More than 20 flights have gone to Poland and several more to Moldova carrying cargo such as tents and medical supplies.
In addition to overseeing flight operations, an ACS team have also been purchasing and delivering supplies to various border camps and driving refugees to other locations in Poland.
Ben Dinsdale, Director of Government and Humanitarian Services at ACS says: “We expect many more flights over the coming weeks and months, as the refugee numbers continue to grow. Generally the flights have been arriving into Poland, but we have also had several to Chisinau in Moldova, which is a short drive to the border.”
He adds that through ACS’s Charity Commission, staff have raised over £10,000 and the team in Poland hired a van to deliver supplies directly to refugee camps.
Dinsdale adds: “After finding out that a shortage of accommodation and onward transportation was becoming a problem, they then hired a minibus and have personally transported over 40 people from 12 families from the camps to major cities – some days they were driving for 15 hours.”
Katie Ivie, Head of the ACS Charity Commission says: “ACS has a long history of working with Ukrainian airlines and customers, many of whom have family either fleeing the conflict or who are stuck in Ukraine, so we are reaching out to do what we can. We are also directing anyone who will listen to donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee as no doubt there will be millions more refugees pouring into Europe to escape the fighting.”