{"id":356,"date":"2023-04-21T09:57:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T09:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/?p=356"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:43:14","slug":"run-15-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/runs\/run-15-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy&#8217;s 3rd run &#8211; April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This will be a milestone run as it is the first time that we go with an additional van and with that, our capacity has now doubled!  Huge thanks to Mike and Karl who prepared Andy&#8217;s new van for its maiden run into Ukraine! We will update this post as the run gets underway!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2vans.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2vans.jpg 720w, http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2vans-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Between the 2 vans, we successfully delivered around 200k of aid to our partners in Brovary! Scroll through the images to see just some of the aid at the Brovary HQ of &#8220;Future of the Children of Ukraine&#8221;: (It started raining heavily as we were unloading so much of the aid was covered until it could be sported)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockspare-blockspare-carousel blockspare-9422838f-b772-4\" blockspare-animation=\"\"><style>.blockspare-9422838f-b772-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap span:before,.blockspare-9422838f-b772-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap ul li button{color:#000}.blockspare-9422838f-b772-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap .slick-slider .slick-dots > li button{background-color:#000}.blockspare-9422838f-b772-4 .slick-slider .slick-arrow:after{background-color:#fff}.blockspare-9422838f-b772-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap{margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px}<\/style><div class=\"blockspare-blocks blockspare-carousel-wrap has-gutter-space-1 blockspare-original blockspare-navigation-small lpc-navigation-1\"><div class=\"blockspare-carousel-items\" data-next=\"fas fa-angle-right\" data-prev=\"fas fa-angle-left\" data-slick=\"{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:2,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/generators.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/medicalaid.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wozzamedicalbag.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wozzasleepingrolls-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/loaded-van.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slava_vest.jpg\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, both vans suffered with mechanical faults whilst we were there &#8211; fortunately, Mike knows what he is doing and the water pump on the new van was replaced whilst the gearbox on the other was being fixed by one of our local contacts, Here&#8217;s Mike at work on one of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fixingandysvan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365\" srcset=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fixingandysvan.jpg 526w, http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fixingandysvan-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike the Mechanic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst Andy returned to the UK on Wednesday, Mike took advantage of the enforced stay to drive some of the aid in a local van down to the Donetsk region where he also helped with the construction of new mobile facilities to enable soldiers to wash, eat and wash their clothes. This is an awesome project from Maryna and her team! Here&#8217;s Mike on his way to a hospital down there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mike on his way to deliver aid to a Hospital in Donetsk region, April 2023\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TkyuUuxeUGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some thoughts from him on what is everyday life in the Donetsk region at this time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mike&#039;s thoughts whilst in Donetsk region\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CAErjiisM7Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Just a normal day in the Donetsk region\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DzNGdjynquc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike took a real shine to one of the trucks down there but no, you can&#8217;t have it Mike! (Think of the fuel bill for this beast!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mike found a new toy!\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vikUDV5jQ4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some other pictures\/video of his time there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockspare-blockspare-carousel blockspare-f83b4ee0-ddd3-4\" blockspare-animation=\"\"><style>.blockspare-f83b4ee0-ddd3-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap span:before,.blockspare-f83b4ee0-ddd3-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap ul li button{color:#000}.blockspare-f83b4ee0-ddd3-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap .slick-slider .slick-dots > li button{background-color:#000}.blockspare-f83b4ee0-ddd3-4 .slick-slider .slick-arrow:after{background-color:#fff}.blockspare-f83b4ee0-ddd3-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap{margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px}<\/style><div class=\"blockspare-blocks blockspare-carousel-wrap has-gutter-space-1 blockspare-original blockspare-navigation-small lpc-navigation-1\"><div class=\"blockspare-carousel-items\" data-next=\"fas fa-angle-right\" data-prev=\"fas fa-angle-left\" data-slick=\"{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:2,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mikeinbodyarmour1.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mikeontheway-576x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mikesarrival2-576x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/miketryck4-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/andywooler.info\/brassbandaid2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/teamindonetsk-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Converting old containers to mobile shower facilities in Donetsk region, April 2023\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X9IaHRWrx-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mike in Donetsk region\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8RprDiZTgM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Mike &amp; Annie, the run continues a while &#8211; more updates will be posted here as we get them. <br>For Andy, the aid collection has already started for Run 16!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a more detailed video of Mike&#8217;s tip &#8211; Konstantinivka hospital is only 15km from Bakhmut and the army depot at New York was 3km from the front line. Also the drive between the two places took him as close as a few hundred metres from the front line hence the breakneck speed of the journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mike Hockham of Ukraine Fundraiser 2022 in Donetsk region, May 2023\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lf8KoJ7lYaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will be a milestone run as it is the first time that we go with an additional van and with that, our capacity has now doubled! Huge thanks to Mike and Karl who prepared Andy&#8217;s new van for its maiden run into Ukraine! We will update this post as the run gets underway! 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