400 TOURNIQUETS FOR THE ODESA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE: JOINT SUPPORT WHERE EVERY SECOND COUNTS
Together with our partners EasyPay, Arthouse Traffic, and SICH, we purchased and delivered 400 SICH tourniquets to the medics of the State Emergency Service (SES) in Odesa.
The total cost of the purchase amounted to 251,850 UAH.
This initiative became part of the premiere of a film that is crucial for Ukraine and the world — “2,000 Meters to Andriivka”, which continues to be shown in cinemas.
The SES are the first to arrive at the scenes of explosions, fires, and destruction. Their work saves thousands of lives every year.
The delivered tourniquets will help SES medics act faster and more effectively. In situations where there is critical bleeding, every second matters.
In the first 7 months of 2025, there were 66,927 fires across Ukraine, nearly 5,000 of which were caused by explosions as a result of hostilities — a 28.6% increase compared to last year. During this period alone, rescuers managed to save 1,753 people, including 117 children.
Tourniquets Mean a Chance for Life
Tourniquets will help SES medics act faster and more effectively. When it comes to critical bleeding, every second matters.
We are grateful to our partners and everyone who contributed to this initiative. Together, we are doing everything possible to support those who save others.
About the Film You Cannot Miss
Part of our team had the honor of attending the pre-premiere screening of the film, which took place on August 26, 2025, at the “Oscar” cinema in Kyiv. Before the screening, director Mstyslav Chernov addressed the audience:
“2,000 meters to Andriivka is not just the distance to a settlement. It is the distance that exists today between the military and civilians. They need our support; they need to feel that we all hear them.”
This is a documentary film about the liberation of a small village near Bakhmut. The 2-kilometer path through a mined forest strip controlled by Russian forces was filmed, among other things, with helmet cameras of the defenders. These are real, unfiltered shots showing the true faces of those fighting for their land.
“It seems we already know so much about this war — it has lasted so long and has been so present in our lives. But this film allows us to see the war not as an event, but through the prism of each individual who stood up to defend the country: their life, their fate, their personality. The war has faces — and we must see them, feel them, understand them, accept them.” — shares Vladyslava Andrushchenko, the foundation’s project manager.
After its theatrical release, the film gathered 10,000 viewers during its opening weekend, becoming the most successful Ukrainian documentary of 2025 and was selected to represent Ukraine in the category of “Best International Feature Film” at the 98th Academy Awards.
