The Path to Salvation

To save the lives of as many wounded soldiers as possible during evacuation from the first frontline (red zone) to the evacuation transport. The return of fallen soldiers (evacuation of deceased soldiers from the red line).

The goal of the project: To improve the level of evacuation in the combat zone by providing combat medics with the required number of tactical extraction stretchers.

The task of the project: To organize a stable supply of high-quality tactical extraction stretchers for combat medics, orderlies, paramedics, casevak (evacuation transport) and medevac vehicle workers, as well as medics of stabilization points in the Kharkiv region for the evacuation of wounded or dead soldiers.

The problem that the project solves is the lack of the necessary number of high-quality tactical extraction stretchers in combat units due to:

• a large number of wounded soldiers during active hostilities (the areas of Vovchansk and Kupyansk);
• rapid wear or complete destruction of stretchers in war conditions;
• shortage of provision in time of active enemy offensive;
• the ability to provide assistance in a timely manner, avoiding the bureaucracy and delays associated with writing off lost or damaged property.

A quote from a soldier: “Providing tactical extraction stretchers to the frontline now is like pouring water on the parched land”.

Beneficiaries: combat medics, nurses, paramedics, wounded and fallen soldiers, workers of medical evacuation vehicles, staff of the stabilization points.

The advantage of tactical extraction stretchers over soft and frame stretchers 

• they can be dragged on the ground at maximum speed and for long distances;
• they are suitable both for moving the wounded on the ground and for lifting and carrying them by hands (soft and hard stretchers can only be carried);
• thanks to the special design, they can be used even by one person;
• stretchers ensure reliable fixation of the wounded, reducing the risk of receiving additional injuries;
• a durable frame allows high-quality evacuation over longer distances.

The advantage of purchasing in Ukraine: the speed of production and delivery, as well as a much lower price compared to foreign manufacturers.

Implementation: as of December 2024, 75 tactical extraction stretchers have been provided, 13 of which have been presented by the fund. Tactical extraction stretchers were sent to the key directions of the front – Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Mar’inka, Zaporizhzhya, Pokrovsk, Kupyansk areas. The following units are provided:National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) brigade “Spartan”, 97th Mechanized Brigade, 43rd Mechanized Brigade, 47th Mechanized Brigade, 56th Motorized Brigade, 95th Guards Air Assault Brigade, several units of the Special Operations Forces, 5ер Separate Assault Brigade, the 4th border detachment, the special unit of the HUR “Stugna”, the Center of Tactical Medicine “Skhid”, 415 Separate Rifle Battalion, Companies of strike unmanned aerial vehicles of the Border Rapid Response Commandant’s Office, 113th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, 1st Separate Assault Battalion “Da Vinci” named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo, The Third Separate Assault Brigade, to the doctors of one of the Kupyansk health posts.

Thanks to your support, 20 more  tactical extraction stretchers were purchased at the beginning of December, which will soon be handed over to the medical services of the Defense Forces. In total, 276000 UAH were spent on the purchase of  tactical extraction stretchers, 40000 UAH of which were provided by the fund.