Fighting For Ukraine: Recent Episodes
Yuriy Matsarsky
Yuriy Matsarsky is a Ukranian journalist turned civilian fighter against the Russian invasion on the democratic country of Ukraine.
In this podcast he brings daily updates from the frontlines of the Ukranian resistance.
“As a journalist I thought, ‘You shouldn’t be involved in this. You should be watching from the sidelines.’ But the Ukrainian citizen part of me told me, ‘No, this doesn’t work anymore. You should protect your country, you should protect your loved ones, you should protect your freedom—you should protect your people.’”
August 4th 2026
Yuriy reflects on a recurring message from a friend who has served since the first days of the war: “It’s a miracle we are still standing.” He recalls his first unit that defended Kyiv in February–March 2022, noting that out of roughly 100 people, by August 2026 only seven or eight would still be serving. About half were killed, many in the first two years; others are missing in action, discharged due to wounds or health, or allowed to leave after losing close family. He recounts a father and 18-year-old son who served together, the son’s death in the first summer, and the father carrying his body out before leaving the army. He describes prisoners in harsh Russian camps, some exchanged, others still held, and concludes that almost none of the early volunteers remain in uniform as he marks four and a half years - 10% of his life - in the army.
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It is 4th of August. One of my friends who, like me, has been in the army since the very first days of the war, sends me the same message from time to time, "It's a miracle we are still standing." And it really is a miracle. If someone had thought to take a group photo of my first unit, the one that defended Kiev in February and March of 2022, when out of the roughly 100 people in that picture by August 2026, no more than seven or eight would still be serving. About half of our guys are dead, most of them killed during the first two years of the war. Many others are missing in action. Most likely, they were killed too. Their bodies were simply never found, and as long as there is no body to bury, a person is officially listed as missing. Some were discharged because of their health or after being wounded. A few were allowed to leave the army after losing close family members in the war. In my first unit, a father and his son served together. The father was about my age. The son was 18. He was killed during first summer of the war. His father carried his body back from the front line himself. He trusted no one else to do it. After that, he left the army. I have no idea where he is now. Some of our people were taken prisoner. A few have been exchanged and managed to return to civilian life. Others are still trapped in the inhuman conditions of Russian prison camps that have hardly changed since the days of Stalin's gulag. I've seen men returning from those places. Several of my friends survived Russian captivity. It is the worst thing I can imagine. Thankfully, those who come back have the right to leave the military and try to build a life again. And this is just one unit- my first company. The picture is much the same everywhere else. Of the hundreds of thousands of the volunteers who joined during the first weeks of the invasion, almost none are still in uniform. We are like dinosaurs that somehow escaped extinction while the rest of our species disappeared. I did the math recently and realized I've reached a strange milestone. Almost exactly 10% of my life has now been spent in the army. Four and a half years out of 45. For someone who never imagined linking his life to military service, that's a very long time. For someone who has spent those four and a half years fighting in the bloodiest war since the Second World War, it's far too long.
July 17th 2026
Yuriy recalls meeting a Kurdish sheikh in Iraq about 10 years earlier, a lifelong warrior who had fought ISIS, Al Qaeda, Saddam Hussein’s army, and rival Kurdish clans, and who said he “shot people because he couldn’t shoot an ideology.” When pressed on how such different enemies shared one ideology, the sheikh explained that the common thread was tyranny—systems that turn people into obedient pawns—while slogans like Arab socialism or an Islamic state were merely appealing “wrapping paper.” Yuriy says he often thinks of this conversation because it helps explain Ukraine’s fight today: Ukrainians are shooting Russians drawn to “senseless, bloody tyranny,” since the only alternative is submission and the spread of that brutality westward; resisting tyranny is the thin line protecting ordinary democratic life.
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It is July 17. About 10 years ago in Iraq, I met a Kurdish sheikh- the head of a large, warlike clan scattered across the northern mountains. The sheikh, who was already in his 70s at the time, looked like a character from an adventure novel or a supporting figure in Lawrence of Arabia: a neatly trimmed white beard, a small turban, loose Middle Eastern robes fluttering in the wind. Even his weapon resembled Lawrence's- a British rifle dating back to the First World War. The sheikh had spent his entire life at war. He had grown up in war. His children had grown up in war. He had outlived two of his sons, both killed by his enemies. His grandchildren were growing up in the war as well. He seemed to make no distinction between his past and present enemies: ISIS, Al Qaeda, Saddam Hussein's army, or the leaders of rival Kurdish clans. To him, they were all the same. "I shoot people because I can't shoot an ideology," he told me. Their ideology is hostile to us, and so everyone who embraces it is our enemy. His explanation surprised me. After all, Saddam Hussein's secular quasi-fascist Ba'ath Party and ISIS stood for entirely different things, and the ideology of rival Kurdish clans had nothing in common with either Saddam's regime or jihadists. So I pressed him, asking what exactly he meant when he spoke about this single ideology shared by all his enemies. The sheikh's men, with whom we were sitting around an enormous table in his house, a table holding nothing but coffee and bottled water, looked at me as though I were a fool, someone who failed to grasp the obvious. The sheikh, however, seemed perfectly happy to explain himself to a foreigner. "Look," the sheikh said, "they all have one ideology, tyranny. They want people to do whatever they're told, to be nothing but dumb pawns. Building Arab socialism like Saddam did or an Islamic state like ISIS, that's just wrapping paper meant to appeal to people. People fall easily for deceptive things behind which tyranny hides. That's why I fought my whole life. Tyranny will always find a way to be appealing." I don't know why, but I find myself recalling this conversation quite often. It seems to me that it explains a lot about us in Ukraine too, and about you as well- those living in a still peaceful West. What I mean is that, like the Kurdish sheikh who shot people because he could not shoot an ideology, we are now shooting Russians to whom their senseless, bloody tyranny seems very appealing. We may like it or not, but the only alternative is to submit to that brutal tyranny, to merge into it, to become part of it. And to move farther west along with it. And so our hatred of tyranny, our refusal to submit to it, that is the main thing defending the democratic world, the thin red line running between the savage mass of murderers and rapists on one side and ordinary, peaceful life on the other.
July 9th 2026
After a long absence, Yuriy returns on July 9 and explains he’s been overwhelmed by depression and insomnia while continuing his military duties amid constant bombings, personal losses, and worry for his seriously ill father far away. With sleepless nights stretching on, he began revisiting and rewriting stories from his years reporting wars and revolutions in the Middle East, shaping them into something new. Friends pushed the manuscript to a major Ukrainian publisher, and it’s now being edited for an October release—if it can survive the reality of a Kharkiv publishing world repeatedly hit by Russian attacks. The result is a book called "The Last Superhero in Gaza," a war book with little shooting and much more friendship, love, despair, fear—and Elvis.
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March 15th 2026
Yuriy recalls buying an olive military backpack in early 2022 despite friends insisting the Ukraine war would end soon, and now—after wearing through three and needing a fourth—he reflects bitterly on how long the war has lasted. He marks the time by his daughter turning 21 and laments missing key moments of her growing up, wishing her a life with more peace.
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It is 15th of March.
I recently found myself remembering how at the very beginning of my service in the Army, I ordered a backpack from an online store for all my military stuff. Back then, my comrades advised me to buy a black or a blue one, anything but an olive colored backpack. The logic was simple: the war would end soon and you'd be left with an obviously military backpack. Why would you need something like that in civilian life?
But at that time, early spring of 2022, the only backpacks available for sale in Ukraine were olive colored. I had no choice but to buy one, and for a while afterwards I had to listen to people around me explaining what a fool I was. The war would be over any day now, and here you are all decked out in military gear.
It's strange to remember that now. Strange and bitter at the same time. Since the beginning of a full scale war, I've already gone through free olive backpacks. The current one isn't in great shape anymore. I've had to stitch it up, replace the zippers, reinforce the straps. But anyway, it'll clearly soon join. Its two predecessors and I'll go back looking for a new one- my fourth backpack. And I'm not all sure that it'll be the last. Honestly, I'm not sure.
To understand how long ago I bought that first backpack. It's enough to say that my daughter had just turned 17 back then. When the big war began she was 16. And it is her birthday today, she's 21. She's fully grown old, but I was not next to her at some very important moments of her growing up. Not because I didn't want to be, but because I simply couldn't- because the war means I cannot control my own life.
This year, I'm not beside here either. I'm very sorry, but it's turned out this way. But there is nothing I can do to change it. I hope that next year everything will be different, but that's only hope. There is no certainty about it and there it can't be.
21 is a wonderful age. You are already an adult, but your whole life is still ahead of you. On her birthday, I definitely wish my daughter that her life contains more peace. Everything else has long since faded into the background.
February 20th 2026
Yuriy reflects on Ukraine’s Day of Remembrance of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, honoring protesters killed during the February 2014 shootings in Kyiv and describing them as the first victims of the Russian-Ukrainian war, driven by Kremlin pressure on Yanukovych’s regime and propaganda portraying protesters as Nazis and criminals. Recounting what he witnessed during the confrontation, he frames the uprising as a pivotal victory for Ukraine’s freedom—comparable to foundational historical turning points—and vows that despite the ongoing, exhausting war and terror, Ukraine will not return to dictatorship or surrender.
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It is February 20.
Today is one of the most important commemorative days in Ukraine's history- the day of Remembrance of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred. This day owners was who killed 12 years ago in February 2014, during the shooting of protesters who were opposing the corrupt gangster-like regime of President Yanukovych. Many of us did not realize it at that time, but the, the, the first victims of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Even if the bullets that killed dozens of people in central Kyiv were fired by Ukrainian police, it was done in the interest of the Russian authorities under their pressure and above all for their sake. The Kremlin needed not only to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence, but also to keep Ukrainians in subjugation, denying them the ability to choose their own future.
What is why Russia pushed the dim-witted pitiful Yanukovych to use firearms against peaceful protestors; that is why it urgently sent it advisors to Kyiv who directed the actions of the security forces and what is why it unleashed a frenzied propaganda campaign to discredit the protestors, portraying them all as Nazis and criminals. Incidentally, this is how Russian media now portray all Ukrainians.
I was in central Kyiv throughout all the days of a bloody confrontation. Before my eyes people were being killed, people who walked toward machine guns trying to protect themselves from them with makeshift wooden shields. Wood against a machine gun steel. And we would won. The vast apparatus of killing and coercion, lavishly, greased with Russian money and fueled by hatred of freedom broke against people in hockey helmets whose most dangerous weapons were Molotov of cocktails. The regime of a stupid sadist Yanukovych built on corruption and intimidation on handouts from Moscow and total lies collapsed. It was a great victory. Yes, in many ways it was symbolic, only the beginning of a confrontation, but continues to this day- but it was an immensely important symbol.
For me The Day of Remembrance of The heroes of the Heavenly Hundred stands alongside the signing of a Declaration of Independence or the adoption of Magna Carta. Yes, those events were not unambiguous instant victories; much more blood was shed and much pain endured afterward. But we became turning points after which a return to dictatorship was no longer imaginable. Well, at least until recently.
Back then, 12 years ago, we all changed Ukraine chose freedom, from which our deranged neighbor so desperately refuses to let us go, but we will not return to the Gulag, we will not surrender. It is very hard and cold, now physically and psychologically exhausting. Yet the path to freedom that began in February 2014 will be carried through to the end. We are living in terrible times. More horrifying than one could invent, but freedom will prevail. It must; it simply has to prevail.
