Kyiv- In an impromptu visit, President and Founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer flew last night to Moldova and headed into Ukraine in order to encourage the volunteers of the organization who are active in the conflict zone and deliver much needed medical supplies.
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As part of the trip, Beer spent some time praying for a quick end of the conflict and for the speedy recovery of those injured at the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman in Uman.
Eli visited with United Hatzalah team members who have been operating a group of ambulances and providing medical care to injured and ill people in various cities in Ukraine. In addition, Beer and his entourage brought with them much needed medical supplies from Israel and delivered them to the volunteers as well as various medical clinics in the region, including the medical center in Uman.
Beer and his team then headed to Bucha and Kyiv where they met with United Hatzalah team members active there and delivered medical supplies to hospitals. The team met with various health and government officials in order to get a better understanding of the ongoing medical and humanitarian needs in the country.
Since the outbreak of the war, United Hatzalah has been active in providing humanitarian aid and medical care and supplies to refugees as well as operated ambulance teams inside Ukraine who have treated and rescued countless individuals thus far. The organization also arranged air transport for nearly 3,000 Ukrainian refugees to Israel.
During his visit in Uman, which was one of United Hatzalah’s main centers of activity in Ukraine prior to the onset of the war Beer said, “During peacetime, we see several hundreds if not thousands of worshippers, but now the place is empty. Me and my team are now praying here alone.”