11th year of harbouring hope
Evacuating the wounded and treating the sick at the front since 2014.
The largest team of civilian medical volunteers who have been saving lives for the eleventh year in a row on the front of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Pirogov First Volunteer
Mobile Hospital
The Armed Forces of Ukraine Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Valeiry Zaluzhny, endorsed PDMSh’s application of June 24, 2022, thus officially including the mobile hospital in the Defense Forces of Ukraine as a volunteer unit that carries out medical evacuation and provides medical assistance in combat areas.
“Scholz,” paramedic. Evacuation of a wounded soldier.
Photo: Wall Street Journal, Bravo Manuel Varela de Seijas, January 2023
Stabilization point, hands of a wounded and a PDMSh volunteer medic.
Photo: Hanna Dosenko, July 2024
Lyudmila Bruntsvik, "Lyalya", nurse, PDMSh volunteer during the evacuation of a wounded man.
Photo by Valentina Polishchuk for Liga.net, April 2023
Inna Mytsyk, "Musik", nurse, PDMSh volunteer with a wounded man at the stabilization point.
Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka, February 2023
PDMSh volunteer medics near an ambulance.
Photo: Veronika Mushtai, April 2025
Evacuation of a critically wounded by PDMSh medics.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov, June 2023
Dmytro Zinenko, “Dzvin,” surgeon at work in a stabilization point.
Photo: Oleksandra Shcheka, July 2024
Vadym Volianiuk, “Pochai,” paramedic. Wounded soldier evacuation.
Photo: Veronika Mushtai, April 2025
Medical aid to a wounded at a stabilization point.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov, June 2023
PDMSh resuscitation team “Grats” and “Otaman” during a wounded soldier evacuation.
Photo: Hanna Dosenko, July 2024
“Freya,” nurse anesthetist. Stabilization point.
Photo: Veronika Mushtai, April 2025
Viacheslav Voloshyn, “Garyk,” paramedic, providing care to a wounded.
Photo: Hanna Dosenko, July 2024
Aid provided to a wounded at a stabilization point.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov, June 2023
Anastasiia Chernitska, “Santal,” nurse anesthetist during the evacuation of a wounded.
Photo: Daria Ripna, December 2023
Mariia Chuienkova, “Kitsune,” anesthesiologist. Stabilization point.
Photo: Veronika Mushtai, April 2025
PDMSh resuscitation team “Bulka” and “Mary” during a wounded soldier evacuation.
Photo: Hanna Dosenko, July 2024
Daryna Koval, “Odi,” anesthesiologist. Evacuation of a wounded soldier.
Photo: Hanna Dosenko, July 2024
“Hanna,” nurse anesthetist during the evacuation of a wounded soldier.
Photo: Daria Ripna, February 2024
PDMSh resuscitation team “Palych” and “Kolos” during the evacuation of a wounded soldier.
Photo: Yevhenii Kriksunov, June 2023
PDMSh resuscitation team “Bulka” and “Lana” during the evacuation of a wounded soldier.
Photo: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images, May 2023
Viktor Reheta, “Jack,” ambulance driver, wounded soldier evacuation.
Photo: Veronika Mushtai, April 2025
Our needs
URGENT NEEDS
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Fundraiser for Repairing PDMSh Evacuation Vehicles
Countless evacuations and broken roads wear down our medical “workhorses.” Support the fundraiser to repair PDMSh evacuation vehicles — to save lives, they must stay on the move!
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Fundraiser for EW Systems for PDMSh Medevac
Thanks to your support, 4 PDMSh medevac vehicles are now equipped with EW systems. But one more still lacks protection. EW isn’t cheap — but lives are priceless. Join the fundraiser!
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Support Meals for PDMSh Volunteers
PDMSh volunteers work 24/7. To help preserve their health, we need to provide nutritious meals — as good as possible in frontline conditions. Support the fundraiser!
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Fundraiser for PDMSh Patient Registry
49,000+ lives saved since 2022, over 1,000 wounded treated monthly. We’re creating a patient registry to enable fast data access, team coordination, and secure medical information.
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Patients have received medical treatment from PDMSh volunteer medics since 2014.
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Volunteer PDMSh medics have provided medical care in many combat areas.
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Locations in which PDMSh volunteer medics have worked since 2014.
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Years we have been at war.
PDMSH team
PDMSh President
Gennadiy Druzenko
• Strategic partnership
• Government relations
• International relations
• Other strategic issues
PDMSh Vice President
Halyna Almazova
PDMSh Supervisory Board Chair
Oleh Shyba
PDMSh Executive Director
Tetiana Samoylenko
- Management of PDMSh activities
- Legal issues and documentation
PDMSh Assistant President
Mykyta Kulichenko
PDMSh Medical Director
Svitlana Druzenko
- If reinforcement is needed at the stabilization point in the medical company
- For inquiries regarding the supply of medications, tactical consumables, and medical equipment
PDMSh Manager for Donor Relations
Arslan Salnikov
- Financial and material support of PDMSh
- Partnering with PDMSh
PDMSh Communications Director
Daria Ripna
• PR
• Media relations
PDMSh Transportation Director
Mykola Hoyko
PDMSh Logistics Director
Anna Schokina
News
19 May 2025
We’re Lookig for Those We Saved
Over the past three years of war, the PDMSh has helped more than 50,000 patients. We dream of knowing how you are today — because this is why we do what we do. Share your story. Let us know that life goes on.
16 May 2025
The 50,000th PDMSh Patient
Just recently, PDMSh volunteer medics provided care to their 50,000th patient since the beginning of the full-scale war. That number is truly significant. Roughly one in every ten wounded defenders has received care from our volunteer medics.
07 May 2025
The second PDMSh Humvee is now protected from enemy drones!
Thanks to your support, the second PDMSh medical evacuation Humvee has been equipped with an electronic warfare (EW) system to protect it from enemy drones. This allows us to evacuate the wounded from the front line even more effectively and save the lives of both crew members and patients. Your help makes the front safer!
06 May 2025
PDMSh Receives Commendation from the National Guard of Ukraine
PDMSh has been honored with a commendation from the National Guard of Ukraine for professionalism, self-sacrifice, and heroism in providing medical care to National Guard servicemembers on the front lines of the Russo-Ukrainian war.