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Patriot Defence

Patriot Defence/Захист Патріотів
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Motto Enlightenment through medicine
Founded May 2014
Location
  • Kyiv, Ukraine
Official language
 Ukraine United States
Key people

Dr. Ulana Suprun (Founder & Director)

Dr. Alexander Linchevskiy (Medical Director)
Website http://www.patriotdefence.org

Dr. Ulana Suprun (Founder & Director)

Patriot Defence - is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in May 2014 as a humanitarian initiative of the Ukrainian World Congress, for consistent development of tactical and emergency medical care in Ukraine. Its headquarters is in Kyiv, Ukraine, although various medical training programs are conducted all around the country.

Ulana Suprun (founder and executive director of Patriot Defence) and husband Marko Suprun arrived in Ukraine in the fall of 2013. Both were on the Maidan during the Revolution of Dignity in Kyiv (2014 Ukrainian revolution) from November 29. Ulana worked in the medical services of the Euromaidan while Marko helped rescue injured individuals as well as translated for foreign journalists. This activism subsequently led to Ulana’s position as the Director of Humanitarian Initiatives of the Ukrainian World Congress and ultimately the creation of Patriot Defence in May 2014.

It was evident from the onset of the War in Donbass (referred to by the Ukrainian government as the Anti-Terrorist Operation zone (ATO zone) in Donetsk, Luhansk and (a small part of) Kharkiv oblast) that the Ukrainian troops were ill prepared for the war. Overall the medical support and training provided to troops was insufficient however there was a palpable lack of knowledge about battlefield medicine. Soldiers were given no medical training to prepare for battle, while they either received a Soviet era medical kit with old bandages and rubber tourniquets or nothing. Patriot Defence combats these problems with a holistic approach; providing medical supplies in the form of NATO standard individual first aid kits (IFAKS) and medical training for soldiers, civilians and doctors.

Patriot Defence is a team of coordinators and world class instructors, led by Director and founder Dr. Ulana Suprun and medical director Dr. Alexander Linchevskiy. In early July 2016, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman approached Ulana about becoming the new Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine and on July 22, 2016 Ulana was appointed by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers. On July 27, 2016 Ulana was appointed acting Minister of Healthcare in Ukraine by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers. Patriot Defence’s activities are organized in cooperation with various institutions and public organizations in Ukraine and abroad. Patriot Defence has signed Memorandums of cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Guard, the State Border Service, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Highly Mobile Amphibious Landing Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (). A number of Patriot Defence programs have been implemented thanks to the support of both the Canadian Embassy and the Australian Embassy, as well as the support of the Government of Canada.


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