Guernsey friends drive ambulances into Ukraine

Fergus MacInnes, 18, Daisy Livesey, 20, and Emile Gonder, 20, spent the summer transforming their vehicles into ambulances

Three young people from Guernsey have arrived in Ukraine after setting out to deliver two two specially-converted vehicles.

Fergus MacInnes, 18, Daisy Livesey, 20, and Emile Gonder, 20, spent the summer transforming a Mitsubishi Shogun and a Nissan X-trail into vital casevac (casualty and evacuation) vehicles.

They departed Guernsey on 24 August, taking a route through France, Germany and Poland.

The trio arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday evening.

Mr MacInnes said: "I am so grateful for the support as when I was out in Ukraine volunteering earlier this year, the number of casualties I saw coming in was due to a lack of casevac vehicles.

"It's really apparent to me there is a dire need for casevac vehicles to take soldiers from where they have fallen, out of range so they can get medical help."

The vehicles, now ready for deployment on the front lines, will play a crucial role in transporting injured soldiers to safety.

Mr MacInnes, Ms Livesey and Ms Gonder are working with Mission Ukraine, a British-Ukrainian charity.

They are also in the process of registering themselves as a Guernsey charity to facilitate more trips to Ukraine in the future.