January 21st 2026
Yuriy opens up about his prolonged absence and the challenges faced due to personal struggles with depression and caution in communication. He provides an insightful look into the difficulties Ukraine is currently facing, including severe winter conditions, escalating attacks on civilians and infrastructure, and the pervasive impact of the ongoing war on future plans. Yuriy shares a poignant narrative about the harsh realities of living in war-torn Ukraine and the need for global support and understanding.
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This is January 21st.
I've been absent from here for quite a long time. This is connected, first of all with depression, which from time to time catches up with me and turns me into a person who's simply unable to write a conscious, coherent text. And secondly, is connected with caution. I really don't want to say something that could damage relations between Ukraine and the United States, something that officials in America, if they hear it might perceive as an insult and begin to put even more pressure on Ukraine.
These are very hard times right now, probably the hardest of all the years of the full scale war. We don't know what to expect from our, until very recently, main ally, and at the same time, this is very coldest winter in years. It is very cold and Russia is constantly trying to make advantage of it. Every day the occupiers bomb heat and power plants living millions of Ukrainians without heat and electricity. This happened in previous years as well, but now everything is much worse because of a prolonged severe frost and the large number of missiles and drones the Russians have stockpiled. The number of civilians killed by this scum grows every day.
No one hopes for a quick end of the war anymore. All plans for this year are connected only with the war. The son of my friends who will turn 25 in November, the age of conscription into the active army, is already looking for a unit for himself already now, almost a year in advance. He wants to find one where he can be as effective as possible.
As it turns out, it is very difficult to live in a world where for years your future is tied only to war attempts to plan something to dream about something are absolutely futile. You begin to live in short stretches of time to make it to the next week, to wait until it gets warm, even just to make it to evening.
When you live in this mode and at the same time, know exactly who has imposed this mode on you, it is very painful to watch how somewhere in the world this maniac and murderer is still considered a respectable person, is invited places, is consulted about something- damn, I'm about to slip and to things I shouldn't.
So just know this: we are holding on despite everything, and we believe that reasonable people from all over the world are with us and on our side. Thank you.
December 12th 2025
In this episode, Yuriy, a journalist-turned-soldier, reflects on his experiences with body armor during his reporting years in conflict zones such as Syria, Iraq, and Gaza. He explains his decision to forgo wearing body armor due to its cumbersome nature and the logistical challenges it presented. Reflecting on the early days of his military service during the full-scale war in his country, he discusses the difficulties in acquiring suitable protective gear and the realization that body armor has an expiration date. Facing an uncertain future, he hopes that the war will end before his current body armor becomes unreliable.
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It is December 12th.
In my former life as a reporter, I eventually started neglecting my body armor. And that's easy to explain: it is heavy, takes up a lot of space, it is hot inside it, and it's difficult to move. I always took a helmet with me to every dangerous assignment, Syria, Iraq, Gaza, and so on. But the west I carried far from always did I ever regret, not taking it with me? No, at least I don't remember ever regretting it. Did I regret it when I did bring the vest? Almost every single time. I had to look for a bag big enough to fit it, pay huge extra fees for its excessive weight at airports, and once the border guards confiscated it from me, right upon arrival for the Arab Spring in Cairo- it just sat in the warehouse for two weeks until I flew back. Essentially, I just took the vest on a round trip to Africa at my own expense. And it is very hard to run in it, especially with asthma: getting into a car or an APC is a struggle and clothing under it gets ruined very quickly from friction and sweat. Long story short, at some point I simply decided I was not going to take it anymore -that a helmet alone was really enough for me.
I even justified that decision with Vietnam War era statistics claiming what the likelihood of suffering a severe head injury was much higher than getting hit in the body by a bullet or shrapnel. I did not know how accurate those numbers really were, but they suited me, so I clung to them. The helmet did save me a few times. It took hits from the stones and tear gas grenades, it served as my pillow, my chair, and my hammer. At one point, I just gave my body armor to a friend who was heading into a dangerous place and told him he could keep it. I said that it only collected dust and took up space. So when the full scale war came to my own country, I ended up having no armor at all.
In the first weeks of the war, they gave me a strange old plate carrier with large, heavy plates. It was poorly sewn and fell apart very quickly. I tried to find a new carrier for the plates that remained, but it turned out those plates were completely non-standard and simply did not fit into normal carriers.
I had to buy new plates- with the money raised through this podcast -ordered from Austria, they arrived very quickly and fit perfectly into standard vest. Honestly, I don't remember whether I read the markings on those plates at that time or not, but recently I took them out of the vest and accidentally noticed that they have an expiration date. They are not eternal and in fact not very long lasting. Mine are good until June 2027. What happens after that is hard to say. As far as I understand, some kind of composite material, which makes the plates somewhat lighter than the solid metal ones, will start losing its properties and won't be as strong as before. Of course, they won't crumble into dust in July 2027, but they won't be as reliable as we are now.
I hope I won't be serving in the army long enough for that date to matter, that the war will be over before then. But there is no guarantee at all. In the winter of 2022. When I went into the Army, I thought it would be for a few weeks, maybe a couple of months, but I've been serving for almost four years now. June 2027 is already much closer than February 2022.
November 11th 2025
In this milestone 300th episode of Fighting For Ukraine, Ukrainian journalist-turned-soldier, now war Veteran Yuriy marks his 45th birthday on the front lines — another year lived inside the Ukraine war. What should have been a day of celebration is instead filled with reflection, grief, and quiet resilience.
Yuriy looks back on the years the war has taken — from 41 to 45 — and the many personal losses along the way, including the recent passing of his beloved cat, his longtime companion and namesake for his army call sign. Through this heartfelt story, Yuriy opens up about the loneliness of a soldier’s life, the pain of being far from aging parents, and the small, sacred comforts that keep hope alive — even if that hope now takes the shape of a “cat god” watching over his furry friend.
Recorded on Veterans Day, this episode is both a birthday reflection and a meditation on endurance, love, and the cost of survival in wartime Ukraine.
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It is November 11,
And this is the 300th episode of my podcast, and it is special because today is my birthday. I turned 45. When the full scale war began, and I became a soldier, I was 41. Yes, it has been going on for that long. 41, 42, 43, 44, and now 45- these are the years of my life taken by the war. The past year has probably been the hardest. My parents, whom I haven't seen in several years are getting sicker, and my chances of seeing them again are getting smaller. By the way, today is also my mother's birthday. She gave birth to us- to me and to my traitor brother -on her own holiday.
This was another year of unfulfilled expectations, a year of painful losses. Even the end of my 44th year was very hard. In the first days of November, my cat passed away and he was actually something more than just a kid. He was my little furry best friend, and I even took my call sign in his honor when I joined the army.
Once my cat was even with me on a mission the summer before last, my comrades and I were in the east and we were housed in a building that was full of mice. It was impossible to live there because of the number of rodents, so I brought my cat with me. He did not catch a single mouse- he was terribly afraid of them- but just his presence and his smell scared the mice away. They left and we were able to live there in peace.
He was such a good cat, so dear to me. Even in his death, he saved me. In recent days, I was in a very bad psychological state, truly very depressed. All of it was headed either toward a nervous breakdown or a heart attack, and then I found out that my cat died and something in me just burst. I cried for about an hour bitterly and without stopping. And I felt better afterwards. I felt calm. I don't believe in human god. He does not exist, or at least not the one described in the Bible- all good and all powerful. If he existed, this whole nightmare simply would not have happened. But I really want to believe in a cat god, one who would take care of my little cat, tell him kind things and wrap him in a blanket before sleep. I like a god like that. I will think about him or her and maybe it'll make things a bit easier.
So this turns out to be another set episode, even though it's a birthday one. And it's also Veterans Day to day. So it should have been a double celebration, but I don't feel festival. In the previous episode, I talked about the books I bought a year ago, planning to read them after the war. It was my gift to myself last year. Back then I had hoped that about a year later I would already be reading them. But that didn't happen, and most likely it won't happen by my 46th birthday either. I'm slowly accepting this reality and learning to live inside it.
Thank you for still being with me for all these years and hundreds of episodes. It truly means a lot to me, and please find a couple of minutes to read a short story on my substack, which I dedicated to my late dear cat.
November 4th 2025
In this moving episode of Fighting For Ukraine, Ukrainian journalist-turned-soldier Yuriy reflects on life in the midst of the Ukraine war — and on the small dreams that help him and his comrades endure.
As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches far beyond the first six months, Yuriy shares how Ukrainian soldiers hold on to hope by imagining the peace that will someday come. Some plan to ride motorcycles or rebuild farms; Yuriy dreams of returning home to read two heavy volumes — The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings and The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings.
Yuriy reveals the inner world of a Ukrainian soldier: the longing for normal life, the optimism that survives even on the front lines, and the reminder that every unread book or unplayed record can become a symbol of survival.
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It is November four.
In the early days of a full-scale war, we in the Army held on thanks to the confidence that it would all end soon: in six months or in a year, everyone would go home, return to the usual routines. All the conversations back then were about what awaited each of us at home or at work. But as six months passed, then a year and even more time, it became harder and harder to cling to the expectation of a quick return to normal life. Even the most stubborn born started to realize that this was going to drag on for a long time. Those with more flexible minds were the lucky ones. These people adapted pretty quickly to military life, eagerly started earning ranks and had no problem tying even their distant future to the army. There are actually a lot of them- people who were completely civilian before, who became real warriors and feel perfectly fine in their new role.
But there are others who still need to envision some kind of conditionally peaceful future. Since in our reality, it is still nowhere in sight, people start inventing it for themselves. I have a friend who bought a motorcycle for after the war, even for he does not know how to ride it. Another one, with no agricultural experience whatsoever, bought an abandoned farm that he plans to restore and start growing some plants. I'm still a civilian inside too. I need some picture of future outside the army. So, a year ago I bought myself two slightly used books The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings and The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. These are very detailed description of jazz and blues recordings starting from the dawn of sound recordings and covering almost up to the present day. And the title does not mean that the books were written by penguins, or that the Penguins are the primary audience. It refers to the publishing house, Penguin, which printed the books.
You might say, that is nonsense compared to a motorcycle and especially a farm- but I'll tell you that this purchase is a proof that I'm no ordinary optimist. Behind buying the books was the imagination of how after the war, I'd spend evenings, slowly reading them, listening to the albums, mentioned in them, and then buying on vinyl those what I liked the most. There are already too many assumptions in that. I have to live until peace comes. I have to keep my hearing and my love for music. I need to have time and the opportunity to read those books -and the money for the records. Like I said, I'm an optimist.
The books are waiting for me at home. They are big and heavy to lug around, they have delicate paper covers. And anyway, I bought them specifically to read after the war, not now. So, I haven't even opened them yet. And once for a moment, I even regretted that. Completely unexpectedly, a few months ago, not far from the front line, I was with a few comrades in open terrain when a Russian drone came flying straight at us. And for some reason at that moment, I didn't think about my family, my daughter, or anything else only, that I had never started reading those books. A strange moment: these could be your last seconds, and you regretting that you never opened The Penguin Guide To Jazz Recordings. The drone flew past us, giving me a chance to eventually get to my books. I hope I'll still make use of that chance.
October 27th 2025
Yuriy returns to his childhood apartment in Kharkiv, reflecting on memories and the stark changes brought by war. Amidst the remnants of the past, he finds solace in small comforts and prepare the space for fellow Ukrainian soldiers passing through.
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It is 27th of October.
