Ukraine Emergency supplies and aid needed.

Ukraine Weekly update 04/02/2022

Disaster Aid USA has funded a SAR (Search and Rescue) Team to Kyiv Ukraine.  The Team is a highly qualified team of Veterans, combat medics, SAR certified personnel and operational experts.  DAUSA has worked with Crowd Resource Rescue and Veterans without Borders through our own rescue boat operation over the last few years in floods and hurricane deployments and know them personally.  They do not take this lightly and are well prepared with communication and operation plans 30 pages long. They are rotating teams every 14 days to evacuate disabled Ukrainian and to help with search and rescue operations in bombed out parts of the city and country.

DAUSA entered into a joint project with the Rotary Club of Warsaw City to purchase an ambulance to be sent into Ukraine to continually transport the sick and wounded out to Poland. The pictures of the ambulance are attached, and this will be an on going long-term project to fill a much need void.

DAUSA through our American contact in Poland, who as we reported earlier evacuated members of his family from Ukraine, and those who stayed are relaying needs and supply list to him and DAUSA in Poland. We are continually filling those needs of food, medical supplies, baby food and items, and a wide variety of others supplies in short supply in the city under artillery and, missile attack.

His family is also disturbing these supplies, under artillery and sniper fire.  We have supplied them with body armor and thermal imaging (FLIR) so they can distribute supplies to those in needs at night at less risk to everyone. They are also helping to evacuate the wounded.  She sent us a very moving video thanking us for body armory so she, her husband and others can be protected while helping their city.  Due to Security reason, we will not post the video now as she and possibly the  location could be recognized.  But to see a civilian crying and thanking you for receiving body armor so she can continue to help supply her neighbors with basic lifesaving supplies, solidifies that your efforts are true and correct.

DAUSA also just purchased enough food to feed another 10,500 people and will be put to use this week. Another avenue of serving those in this terrible situation.

Summary of aid to date.

1. 40,500 Refugees fed
2. Ambulance co-purchased with the Rotary club of Warsaw city and in operation in Ukraine
3. SARS (search and rescue) US based team funded for 14 day tour in Ukraine
4. 1000 Sawyer filters (500 gallons a day) and Portable
5. 100 LuminAID Solar lights (lights 300 sq feet) and charges a cell phone
6. Body armor and thermal imaging for civilian teams distributing aid in Ukraine
7. Hygiene Kits
8. Food, medical supplies, baby items,
9. Our family refugee tents have been request by Disaster Aid Europe (DAE) and the location has been vetted. Transportation is being worked out now.
10. DAE continues to transport supplies form Prague to Slovakia; we continue to fund and send supplies to this supply train.
11. DAUK sent 2 DARTS to Romania to assess and have has provided a much needed back up emergency generator to a hospital in Ukraine
12. DAA (Australia) has sent several large Skyjuice water filtration unit to the border area through DAE

We continue through our personal contacts and team members, years of experience and logistical contacts made over those years to make sure donations are spent on verifiable needed aid, know the logistical chain and know the end users or recipients.

Act quickly, decisively, and informed is a must.

Inaction…is an action. We prefer to act!

Thank you for your support together we are standing up for the Ukrainian People!

Quick update Disaster Aid USA is now helping to provide 30,000 meals to refugees.  The 1000 Sawyer Water filters are in route and Solar Lighting that also charges cell phones leaves beginning of next week.  Hygiene Kits are being sourced and assembled in Prague Czech Republic and personally shipped in a Disaster Aid Europe Trailer to a border town in Slovakia along with Water filters and other supplies requested.   The Family Survival Tents have been requested and we are working the plan now to get them there ASAP.

Disaster Aid USA has an American Contact in Poland who is in close contact with Ukrainians still in country defending their cities.  We have been made aware of their specific needs and are buying these supplies and items in Poland and other countries and are being transported directly to them in Ukraine. We will be updated as the needs change whether weekly or daily depending on when contact is made in country.

Summary Disaster Aid USA will use two logistic trains.

1. Disaster Aid Europe in Prague, Sourcing supplies locally and aid that is shipped in by air from other partner countries and DAUSA. Then Transported to borders towns in Slovakia, assessing needs each trip and regrouping in Prague to make another run. Recipients are Refugees who have left the country

2. American Contact in Poland who is in contact with Ukrainian still in the country defending their cities and relaying the exact supply shortage and needs back to DAUSA.  Either the supplies will be sourced locally(Poland) or flown in from the United States or other Countries depending on availability. Recipients are Ukrainians Still in country

We are a small NGO compared to others but that allows us to be flexible with our plans addresses the needs as they change. 

Thank you for your continued support and more updates to come soon.