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.

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.

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!

Every day, Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital (PDMSh) volunteers medics provide urgent medical care to wounded soldiers and civilians on the front lines. They are ready to sacrifice their time, energy, and sometimes even their lives to save others. For thirty months of this brutal war, we haven't stopped for a moment, helping everyone in need — from severely wounded patients to those with somatic illnesses who also require qualified medical assistance.

In July 2024, the total amount of funds received by @pdmsh_medbat was UAH 2.59 million, of which 64.6% were in Ukrainian hryvnias, and 35.4% were in foreign currencies. However, to cover all expenses for the month, including critically important projects, we had to use UAH 5.97 million from our reserves.

We are pleased to invite you to review the audit of the financial statements of PDMSh for 2023, conducted by the independent auditor AC Crowe Ukraine.

In June 2024, the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital spent nearly UAH 9.7 million, covered by UAH 2.5 million in revenue and UAH 7.1 million from its reserves.

His PDMSh brethren and sistren call him “Armani,” apparently paying tribute to the Armenian origin of Ukrainian Suren Avakyan. Or maybe it’s due to his innate elegance.