A BRIT humanitarian group set off to deliver its 100th vehicle to help Ukraine’s fight against Putin’s bloody war.
Mighty Convoy is a non-profit group raising funds to buy second-hand ambulances and 4×4 trucks that are loaded with aid.
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A British humanitarian group delivered its 100th vehicle of life-saving aid to Ukraine Credit: Dan Charity / Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd
The team have named two donated NHS vans Bulldog and Old Lion Credit: Dan Charity / Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd
And they’ve put their success down to “Blitz spirit” – making a 2,400 mile round trip from London to Lviv every month.
Pensioners, businessmen and even ex-forces have signed up to the group to volunteer.
A convoy team drives second-hand Renault and Peugeot ambulances as well as 4×4 Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks.
They’ve nicknamed two NHS donated vans Bulldog and Old Lion – after Churchill’s nicknames during WW2.
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Their main mission is to provide aid to hospitals, frontline medics and orphans.
Yesterday seven brave Brits said they could not sit back and set off on another trip.
They included retired corporate executive Gavin Emsden, 61, who signed up with a group of pals when the war started.
He told The Jattvibe: “Our support is relentless.
A good vehicle ready to make the long journey to Ukraine Credit: Dan Charity / Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd
The Mighty Convoy’s main mission is to provide aid to hospitals, frontline medics and orphans Credit: Dan Charity / Newsgroup Newspapers Ltd
“I thought it would be a one-time mission, but we are driving our 100th vehicle today.
“That’s what the Blitz spirit taught us. We won’t stop.
“You can see the impact it is having on the frontline.”
Founder Simon Brake, 62, set up the non-profit organisation after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The retired IT worker met a Ukrainian expat appealing for people to drive vehicles to Poland and abandoned his retirement plans to help.
Mighty Convoy has since delivered 102 vehicles including 70 ambulances, 28 pick-up trucks four ex-Iceland delivery vans.
He said: “We know our vehicles save lives. The Ukrainians are telling us that.
“The volunteers driving the vehicles are tremendously brave.
“We’ve had ex-military guys with a gleam in their eyes to people who are quite nervous.”
He added: “If the war does drag on, we will still be here. We’re committed to support Ukraine as long as they need us.
“Us Brits have been great at that.”
Mighty Convoy has so far provided Ukraine with about 60 tonnes of aid including medical supplies, food and clothes.
