Volunteers told about the delivery of humanitarian aid to residents of frontline areas of the DPR

In many towns and villages in the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), there remain civilians who have dared to wait for the Russian military to arrive, risking their lives during the fierce fighting. They are being helped by our servicemen and volunteers. "Izvestia visited Galitsinovka in the Pokrovsky district of the DNR during the delivery of humanitarian aid there.

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Volunteers from the "Youth of the Popular Front" are using a four-wheel-drive minibus covered with nets against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and equipped with powerful electronic warfare equipment to travel to the village. The windows and sides are covered with anti-shock blankets, and the volunteers themselves travel in a full set of personal protective equipment: bulletproof vests and helmets. The road to Galitsynivka is broken, and Ukrainian fighters attack any target on the DNR roads without distinguishing between military and civilian.

At a few well-preserved houses on the outskirts, volunteers unload power generators, food and hygiene kits.

"We try to go out once a week, sometimes twice, not to forget people. There is no communication here, so we come, find out what is needed and help. The People's Front warehouses collect kits and our volunteers bring them to people in need," explained Roman Shelegeda, the coordinator of Molodezhka in the new regions.

In addition to the already experienced team of volunteers from the DNR, young activists from the humanitarian mission from Arkhangelsk and Orel also came to Galitsinovka for the first time.

"It's always dangerous, even in Donetsk. Our cars have not been hit, but there have been a few. We are also engaged in trips to the shelling - to get survivors, to clear the rubble. The worst situations were when HIMARS came through the building. We all know medicine, we know how to provide first aid to others and ourselves. More than once I had to help people who suffered from shelling. There were broken arteries and shrapnel wounds," said Nikita Cherepin, the coordinator of the "Youth of the Popular Front" of the DNR.

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