I'm recording this episode sitting in the kitchen of my apartment in Kharkiv. I came here for, just a few hours and almost as soon as I finish this story, I'll be living again. This apartment belonged to several generations of my family. I grew up here, as did my cousins, my daughter, and my nephews. There were always a lot of people here, always noisy and cheerful, you know those silly comedies where stereotypical Italian families all cram into a tiny kitchen and everyone talks at once, it was kind of like that here too.
But for almost four years now, it hasn't been like that. The Russian border is less than 20 miles away and constant sharing has destroyed much of the civilian infrastructure. There is no heat in the apartment and electricity is often cut off. I look out the window and see almost the same view I saw all my childhood- trees with yellow, autumn leaves a few people walking by dogs, pigeons perched on the wires, waiting for my elderly neighbor to come out and feed them bread crumbs. Of course, many things in the courtyard have changed. The big, beautiful riping willow is gone, only the stump remains. A few weeks before the full scale war, it was struck by lightning and burned completely. If I believed in omens, I would have taken that as a very bad sign.
Next to the stump, there is something else that was not here when I was a child, a green military van. It's mine. It's large and fairly comfortable though, it's already 20 years old. It could easily fit my whole family and we could drive somewhere to the sea, to Crimea where it is still warm, even if swimming in the sea is no longer possible. But there is no one to go with, and Crimea has long been occupied. My family is scattered across the world. The once noisy apartment now stands silent and slowly falls apart. I'm not selling it or renting it out- not only for sentimental reasons, but also because I use it as a place to rest during my trips. There is still gas here so I can hit some water and take a shower. When the power's on, I can even do laundry in the washing machine. You can't imagine what a luxury that is for a soldier.
I made several sets of keys to this apartment and gave them to friends who serve nearby or occasionally pass through Kharkiv. I can tell that someone was here recently. There is a bottle of water and a can of food on the table just in case someone arrives late when the stores are closed, so they'll have something to eat and something to make tea or coffee with. Someone also spent the night in my daughter's former room and read books from her little library, Sherlock Holmes, and some modern science fiction.
It's time for me to go. I'll check if I've turned off all the lights, leave some fresh water and a bit of cookies on the table for people who can come here in the future and head out from my childhood home once again.
I don't know when or if I'll come back, but I really hope I will.
October 7th 2025
In the wake of increased Russian bombings targeting Ukraine, the city of Dnipro stands as a primary target. Despite the ongoing devastation and personal horror, residents persist in daily life, adapting to the continuous threat while grappling with immense fear and loss.
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It is October seven.
In recent months, the Russians have been bombing Ukraine more intensely than at any time during the previous three years. Every day they launch dozens of missiles at cities and several times a week they also carry out hyper attacks. Using hundreds of chemical drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. They target boiler houses and power plants, which is especially painful now with the weather is turning cold, as well as railway stations and residential buildings. People die horrible deaths, suffocating under wearable, crashed by the remains of their own homes, or burnt alive after explosions.
The city of Dnipro, a huge metropolis in Eastern Ukraine, is one of the main targets of these bombings. It lies not far from the front line, so the Russians [00:01:00] shell it constantly, and with everything they have. It is interesting that at the beginning of the invasion, Dnipro was not bombed at all. For several months, the occupiers furiously bombed Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv, but not Dnipro. I think it was because of their false believe that most of the population there supported Russia and would soon rise up against the Ukrainian government. For a long time, the Russians actually believed that nonsense. They never knew anything about Ukraine and they never understood us. And now they're taking revenge for the destruction of their own illusions by raining rockets and drones down on Dnipro.
I've been in Dnipro for past few days. I saw the horror with my own eyes. You know, it's terrifying when a drone carrying tens of kilograms of explosives hits a building right next to you and completely destroys it. The smoke rise over the city [00:02:00] in a massive column: several streets are literate with a debris of ruin structure; there are dead and badly injured people. And yet life goes on. People rush to work, drink coffee, public transport runs, shops are open. It's not because people are heartless, it's because they're grown used to eat. When it happens once, it's a shock. But when it happens every day for years, there is no strength left to react. People adapt to the horror and learn to live alongside it.
Is it easy? No, it's incredibly hard. A few days ago I spoke on the phone with my daughter. She's studying at university. Fortunately, she doesn't have to pay due tuition now because the children of combatants are allowed to study for free. She studies, works two jobs and is currently looking for a third. I ask her why she need such a heavy workload [00:03:00] since her income should already be enough for a modest life, but it turned out it's not just about money. She told me this: "When I have free time, I cry from fear and despair. That's why I want to have as little free time as possible."
The great war has been going on for an almost four years now. Almost four years of fear, despair, and heroism.
Yuriy reflects on his three and a half years in the army, recounting experiences of loss, perseverance, and the ongoing conflict that has spanned 1,300 days. He shares personal anecdotes and the emotional toll the prolonged war has taken on him and his country.
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It is September 16th.
I took a long post to try to make sense of what's happening. I've been in the army for over three and a half years. I've buried countless friends and colleagues, and I've watched entire towns perish and enemy bombardments. And there is still no, end in sight. The big war has been going on for over 1,300 days, and before that there was a smaller war confined to a couple of regions in the east of a country. In total, the war has been a region for 11 years. And I constantly think about how it could easily drag on for another 11.
I spent a lot of time driving now. Sometimes I have to cover 400-500 miles in a day. You drive and you constantly thinking, constantly recalling stories you'd almost forgotten. For example, I remember how in the first days someone gave me a NATO first eight kit- a very valuable thing even now, but back when it was worth its weight in gold. A few days later, I gave it to a guy who was replacing me at a position before I was sent to rest, that was the first or second week of a big war. I thought it would all be over quickly, so I wouldn't need the kit anymore. I figured I'd return from the rest straight to the civilian life. Why would I need a first aid kit there? It's been 1300 days ago and I still haven't returned. I don't regret giving away the kit. Maybe it saved someone's life. But damn, what a fool I was back then. I believed the end was near.
I also remembered a woman in Iraq who escaped from ISIS on the boat with several children, an ordinary peasant widow. She rowed it for nights, hiding in the reeds eating almost nothing, but she made it out. I asked her how she managed. She said 'I did not even want to see was bastards but that's what gave me strength.' Our whole country has been holding on for years, probably only because we don't want to see these bastards crawling over our northern border. But refusal, it seems to me it's the only inexhaustible resource a normal person has. All the other resources: optimism, faith in the future, hope for better days, even tolerance for hours are running out. At least for me.
I've become harsh in human root and I increasingly offend people for no reason. I understand it all, but I can't do anything about it. Everything has changed so much. And so have I.
August 22nd 2025
Yuriy returns after a long absence to discuss the uncertain future of Ukraine's war. He shares his concerns about decisions being made without Ukraine's consent, the potential humiliation in impending peace talks, and the internal divisions in Ukraine that may follow.
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It is 22nd of August.
Sorry, I've been absent for a long time. First, I was somewhere without stable internet connection, and when I came down with COVID, which I only just managed to recover from Stevie, who helped me make this podcast, who actually came up with the idea for it and who has been distributing it and supporting me in every possible way since day one sent me your letters of support. I am very grateful to all of you right now. Support is absolutely essential. It feels to me like we are entering the most uncertain and bleak stage of the war.
In the beginning, everything was very simple: take up a rifle and go to the trenches- either you stop the occupiers, or you vanish along with the country. And for quite a long time, that's exactly how it was. Now everything is completely different. Decisions about Ukraine's fate are being made without Ukraine. For months, we've been under pressure with various ultimatums. One moment we are told to give up our regions and hand them over without a fight to the invaders. Another time we are told to hold elections in the middle of a bloodiest war in Europe in decades, then they come up with something else. And all this is not coming from our enemies, as one might expect, but from our partners and allies. Maybe I'm wrong, but I have a bad feeling that we are being prepared for something terribly humiliating.
One of my fellow journalists who has long been serving in the army recently said something terrifying. "Enjoy the war because of a peace will be horrible." And I'm afraid he's right. Because it looks like the Russians will simply be forgiven for everything they've done and even allowed to keep the territories they've occupied. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians will remain under occupation. Right now, they still have hope that the Ukrainian army will return and free them, but once the war is frozen, that hope will vanish.
Once the war is frozen. Ukrainians also will start looking for someone to blame, for failing to take everything back and destroy the enemy once and for all. And I fear that many will decide that the ones to blame are us, the soldiers. That we did not try hard enough, that we did not give it everything we could, that we let everyone down. Entire political parties will appear representing the interests of those who dodged the draft. They will hound the military and belittle the sacrifice of wars who died. Once again, we will be voices calling for cooperation with Russia dragging back Russian music, movies, and money.
Meanwhile, Russia will be preparing for the next war. It has already learned from its mistakes and it's only waiting for the right moment to try to take all of Ukraine. It does not need much for that division within Ukraine itself, and more money which will flow in as soon as sanctions are lifted. The future really does look uncertain and frightening. And so perhaps for those of us still alive, it really is worth enjoying the war while waiting for the terrible peace, but I very much hope I'm wrong.
July 28th 2025
Yuriy reflects on his experience with illness, the enduring effects of war in Ukraine, and the striking parallels between his own journey and that of his grandfather, both marked by their status as war veterans.
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It is July 28th
And it's beautiful rainy day. I had stayed silent for quite a while, but it wasn't by choice. For the past two weeks, I've been sick with COVID. I have to admit these were two terrible weeks at times it even felt like we might be my last. These days, every illness seems harder and more severe than the previous one, and yet during the first year of a full scale war. I did not get sick at all. Despite having to sleep on concrete floors or frozen grounds, my body somehow mobilized itself and made it through the whole year without any illness. Only my teeth started falling out.
Then at the beginning of my second year of service, something broke inside. And I began to fall ill, bronchitis, flu then flu again, then COVID again. It felt like my immune system had just stopped working. I tried to push through every illness on my feet, refusing to go to the hospital, but it did not always work. I remember the first time I found myself in a hospital ward that had a sign on the door. Ward for war veterans. The sign dated back to Soviet times, still written in Russian. I remember thinking then: how did I end up here in this kind of ward?
The thing is, for many years there was only one "war" in the public consciousness. The USSR fought in plenty of wars, but officially they were called something absurd: fulfilling international duty assisting fraternal socialist nations, or something like that. And there was only one real war, the second World war.
Or rather,, just the part of it starting from June 1941, when Hitler attacked his former ally, Stalin, and launched a war against the Soviet Union. Only the veterans of that war were considered true veterans and it was them that signs referred to when we said a hospital ward or tram seat was reserved for war veterans.
For me, a war veteran had always been someone old and very ill- like my grandfather. In his final years, he was always in wards, veteran wards, constantly being operated on by doctors trying to prolong his life a bit more. And now it suddenly turns out that I'm a veteran too. Well, I'm definitely sick like one, unfortunately.
By the way, about a year ago when I was in Kharkiv, I happened to find my grandfather's veteran ID. He received it from the Ukrainian authorities after the collapse of USSR. And you know what? It looks exactly the same as the one I received 30 years after my grandfather.
July 11th 2025
Yuriy reflects on the psychological toll of war, the loss of close friends, and the inescapable horrors faced in Ukraine. Amidst widespread destruction and cruelty, he delves deep into the struggle of being both an observer and an active participant in the conflict.
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It is 11th of July.
