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Iʼve raised £23,386 to evacuate Ukrainians from the front line by buying an off-road vehicle.
- Donbas, Ukraine
- Funded on Wednesday, 8th March 2023
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*My previous goal was to raise £17,500, and somehow we've manage to raise it, thanks to all of you out there, thank you so much!
However, due to the exceptionally rare and fortunate position I'm in which is to share my experiences via BBC, Sky, iNews etc I've increased it. I've done this as there are a team of us here, all working together evacuating civilians from the front line. Therefore, any money raised beyond £17,500 will be used to fund any future expenses which would otherwise stop us from working e.g. mechanical repairs.*
My name's Chris Parry and I'm a foreign volunteer in Ukraine evacuating civilians from the front line to safety.
To do this I desperately need an off-road vehicle to deal with the terrible road conditions, which will only get worse in winter.
(Below: 3 year old with her mother (27) evacuated from the front)
An example of an evacuation which we did was of the young boy (4) and his mother (25), in the photo above.
- They were in Southern Bakhmut, where they had been waiting for an evacuation by any group for a month, but nobody would go to that area. Our group then received the request and made it our priority to try to evacuate them the next day.
When we arrived there was a firefight between Russian and Ukrainian soldiers in the next street, while a large artillery battle was happening all around.
An hour later they were safe, warm and fed at a hospital in a nearby city. Oh yeah, and he had a new toy car to take his mind off things which one of the group gifted to him.
Another family, mother (32) and her 4 children who'd been surviving in a cellar in occupied Russian territory since March. Their father was taken by the Russians.
The vehicle which I intend to buy is a Toyota Land Cruiser, as it is famously good off-road, reliable and can transport 6 passengers.
If by some miracle we manage to reach the target, all further money will be used for off road/winter tyres, maintenance, fuel etc.
If anyone's interested, you can follow the evacuations on my instagram - @Christoburg.
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Henry Thompson
Feb 10, 2023
Amazing. Hang in there.
£50.00
Michael Smith
Jan 27, 2023
£25.00
Anonymous
Jan 26, 2023
Chris was such a hero my heart goes out to his family as it does to the people of Ukraine.
£40.00
Geoff
Jan 26, 2023
He was a hero. The world needs more people like Chris. RIP
£10.00
Sandra Knowles
Jan 25, 2023
You were a hero. I hope this month still gets to help the people of Ukraine
£20.00
Michael Williams
Jan 24, 2023
Hope 🙏 you receive good news from Ukraine very soon.God bless
£10.00
Anonymous
Jan 10, 2023
£100.00
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Chris Parry
Donbas, Ukraine
Am currently working around Donbas evacuating civilians; old, young, wounded or otherwise in need, from the front line to a Hospital in a nearby safe city where they are well looked after by the lovely nurses. I really appreciate all donations!