A volunteer with the call sign “Garyk” saves lives in a hospital in civilian life — and continues the same mission with PDMSh, only under fire. His team operates in the Sumy direction, where evacuating the wounded is a daily routine that can turn into tragedy at any moment.
Yesterday, the crew was returning from an evacuation. The wounded had been delivered to a hospital in Sumy. They were just about to return to their base. Just a few hundred meters — and they’d be home. But then comes the stretch constantly targeted by enemy fire.
Without hesitation, the team activated electronic warfare (EW). A second later — an image from an enemy FPV drone appeared on the screen, showing their Humvee with the team inside. This wasn’t a theoretical threat — this was real. The enemy saw our crew. They were target number one.
A moment of complete silence fell inside the vehicle. The tension was palpable. All eyes locked on the screen. The drone was rapidly closing in. The driver hit the gas.
Sharp maneuvers — left, right, abrupt changes in direction. No one said a word. Everyone knew: this area is often targeted by fiber-optic drones, which EW systems can’t jam. Against those, only driving skills, intuition, and luck can help. Every second counted.
The drone was heading straight for them. The distance was shrinking by the moment. The screen showed their vehicle from above, crystal clear. And then… the image started to break up — the quality dropped sharply. Another heartbeat later — and the drone lost connection with its operator.
The driver kept pushing the vehicle at full speed. The drone kept flying on inertia and… missed. A few dozen meters away, it exploded in an abandoned dugout. The EW system worked!
The vehicle didn’t stop. Inside, a quiet sigh of relief — too fragile even to say out loud. Everyone was alive. Thanks to the equipment that worked exactly as it should.
This is yet another life-saving testimony: EW systems save lives. We are now raising funds for another EW unit to protect our second medical Humvee.
Every donation is a chance to save a life. Today, the crew can continue their mission — saving lives — only because yesterday, EW worked.