I'm starting to forget my fallen friends. A few days ago, someone reminded me of anniversary of one of their deaths. And it took me quite a while to remember who they were even talking about. I think this is how the minds defense mechanisms work. They push away the nightmarish memories of losing close people and with them their names and even their faces. These can probably be prevented, for example, by keeping a journal. Many people around me do just that: they record everything that is happening. Some have already published their journals as books, or turned them into film or theatre scripts, but I don't want that. I don't want to keep a journal or publish it or turn it into a screenplay about the war. I haven't even listened to a single episode of my own podcast. It's too painful for me digging into memories, dragging out the shadows of the death and the suffering of a wounded.
You know, being a reporter- and I've done that for over 20 years- is above all about knowing how to be invisible. You write about events in Syria, in Iraq, in Egypt- wherever- but you yourself are not present in the texts. You never use the words "I". Or at least you try not to, because you are not the main character here. You're just an observer who cannot and must not influence what's happening.
But here, you can't be invisible. A soldier in war is an active participant, not an observer. And when you write about this war, you write about yourself too. Or rather, first and foremost about yourself. And how can you write about yourself when you are alive and countless, thousands are not. In just the last three months alone, over 1500 civilians have been killed. Every night Ukrainian cities are destroyed by missiles and kamikaze drones. And you can't imagine how ordinary Russians celebrate this on social media. Every murder Ukrainian child is a holiday to them. Every destroyed home, a reason to cheer and laugh. It's a twisted world. Instead of raising their our children and building their our own cities, they kill our children and destroy our cities. The mind just can't handle it. Because the cruelty and hatred are so unnatural, so inhuman that it feels like it simply can't be real, but it is, and we are living in it for the fourth year now. And we are starting to forget those who died in the war with this inhuman mass that came for us.
July 3rd 2025
Yuriy recounts a harrowing experience in Cairo during the mass protests against the ruling authorities in Egypt on July 3rd, 2013. He covers the arrest of President Mohamed Morsi, the dangers faced by journalists and foreigners, and the tragic events surrounding the military dispersal of the pro-Morsi encampment at Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque.
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It is July 3rd,
12 years ago, around this very day, I woke up drenched in sweat from the stiffing heat in a small hotel room overlooking RI square in Cairo, mass protests against the ruling authorities were unfolding in the Egyptian capital. The day before I had spent time near a military compound on Nasr Street, where the country's president, Mohamed Morsi, recently arrested by the military who had supposedly suddenly sided with the protestors had been brought.
I got back to the hotel quite late. Public transport had come to a halt, and taxi drivers were too afraid to take foreigners since revolutionary checkpoints had sprung up throughout the city. At those makeshift barricades, foreigners were treated as potential enemies.
Morsi had already been held for several days inside the military base near the small Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque. A massive crowd of his supporters had gathered outside. Staying where over time was extremely difficult. I had to prepare and send articles about the situation in Cairo, which was nearly impossible from a tent camp with no electricity or stable internet.
That's when my local colleague, Ahmed Samir Assem stepped in, we agreed to take 10 to 12 hour shifts replacing each other so that both of us would have time to work on our stories and get some rest. If the situation about Rabaa al-Adiwiya began to escalate, the one on shift was supposed to immediately call the other.
Ahmed never called me.
I went down to the nearly empty hotel cafeteria that morning intending to grab a quick breakfast, but I never got to eat. The TV was blaring at full volume with breaking news. On the screen was Ahmed's photo, black and white.
The voiceover reported that he had been killed about an hour early after the military began dispersing the pro-Morsi encampment.
I rushed to Rabaa al-Adawiya. The mosque was on fire. Human bodies were scattered everywhere- dozens, maybe even hundreds. It was impossible to retrieve the dead or wounded anyone who approached the destroyed camp was shot from the fence surrounding the military base.
To this day, no one knows the true number of people killed. At least a thousand, possibly several times more.
Morsi died in prison a few years later, his closest allies were executed, fled the country, or were sentenced to long prison terms.
Mohamed Morsi was not a Democrat, but he was elected president in the first and so far only free and fair elections in Egypt's history.
In 2011, a popular revolution had forced his predecessor Hosni Mubarak to resign after nearly three decades of authoritarian rule.
Morsi and his Islamist supporters were not the main force or even one of the main forces behind with revolution, but they were quick to seize its momentum for their own game.
Morsi made populist promises what were clearly impossible to fulfill immediately. He could not eradicate corruption. He could not quickly end poverty even though he promised to. He placed his hope in divine intervention and said so openly.
The military, many of whom benefited directly from that entrenched corruption, tolerated his reform efforts, his fight against illegal businesses, and his genuine religious devotion for two years. Then they crushed Egypt's fledgeling democracy, along with a beautiful little mosque of Rabaa ad-Adawiya.
The mosque incidentally, was later rebuilt with funds from the Ministry of Defense. It is now, so to speak, the militaries "own" mosque. Democracy, however, no one has tried to rebuild.
One of Ahmed's relatives sought justice for journalists murderers, but had to flee the country after receiving threats. Ahmed's fiance wore mourning clothes for several years then eventually married someone else.
It's all supposed to be in the past. And yet every year in early July, I feel a familiar a gnawing fear. And I suddenly recall the burned mosque and the hundreds of corpses around it.
June 12th
Yuriy recounts the tragic divide within his own family due to the ongoing war, revealing the schizophrenic beliefs held by many Russians. He criticizes the contradictory narratives supported by the Russian government and highlights the dire consequences of these delusions on both personal and societal levels.
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It is June 12.
A new soldier recently joined my military unit. He's fairly young, just over 30, and originally from Doneysk. Let me remind you, that's a Ukrainian city. Russia has occupied since 2014. Right after the occupation, this guy fled to the free part of Ukraine, but his father stayed behind in Donetsk, took Russian citizenship and eventually moved somewhere into Russia. Now that Father fervently supports the war against Ukraine, he even sends money to the occupying forces- donating part of his salary to units fighting the Ukrainian army. That means he's also funding the war against his own son.
Sometimes this father writes to his son about how much he hates Ukraine and how he regrets having a child who doesn't understand that it's better to be Russian. He says Ukraine has no right to exist and that his willing to accept his own sons death if that's what it takes to destroy Ukraine. This is pure schizophrenia -to wish so obsessively for the destruction of the entire country that you'd be willing to sacrifice your own child for it. And there are millions of people like him.
Another kind of schizophrenia is believing that the war will end soon and everything will go back to how it was before- Russians will travel freely to Ukraine again, Ukrainians will forgive them and they will be genuine peace. That's the delusion world. My brother, for example, lives in. He recently wrote to our uncle in Kharkiv, a city bombed daily, saying that as soon as the war ends, he'll come and help rebuild it, and that our uncle should wait for him because he's coming soon.
What's interesting is that the Russian government supports both of these schizophrenic delusions even though directly contradict each other. Putin regularly spouts nonsense about how Russians are destined to be friends with what he calls "the Ukrainian part of Russian people" while one of his goons, someone like Medvedev, will immediately follow up with claims that Ukrainians will be completely wiped out and forgotten by history. Schizophrenia in its many forms has become the norm in Russia. They are consumed by madness, the entire society.
Putin has turned his country into massive asylum for deranged. These madmen are allowed to do anything to kill and rape Ukrainians, to loot and burn down entire cities to believe that it'll soon end and through peace will return like in the distant past, the only thing we're not allowed to do is question the war- to question whether the killing and raping is really necessary.
Tragically, the western world still tries to engage with these extremely dangerous lunatics as if they were ordinary people who just have a political disagreement with Ukrainians, but we have a disagreement, not with us, but with reality itself. And we're proud of it. While your politicians keep dancing before the chief murder and looter before the chief 21st century schizoid man.
June 2nd 2025
Yuriy discusses the highly successful operation by Ukrainian special forces against Russian long-range strategic aircraft and delves into the symbolic significance of these aircraft for Russia, the historical context of their production, and the broader implications on Russian propaganda and the concept of a Soviet restoration.
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It is July 2nd.
I understand that you are all aware of a highly successful operation by Ukrainian special forces, which destroyed or damaged dozens of Russian long range strategic aircraft using kamikaze drones. However, I must highlight a critical aspect of this operation. These aircraft are not only tools for killing Ukrainians, but also objects of religious worship for many Russians- a symbol of what they call "state greatness."
Russia has no means to replace the destroyed aircraft. They were built 40, 50, or 60 years ago during Soviet times, and the technology to produce them has been lost. These planes represent the pinnacle of Soviet technological thought. After the collapse of USSR, the arms industry began to crumble. Russia lacks modern aircraft and helicopter engines, avionics, and, and proprietary software. Despite having access to modern technologies. We cannot replicate where our designs from the World War II era.
Russian propaganda constantly claims: everything will return once the Soviet Union is restored. The planes, thousands of tanks, missiles- everything will be back as soon as the USSR is revived. This is called a cargo cult. The term originated during World War II, when inhabitants of remote Pacific Islands received various useful items from American soldiers stationed there. After the war ended, the islanders suddenly found themselves without canned food, Coca-Cola, or batteries for radios. They believed these things would return if we mimicked the American's actions. So we began building straw airplanes, crafting Jeeps out of mud and marching like soldiers.
Russians have way own cargo cult. They believed that everything lost will return once the Soviet Union is restored. For this, they spare neither ours nor themselves. The restoration of the USSR is the kind of Moloch, to which Russians are ready to offer daily sacrifices. Their cargo cult is also a death cult. The destroyed aircraft are not only weapons eliminated, but also were humiliated idols of this bloody cult.
May 26th 2025
Yuriy explores the disturbing trend of boasting memoirs emerging from the Russians during the ongoing conflict. He contrasts these narratives with historical justifying memoirs from WWII, highlighting how Russian authors take pride in war crimes and attribute their failures to anything but the Ukrainian resistance.
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It is May 26th.
Second World War gave bir to an entirely new, literally genre: the justifying memoir. Hundreds of former- and in some cases not-so former -Nazis wrote about the participation in the war in an attempt to justify the crimes they committed during it. Most of these books rely on a single excuse. "I was just following orders, so I cannot be held responsible."
Today's war has also spawned a new genre: the boasting memoir. Hundreds of Russian occupiers have already written and published their accounts of killing Ukrainians, looting Ukrainian cities, torture and prisoners and kidnapping children. The authors of these books take immense pride in all of it. The main message of these books is simple. They, meaning Ukrainians, deserve it. They deserve it because they refuse to give up their culture and identity, refuse to submit to the rule of Russian maniacal tyrants, and simply want to live by their own minds.
I sincerely hope that the entire war underground in Russia, if it exists at all, is buying, collecting, and preserving all these books so that one day where offers can be held accountable for genocide and war crimes. From what I've seen- and I do occasionally read Ukrainian reviews of this grotesque material- the Russian army is portrayed in these books as an invincible force, able to overcome anything. One book even includes a scene from the early days of the invasion where soldiers from a unit advancing on Kyiv draw lots to decide who will get the honor of raising the Russian flag over the Ukrainian parliament building. In other words they were sure that taking the Ukrainian capital would be a walk in the park, just a short trip toward medals and promotions.
The fact that they never took Kyiv, that they we were forced to retreat from Chernihiv and Kharkiv, but they had to surrender the city of Kherson that they had once occupied- Russians try to explain with a thousand excuses: poor planning, bad timing, betrayal by commanders, the weather, or whatever else comes to mind. They can come up with a million reasons for their failures- except for the one real reason.
It was not the weather or bad planning who stopped you, bastards. You did not reach Kyiv or Kharkiv not because you choose the wrong time to attack, you were stopped by the Ukrainian army. You were not greeted with flowers as you dreamed, you were greeted with fire. You are so-called elite, regular army was almost completely destroyed in the first few weeks of the war. And it was my brothers and sisters who burned it down. People most of whom had never even held a weapon before. But in order to destroy you, very quickly learned.
