Updates
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Browse the latest reports from Vanguard’s volunteer runs between the Netherlands and Ukraine.

Latest trip
Trip 21 – Resilience and Solidarity
Trip 21 began before we even left for Ukraine. In cooperation with De Leeuw Kyiv, we planned to bring a donated van to Kyiv while also transporting humanitarian aid. Just days before departure, however, our own Vanguard-UA vehicle was involved in an accident a

Logistics
Shovels and Sleepingbags
Not every contribution requires a full trip to Ukraine. In this mission, Vanguard-UA assisted April with the transport of donated shovels and sleeping bags destined for Ukraine.

Field update
Trips 19 & 20 – Ukraine Support Missions
During Trips 19 and 20, two dedicated volunteers used a Vanguard-UA vehicle to deliver humanitarian aid to multiple locations across Ukraine.

Trip report
Trip 18: 2025 Pentecost
On Thursday, June 5th, our team departed for Kyiv with two fully loaded vans carrying medical supplies and IT equipment for humanitarian organizations and volunteers across Ukraine.

Trip report
Trip 17: Snowy Conditions
On Thursday, February 13, Robin and Koen set off on the return leg of Trip 17 under challenging winter conditions. Heavy snowfall on our trip to Kyiv made driving difficult, and the journey quickly became more eventful than expected.

Trip report
Ride 16: Quick Trip Kyiv
At the end of the year, Vanguard received a generous donation, enabling us to purchase five Ecoflows for Ukraine.

Equipment
Laptops to H.U.G.S.
Recently, the laptops donated by BMC and Randstad arrived in Kharkiv, Ukraine. There, they were distributed by the H.U.G.S. Foundation to children participating in the SMART program.

Trip report
Ride 14: Robin Koen Maarten
On the evening of November 7th, Robin, Koen, and Maarten set out for Kyiv once again, this time with a van packed with medical and IT equipment.

Convoy
Ride 13: Convoy to Kharkiv
A convoy from Paris, en route to Kharkiv, picked up our donations last week.

Trip report
Ride 12: Niels-Bas-Wanda
We just completed another crucial mission to Ukraine, delivering medical supplies and IT equipment directly to those in need.

Trip report
Ride 11: Ron
This week, together with us at Vanguard, Ron Roozendaal successfully delivered more humanitarian aid to Ukraine than on his last couple of trips.

Medical and IT aid
Ride: 10: Lennard
This week, we’re focused on transporting 505 kg of medical and IT aid, valued at €40,000, to support the wounded in contested areas.

Trip report
Ride 9: Jan
On August 7, Jan left with his car and trailer full of medical and IT aid for another trip to Ukraine.

Volunteer trip
Ride 8
On the 9th of July, our esteemed volunteers, Anneke and Janscho, embarked on their journey from the Netherlands to Ukraine on behalf of our charity.

Partner delivery
Ride 6
Reginald is once again traveling to Ukraine to provide assistance, with some of the equipment being donated through Vanguard.

Truck transport
Ride-7
By this professional truck transport, Vanguard managed to ship multiple server cabinets, UPS units and a couple of desktops to Ukraine.

Medical supplies
Ride 5
Niels, Robin and Bas are leaving for Ukraine with a bus full of medical supplies worth €70,000.

Equipment
Ride 4
In cooperation with several foundations, John is leaving for Ukraine with several boxes of IT equipment.

Medical aid
Ride 3
Lennard vertrekt met een auto vol met 300kg aan medische hulpgoederen naar Lviv.

Relief supplies
Ride 2
Wanda and Ben leave for Ukraine with a bus full of relief supplies. These have been handed over in Lviv to the foundation Under The Protection of God.

First trip
Ride 1
A few weeks after the founding of the Vanguard Foundation, the time has come. The first Vanguard items leave for Ukraine with a volunteer.