Help Ukraine Gothenburg First Armored CASEVAC for Ukrainian defenders

For years, HUG has been delivering CASEVAC vehicles to the front lines. A CASEVAC — is a vehicle built for one purpose: to save lives. It carries no weapons, fights no battles. Its mission is to pull wounded soldiers out of danger and give medics the time and conditions they need to keep them alive on the way back. These vehicles are the fastest, most effective way to bring the wounded out of the fight.  

But the battlefield has changed. Medics and evacuation vehicles are under constant attack. Rescue transport is deliberately hunted — because stopping the evacuation means more lives lost. With the rise of FPV drone activity, the journey to safety has become the most dangerous part of a rescue.

Even vehicles already serving on the front are not immune to these strikes. Every lost vehicle means harder access to the wounded, greater risk for medical crews, and fewer chances to bring someone home.

That is why, together with our partners in Ukraine, we began reinforcing our CASEVACs — building them to keep crews and patients moving when others can't.

Meet Babai — our first armored CASEVAC

Babai was the callsign of Serhiy — a Ukrainian defender who gave his life for his country. He was a soldier, a brother-in-arms, a fighter.

The idea to give this vehicle his name came from Serhiy's wife — so that his memory would keep living. We couldn't do anything but say yes. Because we believe, deeply, that remembrance and gratitude are not just words. They are something we do.

What goes into an armored CASEVAC

In Ukraine, these vehicles are re-equipped to meet the realities of modern warfare:

• External anti-drone cage protection — reduces the impact of FPV drone strikes by absorbing the hit away from the cabin.

• Kevlar interior lining — soft armor that protects medics and patients inside from shrapnel and fragmentation.

• Medical equipment — built-in for fast evacuation and emergency care while the vehicle is moving.

• Independent power and heating systems — keep the vehicle functioning even in the most critical conditions.

Babai is the first, but we need more

Babai is on its way to the front — but one armored CASEVAC is only the beginning. Medics keep working under fire. Wounded soldiers keep waiting for the ride that will get them out alive. Every new armored vehicle we send is another life-saving evacuation that has a better chance of finishing safely.

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AC vehicles to the front lines. A CASEVAC — is a vehicle built for one purpose: to save lives. It carries no weapons, fights no battles. Its mission is to pull wounded soldiers out of danger and give medics the time and conditions they need to keep them alive on the way back. These vehicles are the fastest, most effective way to bring the wounded out of the fight.