What we’re about
For Australians and New Zealanders who are looking to donate or make a humanitarian contribution at the grassroots level to individual special forces soldiers and medics fighting on the side of Ukraine against the Russian invasion and occupation.
Для австралійців і новозеландців, які хочуть пожертвувати чи зробити гуманітарний внесок окремим солдатам спецназу та медикам, які воюють на боці України проти російського вторгнення та окупації.
Ми намагаємося підібрати тип тактичного спорядження, яке використовували б бійці спецназу Австралії та Нової Зеландії, а потім відправляємо це спорядження бійцям у підрозділи ГУР МОУ.
To date we have donated 80+ care parcels of aid (more than two per month of merino clothing, cooking utensils, medical supplies, and tactical gear since the war began) including:
* 200+ QuikClot combat gauze, SAM chest seals, CAT Gen 7 tourniquets, Israeli / OLAES bandages, other kaolin haemostatic/combat/compressed gauzes, mini chest seals, compression bandages, splints
* 200+ Molle pouches
* 200+ merino base layers
* 150+ merino boxers & long johns
* 125+ merino socks (pairs)
* 100+ camp cook sets
* 100+ cutlery sets and sporks
* 90+ glowsticks (Cyalume)
* 50+ balaclavas (anti-flash & other Nomex)
* 50+ GPS hand-held, wrist, watch (incl. 40+ Garmin Etrex 22, Foretrex, Tactix Charlie, Fenix 5X / 5 Plus / 6 Pro / 6 Sapphire, plus older models)
* 35+ Surefire helmet lights plus camouflage face paint / creme
* 30+ medical trauma shears, plus heel balm & foot powder
* 30+ ready-to-eat meals + plenty more combat ration tubes & food bars
* 25+ hydration bladders (Camelbak etc) & water filters / filtration systems
* 25+ gloves (covert / operator / pilot)
* 20+ Wiley X anti-ballistic safety glasses / goggles
* 20+ patrol boots (Arcteryx, Belleville, Danner, Garmont, Salomon etc)
* 20+ sets of civilian field binoculars & survival bottles
* 20+ sets of patrol shirts & pants (Crye Precision etc)
* 15+ Molle belts (SORD Cobra) & Molle sleeves with tactical belts (5.11 etc)
* 10+ sets of Littmann stethoscope and nasal/nasopharyngeal airway with lube
* 10+ rig & harness sets (BFG, Carcajou, Crye Precision, Platatac, SORD etc)
* 5+ sets of rigger’s belts (Blackhawk, Fusion) & weapons retention lanyards
* 5+ patrol jackets (Platatac etc)
* 5+ sets of deployment / dive bag, plus field pack (24/48 hour)
* 5+ sets of assault & sniper packs, plus sleeping bags & bivy sacks
* 5+ sets of hoochie / camo groundsheet / shelter & poles + shovel (Gerber, Salewa snow)
* 5+ sets of Silva compass + tactical torch/flashlight
* 5+ sets of rifle sling, Magpul rail sling attachment, Magpul quick access magazine attachment
* 5+ headsets (Peltor ComTac, SportTac, Pro + Invisio M3 with M15 Push-To-Talk)
We have also written letters to the following Ministers and MPs to request additional military support for Ukraine, and urge everyone who supports us to do the same – and regularly:
AUSTRALIA
* The Hon Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence
* The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury --- for tax deductions for donations by Australians made to Ukrainian soldiers & medics
* The Hon Andrew Hastie, Shadow Minister for Defence
* Kate Chaney, Curtin MP
NEW ZEALAND
* The Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister
* The Rt Hon Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister
* The Hon David Seymour, ACT Party Leader and Acting Prime Minister / Deputy Prime Minister
* The Hon Judith Collins KC, Defence Minister
We also collect and donate expired combat chest seals, tourniquets and bandages to send to Ukrainian vets, animal shelters, and animal hospitals. These are needed since Putin’s Russia regularly targets and bombs Ukrainian apartments, playgrounds, schools, shopping centres, parks and zoos, which results in lots of injured and maimed pets and wildlife.
