Ambulances intended for Ukraine are set on fire in Poland

A man suspected of deliberately setting fire to ambulances intended to help Ukraine has been detained in Poland.

Source: Polish TVN24 TV Channel, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The incident occurred on Friday, 3 March. After 22:00, firefighters received a report of a burning vehicle in the car park of the Radłow Municipal Administration in the Małopolska (Lesser Poland) Voivodeship. It turned out that an ambulance had been set on fire.

Two fire brigades arrived at the scene, but the ambulance had been completely burned out. The fire also damaged a second ambulance parked nearby and two other vehicles. These three vehicles are likely to be repairable.

Police officers and a fire expert worked at the scene on the morning of Saturday, 4 March.

Quote: "Everything points to arson. At night, we detained one person suspected of committing this crime, but he has not been questioned yet," said Tarnów police spokesman Paweł Klimek.

Details: In the afternoon, police officers reported that a 35-year-old man had been detained.

The two ambulances and two other vehicles were to have left for Ukraine on the morning of Saturday, 4 March as part of a humanitarian convoy organised by the Future Force Foundation.

A total of 10 vehicles - 6 ambulances and 4 pickup trucks - were to have gone to Ukraine. After the fire, the convoy was reduced to four ambulances and two pickups. The second part of the convoy - two trucks carrying medical equipment - was unharmed and also left for Ukraine.

The burnt-out ambulance was intended for a hospital in the city of Kharkiv. The Future Force Foundation is currently raising funds to purchase a new ambulance.

Background: In early February, the EU delivered trucks, off-road vehicles and ambulances to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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