In a parking lot on the outskirts of Latvia’s capital Riga, there are actually greater than 100 automobiles that the police have seized from drunk drivers. Extra arrive day by day.
The automobiles are actually being correctly repaired and despatched to the entrance in Ukraine.
A few of the automobiles are even being armored earlier than being handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, whereas others are being transformed into makeshift ambulances to move wounded troopers.
Help participant
Latvia is certainly one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters and a staunch critic of Russia. The federal government in Riga has signed a ten-year safety settlement with Kyiv and has equipped the Ukrainian protection with 1000’s of drones.
– Each single weekend we ship between 30 and 40 automobiles from Latvia to Ukraine, says Reinis Poznaks.
He has based the group Agendum, which drives the automobiles the practically 2,000 kilometers to Ukraine and arms them over to the protection there.
Sharpened penalties
Latvia was beforehand content material with fining drunk drivers, however in 2022 toughened the penalties. Now drunk driving can finish in jail and confiscation of the automobile.
Round half of the automobiles Poznak’s group sends to Ukraine are seized from drunk drivers. The remaining is donated by non-public people and corporations.
To date, Agendum has delivered round 1,500 automobiles to Ukraine, the place the necessity is nice.
Nice want of
– Extra automobiles are badly wanted on the entrance, says a Latvian well being employee who calls himself “Dnipro Ghost”. He himself has been a volunteer on the entrance in Ukraine.
– Beforehand, we solely wished four-wheel drive automobiles, however now we fortunately settle for all automobiles that can be utilized to move the wounded, he says.
– By serving to Ukraine, Latvia and the remainder of Europe are additionally serving to ourselves, says Poznaks.
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2024-06-06 15:24:28