We provide medical supplies, training, and educational support to all defenders of Ukraine and to those who support them.
Supporting Ukraine’s fight for survival
Ukrainian Humanitarian Resistance is an American 501(c)3 charitable organization (EIN 99-4530777). We provide supplies and equipment for advanced battlefield medical care; provide materials for preventive medicine, eye protection, and hearing protection; train psychological care providers; and support the nursing education system. At Ukrainian Humanitarian Resistance, our specialty is supporting the platoon combat medic. They have very specific needs for specialized equipment. Other aid groups do amazing work supplying individual first aid kits; we focus on the next step up in the combat casualty care system.
Remaining human in the midst of hell is difficult, but crucial. Our goal is to support Ukraine’s fight to remain free; our challenge is to do it without losing who and what we are.
Our projects
Resisting the russist invasion while preserving our own humanity
Equipping combat medics in Ukraine
Enlisted medics (військові парамедики) are the “tip of the spear” for all aspects of wartime medical care. We support their unique needs with specialized backpacks containing all of the supplies necessary to treat combat casualties.
Health, hearing, and eyesight
Until World War II, disease killed more soldiers than the enemy did. We help soldiers avoid insect-borne and food-borne illnesses, distribute eye protection, and train them to use hearing protection properly.
Training psychological care providers
The psychological and emotional impact of war on both civilians and soldiers is almost indescribable. We work with the Ukrainian organization Community Self Help to train psychologists to work with refugees and with soldiers.
Supporting the nursing education system
About 20% of Ukraine’s medical system has been destroyed by the invaders, and there will be tremendous rebuilding to do in the future. We support the education of the young people who will do it.
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Donate
PayPal to kevin.cohen@gmail.com is the easiest way to donate right now. Please pick the “between friends” option. For other ways to donate, write to that Gmail address.
We are currently raising funds to purchase:
- Trauma simulators for Lebedin Medical College ($11600 USD)
- One pair of night vision goggles, so that we don’t get killed or captured ($4000 USD)
Some recent aid deliveries:
- September 2024: A huge delivery to the Hospitallers Medical Battalion, thanks to our partner Alex. I-Gels, a spinal board with complete headblocks set, dressing materials, first aid kits, transportation bags…
- September 2024: Training materials to the Lebedyn Medical College, thanks to our partner Alex. An obstetrics set, pediatric defibrillator pads, and several full sets of i-Gel airways, from the smallest children’s to the largest adult’s sizes
- September 2024: 60 tourniquets with pouches; head-to-toe body armor; two IFAKs; and tactical pouches to a squad of AFU that took heavy casualties in a recent assault
- July 2024: 30 tourniquet pouches for mortar crews of the 3rd Battalion UVA
- July 2024: We set up a complete aid station two kilometers from the closest russist position
- July 2024: Medical aid bag organizers for combat medics from the Hospitalières Medical Battalion. (This might not sound important, but organizers are crucial to your ability to work in the dark, which is usually when bad things happen)
- July 2024: Protective equipment for combat medics of the 3rd Battalion UVA
- July 2024: Intravenous medications and solutions for combat medics of the 3rd Battalion UVA
- July 2024: Flea, tick, and heartworm treatment for a “trench dog” at the southern front
- July 2024: Cash donation to the Hospitalières Medical Battalion for purchase of medical supplies
- July 2024: Cash donation to Advent Relief for dental work for soldiers and civilians. This is one of the most underserved needs, and no one wants to be that soldier who got sent back from the front because of a preventable dental emergency…
- July 2024: Organizers for the medical supply storage of 3rd Battalion UVA
- June 2024: To establish a satellite aid station for 3rd Battalion, Ukrainian Volunteer Army: hemostatic gauze, compressed gauze, a medical backpack, and organizers
- June 2024: For an aid station of the 108th Battalion, Territorial Defense: Pleurevacs, hemostatic gauze, Narcan, and compressed gauze
- June 2024: For mortar crews of 3rd Battalion UVA: ballistic glasses, hearing protection, socks, and tourniquet cases
- June 2024: For American volunteers training infantry troops in the east: antibiotics, painkillers, and training materials
- June 2024: For an American surgeon at the northern front: hypothermia prevention supplies, intranasal Narcan, and training materials
- June 2024: For Hospitalières Medical Battalion: educational materials for the base library
- For “Pole” and “Forest Spirit” (hist call sign–it sounds better in Ukrainian), 3rd Battalion combat drivers at the front: ballistic glasses
- June 2024: For “Honey Cap” (his call sign–it sounds better in Ukrainian), a 3rd Battalion medic at the front: first aid kits, and protective glasses
- June 2024: For “DJ” (his call sign), a security officer at the southern front: protective gear and clothing
- June 2024: For “Arsène,” a medical officer at the southern front: two PleurEvacs, hemostatic gauze, hypothermia protection materials, compressed sterile gauze, and Narcan
- For distribution by the Traveling Colonels: a duffle bag of mixed medical supplies
PayPal to kevin.cohen@gmail.com is the easiest way to donate right now. Please pick the “between friends” option so that it doesn’t get deducted from Kevin’s Social Security check, and please be sure to add a message with your email address or phone number, so that we can thank you and send an acknowledgment for your tax records. For other ways to donate, write to that Gmail address.
FAQs
Why don’t large aid packages from the Western world cover these expenses?
The vast majority of money from American aid packages stays in the United States. It is used to buy weapons and ammunition from American manufacturers, creating American jobs and boosting the American economy.
Is my donation tax deductible?
Yes, donations are tax-deductible, retroactively to June 25th, 2024. Please be sure to add a note to your PayPal or Zelle donation, so that we can thank you and, of course, send you a tax letter next January.
How do you determine who receives aid?
Our board member Kevin Cohen works at the front. He constantly monitors both the needs of the other medics he meets there, and the Ukrainian logistics situation. We also work with organizations that support medics in other parts of the front, as well as with civilian relief organizations.
Can I find out what happened with my contribution?
Yes! We update donors with news on our deliveries–photos of the materials with their recipients, stories from our work…
Will my little contribution really help?
Absolutely. Compressed sterile gauze costs $5 a pack–less than the cost of a latte at Starbucks. With one pack of gauze, a combat medic can pack a bleeding wound, immobilize a fracture, or cover a burn on 4.5% of your body surface. $12 will buy a Big Mac combo meal in Denver, Colorado–or a double chest seal that will cover two bullet holes in the lung region. $100 will buy six tourniquets. They will save six lives.
Do you help civilians?
Yes. Olena has trained psychologists to work with civilians since the beginning of the war in 2014. We have evacuated civilians from the front line, helped set up a civilian first aid crew in Bakhmut, and even worked with animals.
Why did you go to Ukraine?
A more interesting question: why do we STAY here? The answer is simple: once you have seen a russist war crime, you cannot just walk away. We have seen a lot of russist war crimes.
Do you accept donations of medical supplies?
We do–depending on local needs and the location, size, and weight of the item. Many things are difficult or impossible to purchase locally, so we bring them from the US, England, or Europe. But, transportation costs can be prohibitive. So, if you would like to donate supplies, please contact us first to ensure that we will be able to transport them to Ukraine. If not, we will help you find someone who can.
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