I still remember how three years ago we figured out how to fix a jammed machine gun using a YouTube video, and we did fix it. But for you scoundrels, it's unbearably humiliating to admit that you were crushed by students and cooks, nurses and teachers. That you supposedly unbeatable army was stopped by yesterday's civilians. So you lie about planning and weather, in fact, you lie about everything. Your entire country is built on lies, but we'll fix it. Hope there is a video instruction about it on YouTube.
May 15th 2025
Yuriy shares a profound and unsettling realization about the ongoing war in Ukraine. He discusses how the conflict's end is a distant dream, given Russia's deep-seated ideology of destroying Ukraine, and emphasizes the grim reality that future generations will continue to perceive this war as a normal, permanent state.
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It is 15th of May.
I recently came to a very important realization. It's a heavy one and it doesn't bring any comfort, but it's something we need to acknowledge.
Look, for years we in Ukraine have been living in anticipation over war ending. We've been making plans for the post-war period. Dreaming about what will do once it's over. We've structured our entire existence around this idea of "after the war." But here's the truth, there will be no "after the war." There will be only war. It'll intensify at times when shift into a frozen or semi frozen phase, but it won't end because there is no one to end it.
The entire ideology of modern Russia. Is built around the idea of destroying Ukraine. That idea consumes nearly the entire nation -from the president down to the janitor. There is no alternative vision, no other cultural foundation. Every year Russians publish hundreds of books about the necessity of destroying Ukraine. Their TV, movies, even comic books are nearly all about how great and noble it is to kill Ukrainians. In their schools they dedicate so much time to teaching children that their main purpose in life is to die in the trench fighting Ukrainians that I wouldn't be surprised if, next year, Russia cancels math and chemistry classes altogether and replaces them with lessons on how glorious it is to die for Putin.
What's important to understand is that this has been going on for years. The first generation of children who were raised after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 -and who were taught from the early years that Ukraine has no right to exist- are now old enough to have children of their own. And they see the war to annihilate Ukraine as completely normal. They grew up with it. Their parents curse at Ukrainians in their kitchens at night, where teachers told them Ukraine must not exist, and on television they saw movies portraying Ukrainians as disgusting cunning, treacherous creatures who desert only death. Of course the children will see the world exactly the same as their parents.
Russia, as country is programmed for war with Ukraine, it has no other purpose. In a few years or in a few decades, Putin will die and someone younger will take his place, but that person will have been raised in the same propaganda shaped by the same so-called cultural environment, one that offers no meaning ever when we need to commit genocide against Ukrainians.
Any ceasefire, any pose in active fighting, even the slight softening in rhetoric will be seen by the Russian public as betrayal. That's why the Russian governments- any Russian government- will never end this war. We need to be ready for that.
We must understand that all of these, the bombings, the torture of prisoners, the abduction of children from the occupied territories, the occupation itself, the terror attacks, the concentration camps. This is all permanent, at least for several generations. If, of course, was generations are even born.
May 7th 2025
Yuriy recounts the daily struggles of living in Kharkiv, a city near the Russian border, which faces relentless attacks from ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones, leading to widespread destruction and the construction of underground schools to protect children.
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It is May 7th.
I spent a few days in Kharkiv, my hometown, located just a few dozen miles from the Russian border. At the start of the invasion, the Russians shelled the city with artillery- the shells could reach several districts, killing civilians there. During those attacks, my parents narrowly escaped death. Today, kharkiv is no longer being hit by artillery. As soon as the Russian guns are brought into position, they are immediately destroyed.
Now the city is under daily attacks from ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones.
These drones are aimed at residential neighborhoods, each carrying several hundred kilograms of explosives. On top of that, the Russians strap large amounts of nails to them. After the explosion, the nails scatter at bullet speed, killing or maiming everyone in their path. I had a few days off and my comrades and I were allowed to stay at home- in the apartment that has stood empty since my parents were evacuated three years ago. It has several rooms with windows facing two different directions. One side faces directly toward the Russian border. I call it the drone side because that were only direction the drones come from when we slam into buildings.
The other side- I call the ballistic side- the Russians launch ballistic missiles in a way that target whatever the drones can't reach. Dozens of drones and missiles hit the city each day. There are almost daily casualties and destruction. Constant destruction. You walk through the city and see ruined buildings smoke from fires caused by the strikes craters in the asphalt from missiles and cars shredded by shrapnel. The windows of homes are blown out everywhere, and the smell of burning is always in the air.
But this is how it has always been for all three years of this full scale war. Kharkiv has lived like this. And yet there is a big change. Schools are now being built all over the city, but these aren't the kinds of schools you and I went to. These are underground schools. Huge excavation pits, house classrooms with several meters of reinforced concrete, crushed stone, and other materials above them- meant to protect students from missiles, shells, and drones. And this construction continues at full speed despite all the promises of peace, despite all the hopes that the war will end soon.
Underground schools. Children spending years of their lives in basements- this is when you normal for towns near a Russian border. Because if your neighbors are murderers, you cannot live like other people do. You must protect what matters most- the children.
And finally. I've written a new post on Substack. It's about Trump. Give it a read, and there are already a bunch of other pieces where as well. I'm sure you'll find something interesting. The link is in the description. Thank you.
April 28th 2025
In this episode, Yuriy explores the profound implications of rejecting evil deals through the lens of the gospel and Putin's bloody schemes. A deep dive into how Putin manipulates and destroys, and why it's crucial for us to prevent our world from becoming his.
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It is April 28.
I really love the episode in the gospel, where while tempting Christ, Satan offers him dominion over the whole world in exchange for just a single act of bowing before him. But Jesus refuses, he does not need the world, especially at the coast of bowing to the devil. Jesus does not want such a deal, he does not want any deals at all. The only successful deal in the gospels is the story of Judas and his easy money, but as everyone remembers, nothing good came out of it in the end. In general, all the gospels are about how life is far more complex than just a constant series of deals. Jesus, the apostles and all the positive characters simply do not know how to make deals.
And do you know who does? Putin. Just one example. He came up with a scheme to kill Americans by proxy. Russia paid $200,000 to the Taliban for each U.S. Soldier were killed in Afghanistan. For Putin, it is like a present. $200,000. It is pocket money for him, just nothing. So he was paying pennies for his bloody entertainment. For him, this was like a video arcade, but in real life. The Taliban earned about $30 million through this scheme, maybe even more. Again: Putin incentivized the Taliban to kill Americans by paying them for every American casualty. Why did he do this? Because he hates the United States, he hates the free world, and he's ready to go to any Satan to crawl at his feet, not even for dominion over the planet, but for a few burned out villages, just so that the free Ukrainian flag would not fly over them but instead, his own filthy mat smeared rag. He kills Ukrainians, he has killed Georgians. Chechens, Americans.
And America keeps forgiving him. Steve Witkoff, the US President's special envoy goes to the Kremlin like it is his day job, greets the murderer, asks how he's doing, says he's very glad to see him. And he shakes a hand that is stained with the blood of countless thousands murdered by this master of the deal. For three months now, the United States administration has been trying to figure out exactly what kind of deal Putin wants and what more they could offer him, like Witkoff's humiliations fawning over the murder of American soldiers.
And Putin simply enjoys it: how a high ranking American official travels to meet him, how he groves around him, how he turns a blind eye to his bloodthirst and hatred, including hatred toward America. Putin does not need any deal. He wants the world itself. Preferably a world full of Witkoffs, unable to distinguish good from evil, Caesars from Gods. Jesus from Satan.
It's a terrible world for those who value freedom. For those who would never bow to the devil for those who refuse to become subjects of a murderous maniac. And let's do everything we can do to prevent our world from becoming Putin's world.
And one more request. I'm no master of the deal ever. I depend heavily on your support, which unfortunately is becoming scarcer. So I have to remind you, if you enjoy this podcast, please support me using the details provided in the episode description. Thank you very much.
April 24th 2025
Yuriy criticizes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for attempting to understand Russia's stance on Ukraine, and highlights the recent devastating missile attacks in Ukraine, highlighting Rubio's silence to avoid offending Trump and Putin.
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It is April 24th.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that after he began talking with the Russians he started to better understand their position on Ukraine. I think if he managed to talk to ISIS Chief Executioner, Jihadi John, he would have developed a better understanding of ISIS position on Christians and if he had been born about eighty years earlier he might have found common ground with the authors of "The Final Solution To The Jewish Question" in Nazi Germany. By the way three years ago Russian propagandists were praising Putin for launching what they openly called "The Final Solution To The Ukrainian Question." Without the slightest hint of shame, they used the exact term. Final solution.
Marco Rubio is not a full. He fully understands that Putin dreams of completely destroying Ukraine and Ukrainians. He knows that any agreement on a ceasefire are not the end of the genocide but merely a pause. He simply hopes that the continuation of the war won't happen on his watch and will be someone else problem down the line. He also knows that his boss has a rather warm attitude towards the Kremlin's butcher and actually wants to maintain a cozy relationship with him.
For Trump, Putin's Russia is a dream country, it's a place where you can get re-elected as president indefinitely, where all political rivals are poisoned with Novichok, jailed for decades or simply shot. A country where criticizing the president equals treason, where the media compete in flattery towards the head of state and where courts do whatever he desires. A place where the word "liberal" is the worst insult, where immigrants are reduced to the level of slaves, where values are measured only in dollars, and where dignity and honor are just laughable words from old books whose meanings hardly anyone remembers anymore.
It seems to me what this is exactly how Trump would like to see his own country. He wants to make it his personal property. To turn the United States into a Russia under a Stars and Stripes banner. Will he succeed? I don't think so. He never finishes anything he starts, from coups to trade wars. But he will definitely try.
Meanwhile, his friend in Moscow continuous exterminating Ukrainians. Last night, our country suffered one of the largest missile attacks yet. A large number of people were killed in their own homes. At the same time many hours became orphans and widows. But Mr Rubio won't say a word about that for fear of offending his boss. Or both of his bosses. One in Washington, and one in Moscow.
April 17th 2025
Yuriy reflects on the guilt he feels for not providing a stable life for his daughter due to his involvement in various conflicts and war zones. Despite the hardships, his daughter's message reassures him that she understands his choices and forgives him for the difficulties they've faced.
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It is April 17.
My daughter has never had a peaceful, normal life, and first and foremost, that's my fault. I was not able to save a single penny for her when her mother took our home and all our money. I often had to deny her things when she was very little because the loan for the home we lost was left on me, and we were always short of money.
I was far away on days that were important to hear. She celebrated her birthdays while I was at revolutions in Central Asia or worse in the Middle East. She saw me return with more and more gray in my hair, saw my injuries, and understood that I could be killed or come back crippled. That burdened her deeply from childhood.
I turned down excellent job offers in London and Prague, where we could have moved seven or eight years ago. I simply could not bring myself to leave my homeland, could not convince myself to go abroad even for a lot of money, and because of me, my daughter stayed in Ukraine- where a bloody war soon broke out.
I knew this war was inevitable about six months before the full-scale invasion. I knew it and had every opportunity to leave the country like many of my friends did. I mean ex friends. They all settled well abroad and are living full lives. But I stayed and I joined the Army as soon as the big war started, even though I could stayed behind and continued working as I did before.
