ambulances.
The charity fills the ambulances with medical and practical aid. This includes dressings and medical tools, PPE, defibrillators, generators, clothes, blankets and even toys for displaced people who have lost everything.
Each ambulance costs £15,000 to buy, recondition and deliver to Ukraine.
Aliya Aralbaeva says the aid is essential: “Unfortunately, one year on, the help is needed more than in the very beginning because it’s still happening. We don’t want Ukraine to lose any hope.
“It’s very important to remember that this war is happening. It’s still happening. And it’s so close. A free, independent state is being attacked.”
Charity Concert
The charity recently hosted a Concert of Hope to raise money for the convoy.
Six Ukrainian musicians performed at the event, all of whom are now refugees living in London. They performed a variety of traditional Ukrainian music to an audience of more than 250 people at a church in south west London.
In total, over 250 people attended the event to fundraise money for Medical Life Lines Ukraine.
Daria Moskaliuk, one of the musicians, says taking part in the concert made her feel like she was doing something for her country.
“This evening, it’s like singing for Ukraine. Singing for hope. Singing for our friends.”
She’s a soprano opera singer from Odesa, and was on tour in the UK when the war broke out last February. She hasn’t been home since the war began and is urging people not to forget about Ukrainians: “We need to find another way to keep going. We must never give up hope. We Ukrainian people are very, very strong but we must be one team for Ukraine.”
The five reconditioned ambulances packed with essential supplies will be leaving for Ukraine on Sunday 5th March.
