Ukrainian ambulances

When Russian missiles strike Ukraine's power grid, darkness falls not just on homes but on the front lines of emergency medicine. In Kharkiv, Sumy and Kherson where blackouts can last for days, EMS paramedics now carry SunCase™, NUE's ruggedized portable power stations, into high-rise apartment buildings that have lost all electricity. In one documented call, a paramedic in her red Екстрена Медична Допомога (Emergency Medical Aid) uniform kneels beside a patient on a couch, connecting EKG leads while the SunCase™ hummed quietly on a nearby table, powering the diagnostic equipment in a pitch-black room. Without it, there would have been no reading, no diagnosis, no care.

The same units ride in the backs of Ukrainian ambulances on every shift. In Kherson, one of the most frequently shelled cities in the country, a medic monitors a critically injured patient wrapped in a thermal blanket during transport, while a SunCase™ sits on the floor beside him, keeping the cardiac monitor, ventilator supports, and onboard systems alive even when the ambulance's own power is strained. Beyond patient care, the power stations also run drone-jamming systems mounted on ambulances, protecting crews and patients from FPV drone attacks as they move through active corridors. Units delivered by the Canada-Ukraine Foundation and the Ukraine Crisis Aid Group and others are distributed directly to EMS stations and have quietly become as essential as a defibrillator. They are the difference between a functional ambulance and a useless one, between darkness and the ability to save a life.