Ordinary individuals can play an extraordinary role in times of crisis.
- UPDATE – Spring 2026 Convoy Complete!
DUST Team members from left to right: Nik Gibbon, Gustavo San Miguel, Simon Claydon, and Philip Gardner
Dyakuyu Ukraine Support Team (DUST) successfully completed its first official humanitarian convoy to Ukraine in Spring 2026. In a combined effort with our UK-based partners, DUST sponsored two vehicles and deployed four drivers as part of a seven-vehicle convoy delivering critical aid overland across Europe and into Ukraine. The mission focused on providing power generation equipment, medical supplies, and logistical support to front-line responders and communities impacted by ongoing conflict.
The convoy originated in London and traveled through Belgium, Germany, and Poland before entering Ukraine. After staging and vehicle checks in Lviv, the team proceeded to Kyiv and then onward to Dnipro and the Zaporizhzhia region. Deliveries included direct handoffs to defenders, a visit to a hospital treating injuries and providing manpower at a shelter supporting displaced civilians. Final vehicle transfers were completed near Pavlograd, where all convoy assets were placed into the hands of Ukrainian partners and defenders for immediate operational use.
Vehicles & Power
- 2 pickup trucks (Mitsubishi L200 / Mazda BT-50)
- 4 diesel generators
- 2 dual-fuel inverter generators
- 3 EcoFlow River 2 Pro portable power stations
- 2 high-capacity power banks
Medical Supplies
- 44 Celox Rapid hemostatic gauze
- 14 Russell chest seals
- 58 CAT Gen 7 tourniquets
- 56 field dressings
- 20 SAM chest seals
Additional Equipment & Supplies
- Drone propeller parts
- Food and consumables for distribution
This convoy represents a significant milestone for DUST and demonstrates the organization’s commitment to direct delivery, operational coordination, and tangible impact on the ground.
To everyone who supported DUST — thank you.
This convoy was made possible by your generosity, trust, and willingness to help people you may never meet. Because of you, critical equipment and supplies were delivered directly to those who need them most.
We saw firsthand the impact of this support, in hospitals, in shelters, and in conversations with people continuing through incredibly difficult circumstances.
Your contribution was not abstract. It became something real, something useful, and something immediate.
We’re grateful for the role you played in making this mission possible.
Thank you for standing with Ukraine.
Слава Україні!
- Fall 2025 Humanitarian Convoy
In October 2025, a volunteer humanitarian convoy successfully completed a 2,700-mile mission to deliver a Mitsubishi L200 pickup truck and critical supplies in Izyum and Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. The vehicle and its cargo are now supporting volunteers and defenders providing life-saving medical capability, mobility, and practical support in some of the most dangerous areas on and near the frontlines.
On trip like this can take months of preparation, route-planning, and close coordination with trusted Ukrainian logistics partners on the ground to navigate border controls, air-raid risks, and rapidly changing front-line conditions. Volunteers drove from the UK through France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Romania, adjusting plans when an experimental route via Moldova was blocked, and ensured that every item funded by donors was handed directly to vetted volunteers and defenders, while drivers personally covered their own travel expenses as their contribution to the effort.
Delivered vehicle and supplies included:
- 1 Mitsubishi L200 pickup truck
- 69 CAT Gen-7 tourniquets, 49 Celox Rapid hemostatic gauze, 37 Russell chest seals for battlefield trauma care
- Hospital dressings, crepe bandages, major trauma dressings, clinical wipes, pelvic sling, resuscitators, cricothyrotomy kits, scissors, and a stretcher to support front-line medics and field hospitals
- 1 DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone
- 3 EcoFlow River 2 Max portable power stations with one solar panel
- Boots, sleeping bags, waterproof jackets and pants, hand warmers
- Camping stoves, gas bottles, tools, and vehicle emergency supplies (cable ties, jump leads, straps, tire repair)
- Food, soft drinks, and flapjacks (home-baked by UK volunteers)
- Other personal kit
- Spring 2025 Humanitarian Convoy
In Spring 2025, we successfully completed our very first convoy delivering critical supplies, operational support, and humanitarian aid to communities in Ukraine. We focused on focused on the transport of essential medical supplies, humanitarian provisions, and trucks to directly support communities and volunteers on the ground.
The convoy represented months of planning, international coordination, and donor-supported fundraising efforts. All resources delivered through this mission directly supported front-line medical teams and partners working in high-need areas. This successful operation reaffirmed DUST’s commitment to providing direct, practical, and life-saving assistance where it is needed most.
- 2 Nissan Navara trucks
- Hemostatic bandages, tourniquets, chest seals
- Clinell Universal Sanitizing Wipes
- Personal Kit – Boots, Trousers, Shirts
- 3 Ecoflow River 2 Portable Power Packs – Portable power pack
- Portable diesel generators