My daughter and I have never spoken about all this, but I've always felt guilty for living her without a penny, for being far away, for not taking her to Europe, for going to war. In short, for doing everything to make her life harder, not easier, and I keep making it harder. She recently wrote me a message about all this without me telling her a word about my disturbances. It started with simple words. "You did everything right." She wrote that she worries about me and even tried to pray though she has never been religious. And at the end she wrote, "I don't know how I would feel about you if you had to decide to hide from service."
You know, that means a lot to me. I wasn't the best father, but I was forgiven for it. I was far away, but I always came back to my daughter. Maybe I'll come back this time too.
April 14th 2025
In this poignant episode, Yuriy recounts the tragic death of a young pianist during a missile strike in Sumy. Through this devastating personal loss, Yuriy highlights the relentless terror inflicted by Russian forces and the global indifference that allows it to continue.
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It is April 14.
A few weeks ago I was in Sumy. There a festival for veterans was held during which they read their works and watched theatrical performances based on their texts. Both days of a festival were completely packed. I helped organize the fest and brought several veterans there, including my friend who was injured by two mines, about whom I recently told you. At one of the performances was live musical accompaniment. A young woman played the piano wonderfully; she was completely passionate about the music. Literally, unveiling new meanings in the text with her playing.
And yesterday, she was killed in the center of her hometown. She became one of the 34 people who lost their lives during a missile strike on the center of Sumy. This is just one day and one city, one Russian terrorist attack. It's an immense pain, a terrible, endless horror. I have already lost count of a number of friends, acquaintances, and colleagues who have perished. Every day, someone from among them dies on the front line or in the read due to this insidious Russian terrorist attacks.
And why is this unending? Because Putin and the rest of the Russians see that we will face no repercussions. No one will supply Ukraine with thousands of missiles and hundreds of tanks, nor will anyone provide the weaponry needed to avenge this detestable country properly. No one will completely cut off the channels through which the Russians still obtain the funds to continue the war. Moreover, they will negotiate cooperation and the restoration of diplomatic relations with the Russians.
Hey, Western enthusiasts of negotiating with thugs and murders, your diplomatic ties reek of the blood of innocent people. They reek of the blood of the pianist from Sumy, of a teacher from Dnipro of the children from Kryvyi Rih- blood paid with your money received through cooperation with Russia, and it's not your blood, but the blood of thousands of people killed all across Ukraine. And the fact that you continue to cooperate with the Russians, that you negotiate while they kill children, only inspires them to commit even more murders.
This cannot be forgiven. It cannot be forgotten. Living with this unbearable pain is difficult, but it must be done. We live in a very bad world, a world ruled by maniacs and self-obsessed fools. Yet, within our power, we can make it a little better even amidst this hell into which this cursed planet has now the descended. The main thing is not to give up.
April 8th 2025
Yuriy shares the harrowing and inspiring story of his friend who lost his leg to a Russian mine but remains determined to fight for his country's liberation. Through tales of courage, resilience, and unwavering principles, Yuriy highlights the stark contrast between those who resist occupation and those who accept it.
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It is April Eighth.
I have a friend who lost his leg after stepping on the Russian mine. He and his unit ended up in a mine field that was not marked on any map. Several people were wounded in the explosions. He applied a tourniquet on himself to avoid bleeding to death, and then his comrades dragged him to the evacuation point. There is a special handle on the back of a body armor made exactly for this- to pull a wounded soldier, but while we were dragging him, another mine exploded under him.
By the time he reached the hospital, the first explosion had already torn off his leg. Shrapnel from the second mine pierced through his body armor, broke several ribs, punctured his lungs and injured several internal organs.
My friend survived. He walks now with a prosthetic leg. By the way, he underwent rehabilitation in the United States, and I'm incredibly grateful to the American people for helping him. You saved an amazing human being. He's still in the military. He didn't retire even before he had every right to.
And the thing is he could have just stayed and lived under Russian rule and never put his life at risk. He's from a small town near Donetsk- occupied by Russians since 2014. He used to run a construction business there. One day, he was driving out to a construction site outside the town. That morning, the Ukrainian flag was flying at the edge of his neighborhood. By the evening when he was returning. The Russian tricolor rag was already up.
And you know, it really happens just like that- that easily. The local authorities panic and submit to the enemy. Confused cops swear allegiance to the occupiers. Most of the population either becomes scared or indifferent. A few who resist, they get tortured or publicly executed. And just like that where occupation is complete- a few hours, and it's done.
And my friend who had lived all his life in the suburbs of Donetsk, who still speaks the Russian that was imposed during the Soviet era, better when Ukrainian, who just happened to be out of town when it was occupied- he saw that flag rushed home, gathered his kids who were still in school at that time told his wife to grab the documents and a few essentials, and they all fled to Kyiv.
He did not accept the occupation. He didn't want to live under the invader rule. Even for with his business skills and knowledge, he could have easily thrived under occupation, but his ideas of honor, morality, and values. Did not let him stay with the Russians, work for them and see every day war who are killing Ukrainians and trying to destroy Ukraine.
For many others though, this is not a problem. My own brother still lives somewhere in Moscow. Every day, I imagine, he, his posters glorifying murders and rapists now declared heroes by the Russian regime. He crosses paths with, these killers in stores, on commuter trains, in schools where he drops off his kids. Those kids, by the way, are being taught to hate Ukraine in school, to see the murder of Ukrainians as a purpose in life.
And he's okay with all of it. He feels safe and comfortable there- among looters and war criminals. So comfortable that he never even tried to escape. Never dared to even plan a way out.
Meanwhile, my friend from Donetsk is now planning an eye surgery. Without a leg and with broken bones, he can no longer serve in the special operations unit of the Ukrainian Marines where he was before his injury. But he can still become a sniper if he improves his vision, and that's what he's working on now.
So that he can return to his hometown, liberated from occupation, drive the Russians out or die trying. But not betray himself, not betray the values, and principles that mean more than comfortable life.
April 2nd 2025
Yuriy reveals the grim reality of new Russian tactics involving high-altitude kamikaze drones and shares a heartwarming story about receiving a donated van from an Estonian supporter. This vehicle is set to become a crucial asset for his media and veteran rehabilitation unit amidst the ongoing conflict.
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It is April 2nd.
Sorry for not recording anything for so long I was terribly exhausted and deeply overwhelmed by a flood of bad news- starting with Neil Young canceling his concert in Ukraine and ending with endless Russian shelling of our cities. They are using a new tactic now their kamikaze drones have started flying at very high altitudes before diving onto targets. This helps them evade air defense systems though it significantly reduces the accuracy. Not that they care about accuracy, they just hit residential areas, killing random people.
You know, when White House officials in Washington recently spoke about Putin supposedly being responsible and focused on peace in Kyiv, first responders, were pulling the bodies of a 5-year-old girl and her father from the rubble. That that's Russian's idea of peace. And it's like this almost every day. Endless terror. The weather is not helping either -cold and almost constant rain.
But there is also good news. I even say great news.
I now have a vehicle, a whole van that sits, eight people. It's not new, of course, it's 20 years old. But I got it for free. It was simply donated to me by an ordinary Estonian guy who decided to help the Ukrainian army. He started looking for someone who could use his van the most and found our unit, which works on media and veteran rehabilitation. I went to Lviv to pick it up and now, the van is with me. My comrades decided it would be best used for filming videos and recording podcasts- which is exactly what I do. I even dream of converting it into a mobile studio someday, but what will take time.
I keep saying this: our country would not have survived without outside help. My family would have likely lost several members, if not for foreigners who stepped in to help me. I tried to repay that kindness by making this podcast telling you what's really happening here and what we feel.
And let's be honest, things are tough. Russians are killing people every day. The war has not become any less bloody, but we are holding on thanks to people like Kaarel from Estonia -and you. Thank you.
March 20th 2025
Yuriy discusses the Western world's misguided approach to negotiating with Putin and the catastrophic implications for Ukraine and global democracy. He questions, 'What would Elvis do?' in the face of such evil, invoking the spirit of past heroes who stood against oppression.
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It is March 20.
It has become physically painful for me to read news because time and time again I see attempts to normalize evil. I watch as the Western world tries to speak with Putin- the very man who kills and terrorize Ukrainians every single day, who has ordered the abduction of thousands and under whose command Ukrainian prisoners are tortured and executed- as if he were a regular politician, the normal president of a normal country. No one demands that he stop the torture, the suffering. Instead, we ask him: what would you like in exchange for stopping your terror? What can we offer you? So that you will stop killing children every day? And of course, whatever is offered will come at the expense of Ukrainians.
I know that by saying this, I will lose some American listeners, some will follow Vice President Vance's lead and start shouting that Ukrainians should be grateful for past support and keep quiet when the big wise men in the White House decides what to do with us. But I have to say this, negotiating hockey games with Putin, pressuring Ukraine to give up its occupied territories, these are not peace initiatives. These are the normalization of evil and an attempt to force us into surrender. We are being asked to abandon our occupied lands. And that means abandoning the people who live there. They will continue to be persecuted, tortured, murdered, their children taken, and turned into Russians, the war will not end. It will simply take another form and only for a time. Given a break in fighting, Russia will seize the opportunity to regroup, correct its mistakes, amass strength, and buy a few more immoral American reporters to spread its propaganda in the West. And then they will return.
Don't think we only want war ruined cities they have bombed and occupied. They still want to completely erase Ukraine as a state, to either turn Ukrainians into Russians or to kill us. This is an imperial project, a campaign to destroy everything democratic and progressive, to turn it into a swamp and absorb it. It has always been this way. And the American governments used to understand that in the past. Why did US troops remain in Europe after defeating Nazism? Because Russia was no less of an aggressive threat. When Nazi Germany. What was Elvis doing in Europe during his military service? He was part of a force that stood ready to fight back if Russia attempted to invade the West.
Many in the West still don't fully grasp the future of this war. They think it is simply Russia attacking Ukraine. But what is not quite true. This is Russia's attack on the free world, Ukraine is just the first victim and trying to negotiate with murders, bribing them with Ukrainian land, is a betrayal of ideals of democracy. It is a betrayal of a memory of those who fought past wars on the side of good against evil. What would was millions of heroes of the past do if they saw what is happening now?
What would Elvis do? Whose side would he be on?
March 5th 2025
Yuriy reflects on the ironic contrasts between his own life and the themes of Neil Young's music, sharing personal anecdotes of imprisonment and military service while expressing gratitude for the support of listeners and Neil Young's planned concert in war-torn Ukraine.
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It is 5th of March,
The other day I got a hair cut- an army style one of course done with clippers so that for the next month until the next trim, I wouldn't even have to think about a comb. And while while they were cutting my hair, I found myself humming. Almost Cut My Hair through Masterpiece by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, probably the greatest band in rock 'n' roll history. The irony is what the song tells the story of someone who was on the verge of cutting their long hair, the symbol of rebellion and free spirit for the sake of mundane, bourgeois life. But at the last moment, held back. I, on the other hand, have nothing bourgeois about me, yet I keep cutting my hair short.
Out of all four musicians in Crosby, steel Smash, and Young, I always liked the last one, Neil Young. The most, the most restless, the most rebellious of them all. I've loved his music since I was a teenager. You know that feeling when a song seems to be telling the story of your own life. That's how it was for me, even when I grew up. When I was arrested by the police in Egypt and sent to prison, Neil Young's Mid East Vacation was playing in my head. By the way, back in 2012, I was arrested on charges of spying for the United States. I took pride in that for years, but now looking at the United States, I think, no, but was not worth going to jail for, even for was few hours, which the police needed to find out that I was really a journalist covering the Tahrir Revolution.
