Scott Kelly
The former NASA astronaut, EMT, and ambulance driver is raising $1,200,000 towards 10 reanimobiles for Ukrainian hospitals.
Scott Kelly’s ambulance fundraiser
The former NASA astronaut, EMT, and ambulance driver is raising $1,200,000 towards 10 reanimobiles for Ukrainian hospitals
Ambulances are always in demand — both on the frontline and behind it. Besides the obvious factors, with russia constantly targeting Ukrainian military and civilians all across the country, medical transport workflow is even more intense and vehicles wear down very fast, especially near the front, in regions with damaged road infrastructure.
In 2025, Ukrainian medics responded to more than 4.5 million calls. According to medical care experts, the service life of an emergency vehicle averages around 3 years, bar the risk of being damaged by russian gunfire or artillery. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, russia has destroyed or damaged 495 ambulances, 46 of those in 2026 alone.
An ambulance shortage directly affects the ability of medical teams to provide emergency care to missile and drone victims and transport them to healthcare facilities.