I flew to Germany last week and deposited about 450 lbs/204 kg of stuff with our German operative, Arcaist, who loaded it all on a truck and sent it Ukraine-ward. It should start reaching its recipients on Wednesday.

The suitcases aren't bursting full for two reasons:

  1. I have to pack to the airlines' weight limit, which, aggravatingly, often means there's a bit of empty space left.

  2. A very small amount was things people purchased for themselves and had me bring over for them. I removed those things, because it would have been disingenuous to show them in a "Thanks, donors!" post.

I had to wrestle two luggage carts stacked as high as me and totaling more than 3x my bodyweight out of the baggage claim in Germany. That second picture is the one Arcaist took of me exiting baggage claim. You can just make out the top of my hair, which is naturally curly and frizzes at the top when it's in panic mode, as it always is after a transatlantic flight. I circled it helpfully in yellow for you.

Highlights

  • Almost 750 tourniquets: 644 CATs and 100 SOF. Do you understand what a boon that is? I hope you do.
  • Almost 200 chest seals.
  • Eight SAM junctional tourniquets, which is no mean feat: those suckers cost $350 apiece. Medics get real excited about getting them.
  • 20 blood transfusion kits. We've been waiting on these since like November. The medic who's getting them is stoked.
  • 36 cans of SEAL hemostatic spray (one more than I'm technically allowed to bring on a flight; oops).
  • About 80 hemostatic dressings.

Who you're supplying

  • 214th Assault
  • Protect A Volunteer
  • rima_MedUA on that platform we don't talk about because the guy who owns it is foul
  • Medic Sergei from Mariupol
  • 81st Airmobile
  • Renegade Relief Runners
  • Doshka Foundation

Thank you for making me struggle comically with my baggage. Thank you caring enough to provide so much for so many.

Thank you.

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PayPal, Zelle: [donations@ukrainefrontline.org](mailto:donations@ukrainefrontline.org)

Other options: https://givebutter.com/ukraine-front-line-inc

by UFL_Robin

12 comments

  2. Amazing update! That is sooo much stuff, life saving stuff.

  3. I am looking forward to getting that giant box but not carrying it.

  6. 450lbs is the weight of a full sized, adult llama.

    You shlepped the weight of an entire llama in life saving medical supplies halfway across the world and I want to recognize how amazing that is 👏

  7. sorry I didn’t contribute to this one. I had my own car full of goodies for several people, hope you travelled safe and sound and will contribute to the next luggage trolley full

  9. Wow, this is amazing to see. Great work everyone, and thank you Robin, Arcaist, and the UFL team for all you guys do. Slava Ukraini!

  11. This made me tear up, what an amazing bounty for those warriors. Thank you for what you’re doing 💙🇺🇦💛

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