Over the course of a single day, I receive more than 200 calls and messages from service members—requests for vehicles, EW systems, drones, hemostatic supplies, repairs, equipment, and so forth.
One conversation yesterday was with a friend in the military—a drone operator, to whom we’ve delivered several vehicles before. You all know him, but he asked not to be mentioned publicly. He’s a very strict individual! (Hugs, my friend.)
“Hi. One of our vehicles is a bit broken.”
“Hi. Bring it to us for repairs. Can it still drive?”
“No. It’s completely broken.”
“All right, I’ll come with the tow trailer and pick it up. Which vehicle is it—one of ours?”
“Yes, the Nissan X-Trail. I’ll send you some photos now.”
I take a look. The scene’s like a painting (Photo 1).
My immediate question: “Is everyone alive?”
“Yes. We managed to—uh, evacuate—just in time.”
Everyone is alive. I breathe a sigh of relief. He scared me, that rascal! That’s the most important part. The metal can be replaced. We’ll fix it again.
People—lives—health—this is what matters most.
Photo 2 shows us handing over this same vehicle a year ago.
A vehicle at war is life! It’s the evacuation of the wounded, the delivery of ammunition, the transport of various essential materials, and thousands of other functions. You can’t do without vehicles. Our troops need many, many vehicles.
At the same time, a vehicle in war is essentially a consumable item. Enormous numbers of vehicles have been destroyed. Everyone understands this—except for the Dnipro Customs Office.
These internal enemies of Ukraine continue to terrorize volunteers. I have no words. Instead of heading to the front lines to support the guys, I’m forced to attend yet another court hearing and even pull soldiers away from the front to testify as witnesses. Instead of working and defending the country, we’re bouncing between courtrooms. These customs officials know and understand everything, yet they persist in causing enormous harm to the country, knowingly. There will be accountability!
We’ll get through this! Hugs to everyone.
Glory to the AFU! Glory to Ukraine!
