As the war between Russia and Ukraine approaches its eighth week, Project DYNAMO manages to continue evacuation missions for groups of people most at risk.
Five surrogate mothers carrying children for American parents were among 60 people recently evacuated by the rescue organization. They currently live in a “safe location” in Ukraine codenamed Club DYNAMO.
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“We are delighted that these missions have been successful and with all those involved safely out of danger,” said Bryan Stern, co-founder of Project DYNAMO, in a statement.
The mothers and others were evacuated from the Ukrainian cities under attack, including Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kherson, Nikolaev and Kahovka, according to a Project DYNAMO press release.
“As indiscriminate attacks increase, injuring and killing dozens of civilians, these rescues of civilians, including pregnant women, are becoming even more urgent and difficult given the potential threat environment,” he said.
Five surrogate mothers holding children for American parents were among 60 people evacuated by Project DYNAMO during the fifth AQUARIUS rescue operation. (Courtesy of Project DYNAMO)
Project DYNAMO reports that members of its volunteer team conducted five successful rescue operations to remove Ukrainian surrogate mothers from dangerous war zones.
The organization has named these rescue operations AQUARIUS, created by Project DYNAMO after the success of the Gemini rescue mission in March, when three babies were evacuated from Kyiv.
At Club DYNAMO, rescued surrogate mothers can remain in the “safe lounger location” or other safe location of their choice.
Two of these rescued babies were premature twins named Lenny and Moishe, who were born to a surrogate mother. This experience opened the eyes of many to the needs of Ukrainian surrogates.
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Ukraine is a popular destination for surrogacy for international parents. It is a commercialized industry in the country of Eastern Europe. the cost of the alternative breeding method is generally considered more affordable, FOX Business reported in mid-March.
Project DYNAMO rescued 60 people over the weekend, unveiled a new press release. The evacuees were taken to a safe zone in Ukraine called Club DYNAMO. (Courtesy of Project DYNAMO)
To date, Project DYNAMO has rescued and reunited more than a dozen surrogate babies with their intended parents living in the US, Canada and the UK
The non-profit rescue organization said more than 100 substitutes had applied for evacuation assistance from battle zones, including Mariupol, the southern port city that made world headlines after a Russian airstrike destroyed a maternity hospital and a hospital.
Project DYNAMO describes its team members as “humanists”. Many of them are “current and former members of the US military.”
At Club DYNAMO, rescued surrogate mothers can remain in a “safe waiting area” or other safe place of their choice until they give birth and are “legally” allowed to leave Ukraine, according to Project DYNAMO.
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The other IDPs rescued by Project DYNAMO during its last AQUARIUS rescue mission included 40 children and 15 adults. According to information, it took 30 hours to rescue all those evacuated from their sites.
Project DYNAMO describes its team members as “humanists”. He says many of them are “current and former members of the US military” with experience in “special operations and intelligence communities”.
The other IDPs rescued by Project DYNAMO during its last AQUARIUS rescue mission included 40 children and 15 adults. (Courtesy of Project DYNAMO)
The group said it had rescued more than 400 people from “war-torn, disputed and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine” – and was “transporting them safely to neighboring countries”.
It saves people in need since the start of the war, which began on February 24, 2022.
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The nonprofit has received more than 15,000 evacuation requests from people around the world in connection with the Russia-Ukraine war, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Romania, Nigeria, Mexico and Afghanistan.
Project DYNAMO accepts evacuation requests at projectdynamo.org and also recommends that people send evacuation requests to the US Department of State’s Smart Traveler Registration Program (STEP).
The donor-funded private rescue organization is named after Operation Dynamo.
This was the code name used during the evacuation operations in Dunkirk during World War II in 1940.
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More than 4.8 million Ukrainians have fled the country, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.