Medical Van Replaced for Frontline Medics
Medical transport destroyed in a Russian airstrike prompted Latvian actress Marija Linarte to launch a donation campaign to deliver a replacement vehicle to frontline medics in Ukraine, lsm.lv reported.
Linarte spent a month in Ukraine working alongside combat medics supporting wounded soldiers near Kramatorsk. The actress referred to four of the combat medics as her “fathers” after sharing time under airstrikes and shelling.
“I went to Ukraine as a civilian volunteer to gain knowledge in medicine and, as I had figured, to support,” Linarte told lsm.lv. “I didn’t run around the trenches. I was allowed to join one brigade’s battalion, which holds the defense there in Kramatorsk.”
Donation Campaign with Tavi Draugi
Association “Tavi Draugi” is supporting Linarte’s fundraising effort to acquire and equip a new medical transport vehicle for the four medics who lost their previous van to shelling.
“I know the people it will reach. I will personally drive the transport there,” Linarte told lsm.lv.
During her time volunteering, Linarte prepared meals and set up a celebratory table using medical wipes as a white tablecloth.
Questions on the Frontline Aid Effort
How is the new vehicle delivery being organized?
Marija Linarte is leading a donation campaign with the support of the association “Tavi Draugi” to purchase and equip a new van, which she intends to drive to Ukraine herself.
What was Linarte’s role in Ukraine?
She served as a civilian volunteer supporting a brigade’s battalion defending Kramatorsk and assisting wounded soldiers alongside combat medics.
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