At the beginning of a full scale invasion and my military service, I kept recording Youngs Living With War, and when I missed home and my family terribly, his Going Home.
And just recently I remember it that the very first thing I bought on my first ever trip to the United States years ago was Neil Young's book, Waging Heavy Piece. I bought it in an airport bookstore right after passing passport control.
And the day after my latest haircut, I read in the news that Mr. Young is coming to perform here in Ukraine. This is a real miracle. I don't quite understand how it's going to happen because gathering people in a stadium or a large concert hall is extremely dangerous- we are under constant bombardment. I don't know if I'll be able to attend the concert because I'm in the Army and it's far from certain that I'd get leave- or that there would be even available seats. But... But! The most important thing is that he's at least planning to come. That at the very least, through his plans, he's supporting Ukraine.
The only ones, I'm more grateful to when him, are you- my listeners, most of you who go out to rallies for Ukraine, who support our resistance, who make it possible for us sooner or later to finally rocking in a free world.
March 23rd 2025
Yuriy describes how fear has evolved for the people in Ukraine, shifting from an abstract concept to a practical reality as they learned to live under the constant threat of shelling and missile strikes. Now, as uncertainty looms again, they find themselves gripped by a familiar yet paralyzing fear of the unknown, making it hard to find solace and hope in the chaos.
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It's 3rd of March.
It's strange how quickly fear evolves before the full scale war began. When the Russians were amassing troops at our borders, and their TV was filled with promises to destroy Ukraine in a matter of days, fear was vague- people, myself included, we are afraid of an abstract war. It was terror of something unknown and not yet fully understood.
After the invasion began, fear transformed almost immediately. People became afraid of shelling, missile strikes and sought shelter from loud noises. Over time, even that fear changed. People learned to distinguish what was exploding and how far it was just by sound to know whether they needed to hide.
Our children in kindergarten can identify artillery calibers by sound and understand whether the artillery can reach them. Fear didn't disappear; it simply adapted, became more practical- more, if I may say so, functional.
But now the same fear of unknown, that existed before the full scale war is rising again. Once again, we are faced with uncertainty. We don't know what comes next for us, our fate, the fate of our children, is being decided behind our back without our participation. We are treated like goods with powerful players want to sell for their own profit, and if no buyer is found, simply discard us. Discard living people. People who did not start this war, who never brought weapons to foreign lands, who are only defending their own .
This fear keeps us awake at night, clouds our judgment, and makes it impossible to live normally. We all try to distract ourselves in some way. I, for example, have started to write about the Middle East on Substack again, but it does not help much. Uncertainty is a terrify thing. It's no coincidence they say that waiting for death is worse than death itself, and we don't even know what we are waiting for- for death, betrayal being sold out to Putin, or if we're just being scared for some incomprehensible purpose. But regardless, it's terrifying.
Of course, fear has been with us all these years. But we had hope, the free world showed at us that we are not alone, that it stood with us. But now the free world is lost in confusion. And that confusion could come at the high price, not just for us, but for everyone else too.
It's so strange, when the full scale war began. My daughter was 16, in just a few days, she will turn 20. The Russians stole her best years. War stole them. And there is a danger that this is only the beginning, that it's not just three years of war, but the first three years of war.
February 25th 2025
Yuriy reflects on three years of relentless warfare on the Ukrainian front lines, sharing his raw emotions and the harsh realities of a soldier's life. Amidst despair and international betrayal, he finds hope in the unwavering support from ordinary people around the world.
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It is February 25th.
Today marks three years and one day since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the largest war on the European continent since World War II. And exactly three years since I became a soldier.
What has changed over these years? Everything and nothing at the same time. I've received several awards, but not a single promotion- I remain a private. I'm not chasing a career, just as I didn't in my past, peaceful life. We have a saying 'a clean shoulder board means a clean conscience.' A private has nothing on his shoulder board. No stripes, no stars.
What else? We still have the same enemy, the same thirst for victory, the same Ukraine. What has changed? Tens of thousands of countries best sons and daughters are gone- murdered by Russian invaders. Thousands more will die in the future. We will be no deal to stop the bloodshed- Russians won't stop until they destroy us all, or until they inflict a defeat so Russian that we lose our ability to continue the war.
And it's getting harder for us. One of our key partners, the United States, is increasingly drifting toward our enemies. Just recently at the United Nation General Assembly where Americans stood in a united front with Putin and Lukashenko, it happened so quickly. Three years ago, we began resisting one nuclear-armed state then another- North Korea joined the fight against us. Now on the diplomatic front, yet another nuclear power- the United States -is beginning to support our enemies.
You know when you read history books, you can always find the moment of greatest crisis in any given era- the darkest hour. The battle on the Somme in World War I, the fall of France in World War II and so on. But for us, this entire war is one endless darkest hour where is no single moment of crisis. It's constant, or at least what's how it feels.
Three years of stolen in life, three years of endless death and pain, three years of genocide. It's incredibly difficult not to despair. Truly difficult. It's hard not to lose your mind when you read the news, that our once greatest foreign ally now refuses to call Russia an aggressor or Putin a murderer, and instead shifts the blame for genocide onto its victims.
And that is why the support from ordinary people in the West is invaluable. People who continue to stand with Ukraine, even when, their governments are ready to throw themselves back into Putin's arms for a few bucks- these people are incredible. Without these people, we wouldn't have lasted this long. Never as a country nor I as a individual. Thank you, and we are not given up.
February 19th 2024
Yuriy recounts a vivid and disturbing dream about a hypothetical U.S. president who allies with Hitler during World War II. The dream explores the consequences of such an alliance on the principles of freedom and democracy.
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It is February 19.
The other night I was sleeping and had a terrifying dream, just horrible. It was about how, in the midst of Second World War, a man came to power in the United States after promising during his election campaign to end the war. In just a few weeks or even days by making everyone come to an agreement.
At that time, the United States was an extremely important country, the main stronghold of a Western world, the arsenal of democracy, the land of the free, and the home of a brave.
And so as this man was elected, he immediately started talking about his great relationships with Adolf Hitler. He even called him "Mr. Hitler" and did not hide his admiration for him. Many in Europe thought this was some kind of clever game, that the United States president was actually making calculated moves to flatter the furor into a trap. But very quickly it became clear that this was not the case.
The new United States President accused Europe of refusing to negotiate with Mr. Hitler about peaceful coexistence. He claimed that the war would not have started if only Europeans had peacefully agreed to hand over their rights, their laws, their borders, and their history to Nazi control.
"This is your fault!" The new American president, shouted at the Europeans "Because of you we can't freely trade without Nazi partners. Because of you we have inflation and, an influx of refugees who for some reason refuse to die in the comfortable and welcoming concentration camps of Mr. Hitler."
Then the president continued, "Of course we are still the land of the free, but we are willing to give up quite a bit of what, that 'free' includes. If it means the price of eggs drops by a few cents. And naturally we are still the home of the brave, but you must understand we are not brave enough to risk upsetting Mr. Hitler."
I woke up at the moment when the main stronghold of a western world raised a white flag, and the padlock was placed on the gates of the arsenal of democracy, along with a sign that read: "Closed at the request of our partner, Mr. Hitler" Phew! I thought, what a relief, but it was just a dream, just a terrible, bad dream, right.
February 14th 2025
Yuriy provides a powerful reminder of the enduring importance of dignity, freedom, and resistance against oppression. We delve into historical parallels and current threats, reinforcing the necessity of standing with Ukraine against tyranny and occupation.
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It is February 14.
Today, I just want to remind you what a deal in which dignity, freedom, and human lives are measured in dollars is a very bad deal because there are things more variable than dollars.
Let me remind you that the war will not end as long as there is even a single inch of occupied land in Ukraine. Because even if the guns fall silent, the torture chambers and concentration camps will not disappear. And every day, just like now, people will be tortured and murdered there. So, leaving towns and villages under occupation while saying what the most important thing is to prevent people from dying is hypocrisy and a lie. People will continue to die.
It is strange but it has to be repeated in the 21st century. But I will remind you anyway: Nazis are scum, occupation is a crime, and appeasement of an aggressor never works. "Blessed are the peacemakers said Jesus," but he did not mean those who give the aggressor everything they desire and when, call it peace.
The other day, my brother in arms said that the West is now in the same position as Ukraine was during the Balkan Wars of 1990s. Back then we were all going about our lives, not even thinking that one day, we too could face a siege like Sarajevo or mass executions like in Srebenica. Right now, you are not thinking about it, but the threat of war escalating is very real.
I will finish today on a somewhat solemn note, but forgive me for that. Before the start of Second World War, Winston Churchill said that a nation that chooses shame over war will get both shame and war. Do not choose shame. Stand with Ukraine. Stand for freedom and dignity.
February 7th 2025
Yuriy reflects on the decline of global moral values and the impact on war-torn regions like Ukraine and Gaza. He shares poignant personal stories, urging listeners to support the fight for freedom and dignity.
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Is February 7th.
It's a little strange to think about it now, but I remember very well with times when politicians, intellectuals, and even big business representatives emphasized with human life and dignity were the main value. That freedom was at treasure, that had to be preserved and for which one could sacrifice a lot. Those times are long gone now politicians are looking for an understanding with scoundrels and murderers advising Ukraine to give Putin its territories so that he can show his people at least something as proof of victory and seriously discussing the possibility of stopping military aid so that the war can end as soon as possible.
We live in an era of cowards and sellouts, people who are willing to sell freedom and dignity to anyone who is willing to buy them. We stand on the shoulders of the giants who defeated Nazism and destroyed the insane and senseless evil empire called the USSR, and these giants are ashamed of how we have distorted the world we built. Human life is no longer the main value. People no longer mean anything their opinion can no longer be taken into account if you are rich and powerful enough.
And this is exactly what we are seeing now in the Gaza Strip, which is probably the most cursed and terrible place on Earth. I've been there many times as a reporter, I had friends there, I knew how scary it could be during the bombing. I almost stayed there forever after Hamas accused me of spying for Israel. But you know what the main impression of Gaza is? People there are humiliated and intimidated, they have no hope for anything good. The blockade, endless wars, and the dictatorship of the Hamas facts have deprived them of their freedom and dignity.
And now rich people from wealthy, powerful countries are deciding what to do with these Gazans, coming up with plans that would have seemed completely detached from reality a few years ago, but now can easily be implemented. I have written a new text about this on Substack. There will be a link to it in the episode description where some of my photos there. They show a terrible Gaza ruled by cruel people, but which was home to many. There is a photo with a girl on the street. I don't know who she's or where she's from, I just took it this photo by accident. But every day I think about her, about whatever she is alive or not crippled. I think about her parents and about millions of other people, first of all, here in Ukraine. We must somehow hold on until the time when Freedom and Dignity become the main values again.
And while we are holding on, read my text and if you like, send me a few dollars. Thank you.
January 24th 2025
Yuriy delves into the upcoming presidential elections in Belarus and the oppressive regime of Alexander Lukashenko. He explores the impact of his 30-year rule and the international implications of his policies.
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It is January 24.
If you think the American elections weren't enough, well in just a couple of days you are in for another one. This Sunday, Belarus will be electing its president. Most likely you have not heard anything about it, even in Ukraine, where the common border with Belarus is almost a thousand miles long few people know about it. Why? Because these are elections with a predetermined outcome. Everyone already knows who the president will be, even if no one votes for him. Under any circumstances, Alexander Lukashenko will remain the ahead of a state.
