I'll write a post about the Ukraine stay...a bit offtopic, but maybe that interests one or the other.

How did I come to go to Ukraine and provide humanitarian aid?

I know a lot of people with military background from my time in the Bundeswehr. Two days after the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian armed forces, a good friend of mine, whom I once met during a joint exercise, called me from Ukraine to say that I should also help and actively fight against Russian soldiers. I even thought about it for a short time, but then I quickly discarded the idea, because I don't care about much, but I do care about my life.

Of course, after that I followed the course of the front daily on the Internet, Twitter, etc.. After a while I decided to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Because of my training as a paramedic in the German Armed Forces, I thought and still think that this was the best solution.

So I quickly packed my bags and got in touch with aid organizations. I was then warmly welcomed at IsraAID and helped to get to Ukraine.

Since then, I have been in Ukraine, working mainly in hospitals and improvised emergency hospitals as a volunteer. The conditions are anything but pleasant and you improvise your way through...but it works. The people here are very warm and happy about every little thing. Even if it is only a bondon, chewing gum or a bag of soup.

Our sleeping place and improvised ambulance is currently a Unimog...it was paid for by the Israeli aid organization and is almost new. We get electricity via equipment from EcoFlow (absolutely awesome stuff) and internet via a Starlink, which is also in the vehicle and can be set up in minutes.

If anyone is interested, I can post pictures here from time to time. Of course, accordingly censored images.