Autocar recently drove three donated ambulances packed with medical aid to Ukraine to deliver supplies to those who needed it - read about the epic 1,200 mile, 24-hour journey here:
Since March, though, SVS has sold “almost 40 vehicles” – mostly ambulances and the odd box van – that have been driven on to Ukraine. Apollo Auto Centre helps check these three over, free of charge, for Simon.
There are regular stops for rest and food . But come late Saturday and early Sunday, what one really needs is sleep. Boxer has three seats in the front and, understandably, the driver’s seat is more comfortable than the two provided for passengers. That’s just as it should be, but it means the wrong one is the most conducive to nodding off in, unhelpfully. I’ve done a couple of 24-hour endurance events in my time but have never felt this tired behind the wheel.
He could do with more support – financial, logistical, vehicle and technical – to do it again, but having now done it twice, he’s wondering if, as well as his own venture, he could support others. Write to us and we will put you in touch. Lviv is only 50 miles inside Ukraine, which makes it far closer to Poland than the front lines. If the closest point of battle were Inverness, we would be doing the equivalent of going to Exeter.
Within a minute of parking up the ambulances and opening their back doors, local volunteers are loading their contents onto pallets and taking them for sorting. Ten minutes later, the vehicles are empty and we’re inside a warehouse learning what will happen to it all.Rudi Mygovich is receiving more visitors other than just me and Simon.
Corruption is a concern; expensive medical equipment is attractive on the black market. Knowing where equipment is going and in whose hands it ends up is the reason Simon wanted to travel to Ukraine to visit Mygovich’s headquarters in the first place. Both are pleased to make the handover in person.
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