“Eyes” for the military and support for mobilised employees: ANC’s assistance to the military in April
9 May 2024 17:38
Victory is the work of each of us. Every Ukrainian can make a contribution to helping the country’s defence capability. Ukrainian business also has a great responsibility. Understanding this, ANC pharmacy chain has been supporting Ukrainian soldiers and all those affected by Russian aggression since the first day of the full-scale invasion. In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the company has donated more than UAH 104 million for humanitarian and military needs, including UAH 2 million in the last month.
The need for various types of drones at the frontline is always relevant. The ANC pharmacy chain constantly receives requests from military formations for assistance in providing UAVs for combat missions. The need never diminishes, because drones in modern warfare are not only devices that can track the movement of enemy personnel and equipment. They are also a means of deterring an enemy offensive, coordinating the actions of artillery and infantry, and weapons to defeat Russian targets. Therefore, the ANC pharmacy network responds to such requests and tries to provide the defenders with the necessary equipment as soon as possible.
For example, the month before last, in March, the ANC pharmacy chain transferred UAH 1 million to the military unit A3215 for the purchase of an unmanned aerial vehicle Leleka, which was part of the cost of the equipment. In April, the ANC donated another UAH 1 million to the unit to fully cover the cost of the UAV and its components.
The ANC was also asked to help provide FPV drones by a company of strike unmanned aerial vehicles fighting in the Zaporizhzhia sector. The ANC pharmacy chain donated almost half a million hryvnias to the military unit for the purchase of kamikaze drones, which helped the military to acquire about 30 FPV drones.
Another UAH 350 thousand was donated by the ANC pharmacy chain to the 3rd separate assault brigade and the 47th separate mechanised brigade “Magura”. The money was used to purchase 14 sets of quadcopters for the military to perform combat missions in surveillance, reconnaissance and reconnaissance.
The ANC also purchased portable EcoFlo charging stations for the Magura Brigade and the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.
ANC employees who have joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to be part of the team that the company cares about. After the victory, they will take their places at ANC again, and until then, the company will continue to support them in their military service. For example, the company responded to a request from the director of non-profit procurement, who is currently defending the skies of Zaporizhzhia, and produced a model to protect radar stations. Radar stations are a target actively hunted by the Russians. Therefore, such models help not only to preserve the equipment, but can often save the lives of the military and help protect the city from enemy shelling.
The ANC also provides assistance in its direct area of expertise – providing the military with medicines and necessary medical equipment. Thus, medicines worth UAH 128,000 were delivered to a military hospital in the Zaporizhzhya sector and to the combat zone in Donetsk Oblast.
Unfortunately, it is no longer a secret that Russia disregards the rules and customs of warfare. For example, in certain areas of the frontline, Russians are using chemical weapons. The ANC was approached by servicemen from one of the battalions of the 15th Kara-Dag Operational Brigade. The soldiers of their battalion, which is currently repelling an enemy offensive in the Orikhiv sector, are being attacked by Russians with gas, so they needed gas masks to save their lives and health. ANC pharmacy chain purchased seven SM-6 military gas masks and filters for the military.
In total, in 2024, the ANC pharmacy chain donated UAH 6.5 million to support the military and vulnerable groups of the population.
