TACTICAL SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT – 2025 IMPACT REPORT

January–December 2025

In addition to medical aid, Assist Ukraine provided vital tactical survival equipment, power infrastructure, communications, protection, and reconnaissance tools that enable rescue operations, protect personnel, and strengthen defensive capabilities in active war zones.

Vehicles & Rescue Logistics

• 14 vehicles including:

  • Jeeps

  • Cars

  • Vans

  • Pick-up trucks

  • 2 Buses

• Vehicle repairs, tires, and rescue outfitting

Power & Energy Infrastructure

• 18 Generators

• 25 Portable Power Stations (0.6–2.4 kWh)

• 100 High-capacity Power Banks (30,000–518,000 mAh)

• 80 Batteries for drones and radios

• Power Stations funded by:

  • $5,000 Rotary Grant

  • $5,000 Assist Ukraine Matching Funds

Communications & Connectivity

• 20 Starlink Systems (including customized vehicle-mounted units)

• 9 Motorola DP4400 Radio Stations

• 7 Tablets

• 4 Laptops

• Cables and support equipment for Starlink and drone systems

Reconnaissance, Surveillance & Electronic Defense

• 10 Radio-Electronic Drone Jammers (REB systems)

• 11 DJI Mavic 3 & 3 Pro Drones

• 9 DJI Mavic 3 Thermal & Matrice 4 Thermal Drones

• 2 Ukrainian-built Thermal Anti-Shahed Aircraft

• 7 Night Vision Monoculars (2 military-grade, 5 digital)

• 3 GoPro Cameras for post-flight drone analysis

• 1 Stationary Super-Zoom Tower Camera for remote aerial surveillance

Personal Protection & Survival Gear

• Helmets

• Armored Vests

• Ballistic Plates

• Thermal Clothing

• Anti-Drone Thermal Concealment Ponchos

• Hundreds of Hand & Foot Warmers

Vehicle & Position Protection

• Metal sheets, frames, and rubber for armored safety cages on vehicles

• Anti-Drone Nets (thousands of square meters protecting trenches and defensive positions)

This equipment directly supports frontline safety, reconnaissance, rescue operations, and secure communications during ongoing attacks.

CIVILIAN HUMANITARIAN RELIEF – 2025

To support civilians displaced by war—especially the elderly—Assist Ukraine also delivered essential humanitarian infrastructure that protects health, safety, and dignity.

Aid for Displaced Seniors

• Air-conditioning system installed for a House of Seniors evacuated or left homeless

• Renovation materials to restore living spaces for displaced elderly residents who lost their homes and loved ones

These improvements directly enhance health conditions, comfort, and quality of life for some of the war’s most vulnerable survivors.

Thermal Vision Drones from Assist Ukraine Saving Lives
by Olga Shpak: Front line near Kharkiv. December 12, 2023

To avoid enemy shelling, evacuating the wounded is often done in the dark. Thermal vision drones serve as “eyes in the night.”  On pitch-black winter nights, Mavic drone pilots communicate with the evacuation teams by radio, guiding the wounded to a medivac truck.