British Volunteers Hand Over 11 Vehicles to Ukrainian Defense Forces

27 January, 2025 The cars were donated by the British volunteer movement Driving Ukraine. Photo credits: Lviv City Council British volunteers have donated 11 vehicles to the Defense Forces.

The Lviv City Council reported on this. The vehicles were provided by the Driving Ukraine volunteer community, which has provided Ukraine with more than 160 vehicles and more than 50 tons of humanitarian aid during the years of full-scale war. This time it was new vehicles, including pickup trucks and evacuation vehicles.

The cars were donated by the British volunteer movement Driving Ukraine.

Photo credits: Lviv City Council

The vehicles will be distributed among different units, namely:

  • 24th Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo;
  • 53rd Mechanized Brigade named after Volodymyr Monomakh;
  • 67th Mechanized Brigade;
  • The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine;
  • 414th Rifle Battalion of the 43rd Mechanized Brigade.

"We have brought evacuation vehicles to Rynok Square, including an armored Land Rover, ambulances, CASEVAC vehicles, etc. These vehicles have been brought for the 67th, 53rd, 24th brigades and other units," said Sosliuk. According to the organization, most often the vehicles were delivered to the 80th Air Assault Brigade, 67th Mechanized Brigade, Unmanned Systems Forces, 3rd Assault Brigade and the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

In addition to them, the 125th Territorial Defense Brigade, the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade named after Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi, the 24th Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo and others received assistance.

The cars were donated by the British volunteer movement Driving Ukraine. Photo credits: Lviv City Council

In addition to Driving Ukraine, the pickups were also purchased as part of the Pickups for Peace charity event. They are purchased by British farmers for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Militarnyi reported that in November 2024, the British farmers had donated 26 off-road vehicles to the Ukrainian Defense Forces as part of the Pickups for Peace charity event.

A volunteer group led by British farmer Mark Laird delivered the vehicles to Lviv on their own.

The cars were received as part of a charity event free of charge from the farmers or purchased in used condition and repaired.

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