At first, they asked for medicine and food, now building materials. Volunteer about Severodonetsk
Hitting the road for weeks
Vladamyr, 33, lives in Severodonetsk. Before the full-scale invasion by the Russian forces, he worked as a concert director. He was good at it and could afford a lavish lifestyle. But it has been a month and a half since he started spending his savings on humanitarian aid. He also lives in his car for weeks at a time, driving from Khmelnytskyi to Severodonetsk and back. Vladamyr conveys humanitarian aid to the Luhansk region: food, medicine, and hygienic products. Anything that is in high demand.
From the first days of the war, Vladamyr joined a volunteer organisation in regional humanitarian headquarters. Soon, he found his own sources of humanitarian aid and started crossing half the country to collect nappies, cereals, and canned goods.
“Some people need a rare medicine, others - formula, baby food, and groceries. Most of those who stay are those least capable of long travel and the most vulnerable: the elderly, the mothers with babies, the disabled and sick. Despite everybody being stuck in the same situation, no two requests are alike,” the volunteer describes the life near the front lines.
With his former business partners from Austria, Germany, Slovakia, and Poland, Vladamyr created an extensive network to help the Luhansk region and Severodonetsk. At the moment, Vladamyr’s humanitarian aid storehouse is located in Khmelnytskyi.
No time for delays under shelling
The nature of humanitarian needs changes with the course of the war: in the beginning, it was food, but now building materials for repairing windows and houses are in short supply.
Members of the international volunteer network constantly keep in touch with each other, learning precisely what is needed and completing the order as accurately and quickly as possible. Everyone understands that there is no time for delays under shelling. People’s lives are at stake.
“I can’t watch my hometown turn into ruins. I want to help as much as possible. Save a child born in the basement during the war, bring them nappies, feed the child’s parents, and give them medicine and building materials to patch the broken windows. We can’t abandon people at a time like this. They have no one but us volunteers. We must unite to survive and preserve what is most important,” Vladamyr says.
Delivery of humanitarian aid | Vladamyr Chorny
Delivery of humanitarian aid | Vladamyr Chorny
Delivery of humanitarian aid | Vladamyr Chorny
Delivery of humanitarian aid | Vladamyr Chorny
Delivery of humanitarian aid | Vladamyr Chorny
How to help
The volunteer has spent virtually all of his savings in the month and a half since Russia’s full-scale invasion on food and medicines. However, anyone can support Vladamyr financially to help civilians. The volunteer delivers humanitarian aid on his own to specific addresses; he has transport but needs funds to buy fuel, food, medicine, and building materials for Severodonetsk residents.
DETAILS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID
Card top up:
4323357022930016
Recipient:
Chornyi Vladamyr Vladimirovich
IBAN
UA863077700000026203060449714
TIN/EDRPOU
3245607155
