PDMSh
At the Forefront of Medicine

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 tenth 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.

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Nurse Lyudmila Bruntsvyk, "Lyalya"

Nurse Lyudmila Bruntsvyk, "Lyalya," a PDMSh volunteer since 2023. Photo by Valentina Polishchuk/Liga.net, April 2023

Emergency medicine paramedic Andrii Kulykivskyi, "Chaika," a PDMSh volunteer since 2023.

Photo by Konstantin and Vlada Liberovy, June 2023

Anesthesiologist Nataliya Momot, "Korytsia," a PDMSh volunteer since 2023.

Photo by Konstantin and Vlada Liberovy, June 2023

Emergency medicine paramedic Yuriy Fil, "Palych" a PDMSh volunteer since

May 2023

Nurse Inna Mytsik, "Musik," a PDMSh volunteer since 2022.

Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka, February 2023

Emergency medicine doctor Dmytro Shklyar, "Delta," a PDMSh volunteer since 2023.

Photo by Valentina Polishchuk/Liga.net, April 2023
Our needs
URGENT NEEDS
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Raising funds for a PDMSh armored medevac
865 600 14%6 000 000
WEINMANN defibrillator
222 057 17%1 320 000
97 000

Patients have received medical treatment from PDMSh volunteer medics since 2014.

700

Volunteer PDMSh medics have provided medical care in many combat areas.

58

Locations in which PDMSh volunteer medics have worked since 2014.

9

Years we have been at war.

PDMSH team
PDMSh Presidnte
Gennadiy Druzenko

• Strategic partnership

• Government relations

• International relations

• Other strategic issues

PDMSh Supervisory Board Chair
Oleh Shyba

 

PDMSh Vice President
Halyna Almazova

 

PDMSh Executive Director
Tetiana Samoylenko

• Management of PDMSh activities 

• Legal issues and documentation

PDMSh Director for Donor Relations
Mykyta Kulichenko

• Financial and material support of PDMSh 

• Partnering with PDMSh

PDMSh Medical Director
Svitlana Druzenko
  • Requests for reinforcing a stabilization post / medical company
  • Assistance in supplying medicines, tactical expendables, and medical equipment
  • Inquiries of medical workers willing to join PDMSh
PDMSh Communications Director
Daria Ripna

• PR 

• Media relations

PDMSh Transportation Director
Mykola Hoyko

 

PDMSh Assistant President
Ihor Buyvol

 

News
In September, PDMSh provided assistance to nearly 1,500 wounded
01 October 2024
In September, PDMSh provided assistance to nearly 1,500 wounded
In the first month of autumn 2024, Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital (PDMSh) medics treated 1,433 wounded individuals. Unlike August, when nearly 1,000 out of over 2,000 PDMSh patients sought help for non-injury-related health issues, September saw all cases related to injuries—primarily affecting Ukraine's defenders.
“How They Save Our Warriors’ Lives!” — A New Video on PDMSh
08 September 2024
“How They Save Our Warriors’ Lives!” — A New Video on PDMSh
This week, the morning program “Wake Up!” on the “We Are Ukraine +” TV channel featured a report on the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital (PDMSh) titled “How They Save Our Warriors’ Lives!” Logistics specialist Mykola Pichuhin, anesthesiologist Maria, and PDMSh President Gennadiy Druzenko discussed the principles guiding the volunteer hospital’s operations. They shared insights on how they recruit civilian doctors who choose to leave their vacations behind to serve at the front lines, spending a month in places like Lyman or Sloviansk. The report also highlighted the resources and equipment used to save the lives of Ukraine’s defenders.
06 September 2024
PDMSh Revenues and Expenditures in August 2024
This summer was scorching hot in terms of weather and the situation on the front lines. Constant explosions, some very close, an endless flow of wounded, and the heat only made the conditions more difficult. PDMSh volunteers worked every day and often at night as well. The PDMSh support teams continued their active work to ensure uninterrupted operations on the front. As the month came to an end, it’s time for our traditional monthly report on income and expenses.
05 September 2024
A PDMSh Veteran Receives a High State Award
By Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 513/20243, titled “On Awarding State Awards of Ukraine on the Occasion of Independence Day,” Iryna Babych, a nurse at Kobelyaky City Hospital in Poltava Oblast and a veteran of the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital (PDMSh), has been honored with the Medal for Lifesaving. We sincerely congratulate Iryna on this well-deserved recognition!
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