This mentally ill man and he truly is ill, having undergone treatment in the 1980s without success has helped Belarus hostage for 30 years and plans to secure another five year term. He's a true maniac, willing to do anything to clink, to power. What's more, he despises the country he governs. He has no respect for Belarusian history, culture, or language. To give you an idea, there is no complete version of the Belarusian constitution in the national language. It exists only in Russian. The country's official symbols are not the national flag and code of arms, but slightly modified Soviet ones.
All talented artists, writers and musicians have either been exiled from Belarus or are behind bars. Today as it was in the USSR, creativity is only allowed with state's permission and under its control. Lukashenko uses violence to stay in power, killing and torturing war who seek freedom and democracy. He's been doing this for 30 years and plans to continue.
Despite all these many in Ukraine. Just a few years ago, considered Belarus an ideal state and Lukashenko the best leader. Why this happened and what it led to, I won't explain here better yet, I'll give you a link to my substack. I recently published a piece there about Belarus. If you find it interesting, please share it and if you are not interested, you can check my other articles. There is one about Christmas in the Middle East, another about the founder of World's First anarchist republic one about Bethlehem and much more.
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By the way, Belarus is not a foreign land to me. My last name likely has a Belarusian roots. I've worked there, narrowly avoided ending up in one of the Lukashenko's prisons and have plenty of stories to share about Belarus. If you are interested, let me know and I'll dedicate an entire episode to this topic because the Lukashenko regime is really a sleeping monster filled with hatred towards democracy, obsessed with a Soviet past, and now armed with Russian nuclear bombs. And this monster is right in the center of Europe.
January 17th 2025
Yuriy describes through the brutal realities faced by the Ukrainian territorial defense forces. He details the unwavering spirit of everyday people standing up to defend their homeland.
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It is January 17.
Over the past year, Russians have killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war. This year, they continue to execute people who surrender. We do this openly knowing that were being recorded by Ukrainian reconnaissance drones, and often they film this acts themselves and post them online. They take pride in killing wars who lay down their arms. They want everyone. To see how brutal they are, how deeply they hate territorial defense fighters. Because it is people from territorial defense whom Russians kill in the first place.
Why such hatred specifically for the territorial defense forces? Why are my comrades and I at maximum risk? What infuriates work so much about us? From the very start of the full scale invasion, Russian propaganda portrayed the territorial defense as a gathering of fanatics who voluntarily joined the military solely to kill Russians. For years propagandists spread tales that only crazed sadists served in the territorial defense. People who lined up to join the Army just to get weapons and finally kill Russians.
They took one real fact- we really did stand in lines for hours during the first day of a war and built a myth around it depicted territorial defense members as savages, whose sole purpose in life is to kill Russians. In reality, the territorial defense now includes not just volunteers; many were mobilized after the volunteer numbers became insufficient. None of us would have taken arms to kill Russians if they had not invaded our land with weapons and the intent to destroy our country. Killing invaders has become a way of life for thousands of very different people, not just war and the Territorial Defense.
You know, it's a very strange story. The Territorial Defense began as groups of people protecting their towns or neighborhoods with a vast majority having no real military experience before the full scale war. Now, the territorial defense fights on the hottest front lines, often hundreds of miles from their homes. They fight fiercely and bravely. And it is us, once entirely civilian people, who invaders have joined into the most relentless enemies.
The killing of prisoners of war is a horrific crime, a sign of inhumanity of true monsters. But in this war, there is no crime the Russians have not committed. I am proud to stand on the side of good, proud to be among those who fight with blood thirsty, senseless heart, risking our lives every day. Eternal glory to those who have fallen at the hands of the scum that invaded our land and let it be a reminder two wars who torture and kill prisoners- we will find you. Every last one of you.
November 11th 2024
Yuriy reflects on personal experiences and emotions tied to a celebration that wasn't as cheerful as expected. He delves into the nuances of how joyful occasions can sometimes carry a weight of melancholy.
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It is November 11.
Today is my birthday. I turned 44. When I joined the Army I was 41 when the war started with the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of Donbas I was 33. So, a quarter of my life has been directly tied to the war. I've spent almost a thousand days in the military and we are going through very difficult days right now.
North Koreans are fighting against against us. Iranian drones and missiles are flying at us and unfortunately, it is still unclear what Western World will decide regarding, regarding further support for us.
Almost a thousand days in the Army... Trust me, that's a lot for someone who never thought about building a military career and was already planning a quiet pre retirement life. pre retirement life without previously very frequent Middle East trips or other adventures.
These almost a thousand days in the Army means really a lot because in 2022, I was given only a couple of weeks to live. All our nation was given only two weeks. Free world was ready to sacrifice us for, I still don't know for what. Maybe for an illusion that for the Russians, destruction of Ukraine will be enough and they will not go any farther. Stupid and dangerous illusion. And very pricey. But we survived. And thanks to my brave brothers and sisters in arms, I can live to one more birthday. Today is also my mother's birthday. She gave birth to me on her own special day, and it's also my brother's birthday. He's only 20 minutes older than me. But I don't even want to mention him with traitor who's still sitting in Moscow.
When I first celebrated my birthday in the Army in November, 2022, I had a hope for a miracle. After all, it was on November 11 that the first World War ended, so why couldn't this war ends on November 11 as well? But nothing happened then and nothing in 2023 ever. And now in 2024, it's just another day of war. Nothing special, just the same as the nearly thousand days before it.
I've never had any particular rituals connected to my birthday, and even if I had, I would not be able to keep them. Many of the people who used to congratulate me have died. Some have cowardly the fled the country, and others are now going through the own tragedies linked to the loss or injury of well loved ones, so they certainly don't have time for me.
A gloomy celebration, right? But really none of our holidays are joyful right now. Still. I'm grateful to have you and to be able to tell you everything honestly. Well then, happy birthday to me.
Nov 4th 2024
Yuriy outlines the new phase of conflict where Ukraine faces off against both Russian and North Korean forces, examining the geopolitical ramifications and the hesitations of Western allies.
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It is 4th of November.
Our work has entered a new phase. This is obvious. First of all, we are now facing two regular armies: the Russian and the North Korean. Over 10,000 soldiers of that stupid greedy Kim have already taken positions with the Russians near the Ukrainian border, and thousands more are currently preparing in military camps in the Far East. This completely changes the configuration of the war.
Previously, all the Putin allies, the likes of Lukashenko, the half-dead Iranian, Ayatollahs and Kim, numbed by his own life of luxury- limited their support to supplying weapons, or providing territory for invasion. Now, everything has changed. We are facing two regular armies and both from countries with nuclear weapons.
And where is our nuclear arsenal? We had one. Oh right, we gave it up in the 1990s in exchange for promises to respect our sovereignty and to keep our borders intact. And who made those promises? Russia, who took our weapons and now is destroying our country. And who was the guarantor of those promises? Who assured us that life without the bomb would be better and safer? The United Kingdom and the United States. Google the Budapest memorandum if you don't know this story.
Please don't think that I'm an ungrateful wretch who's forgotten all the weapons and other aid the Western countries have given us. I actually remember and deeply appreciate it, but I also know that we could destroy the Northern Korean expeditionary forces right now, before they have the chance to kill wound or rape anyone. Yet we don't have permission from Washington or our capitals to do so. They've told us directly: as soon as we cross the border, hit them with our weapons. Until then, no, no, no.
We are also not allowed to use Western missiles to destroy the Russian air fields from which planes launch daily to bomb our cities. We're also forbidden to strike at their drone stockpiles. Have you seen these drones? They are huge, the size of the car, packed with explosives powerful enough to demolish an entire building. Just in the past few days, strikes by wars, drones on Ukrainian apartments have killed two children.
These drones- and this is another indicator of a changing nature of the war- are now being used much more frequently here even deadlier explosives. Thermobaric ones. When they explode, they burn everything around them, including people. I've seen how they work. No horror film could show you this, but we all see it every day.
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October 23rd 2024
Yuriy recounts the tragic effects of the war on everyday life, emphasizing the shift in mindset even among children. As he shares heart-breaking stories of loss and fear, the harsh reality of living in a constant state of danger becomes evident.
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It's October 23.
Russians killed a 14-year-old girl in Sumy. They simply sheltered with city and hit her while she was walking her dog. The dog is gravely injured and its honor is dead. In Kherson a Russian FPV drone killed a doctor while he was driving to a patient. Near Kharkiv, a bread truck driver died after ran over a mine, left by Russians. Russian missiles flew several thousand kilometers and killed a mother and her three daughters in Lviv.
Russians kill civilians every day. Every single day. All over Ukraine. Imagine we are the largest country in Europe- almost twice the size of Germany, yet there are no safe places here. Our insane neighbor can strike anywhere. And it's been like this for nearly three years now. In these three years, we have turned into a nation of fatalists. I constantly hear people, both civilians and soldiers, talking about the future, saying things like "if I survive" or "if I'm not killed by them."
It's become so common that it no longer sounds jarring as it did few years ago. Everyone talks like this now, warning that we might not be able to do something or travel somewhere if they get wounded or killed by the next Russian attack. This has long become a crucial factor in planning anything. But for a long time, I fought this, only applied to adults. And do you know why? Because I hadn't been around children for a while. But recently, I had to be.
About a week ago, I was waiting out a very loud shelling taking shelter under the canopy of an entrance of some building I was walking by when the shelling started. It's already a habit -if you get caught outside during a shelling, find some sort of roof to avoid getting hit by shrapnel. Next to me was a young woman with a boy of about six years old. When an explosion went off very close by the child had a full blown panic attack. He turned pale, started shaking, and it seemed like he was about to pass out from fear. His mother, hugging him, started telling him how we would break a pie together in the evening, how we would go for a walk when the shelling stopped, and how we would watch his favorite cartoon before bed.
Listen, I just hadn't thought about this. I didn't really understand how children experience the war. They live in constant fear and it's much harder for them than for adults. And they no longer say, "when I grow up" they say "if I grow up." At the very least, that boy asked his mother, if I grow up and finish school, will the war still be going on?
October 9th 2024
Yuriy shares his thoughts on the future, the new projects he's embarking on, and the true stories of resilience and hope from Ukraine. Plus, find out how you can support his work and read his latest Substack post: https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/p/ruins-of-palestine
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I've written a new post for Substack. It's about Hamas, Palestine, and Israel. Check it out if you are interested in this topic. I'll add a link to it in the description of this episode. It's important to me. Although, I feel like over time, my writing isn't as vivid and sharp as it used to be. After all, practice is key to any craft. I don't have as much of it as I once did. I'm losing skills with once seemed natural skills I thought I had mastered for good. I don't know what the future holds. Maybe I'll have to find a new job after the war. Maybe no one will hire me as a reporter anymore. They might say "old man, your time has passed. Go away."
I'll think about this often, about the future, and honestly, it doesn't bring me much joy. But in recent days, I found rays of hope. I've put together my own small studio, bought microphones and a mixer. Everything is almost new. I've already recorded a radio play with this equipment, a real play. But in podcast form.
I also have plans to translate and record a podcast play based on the script my friends wrote about how he lost his leg after stepping on the Russian mine. It's just a man who wrote a play about losing a limb about his comrades, pulled him out under fire, how he lost consciousness, how he joked, and how we joked with him during the evacuation. Sometimes it's terrifying and sometimes it's hilarious, just like life, and it's the true story of a real hero.
The Ukrainian version is already been recorded and edited. Thanks to all of you for your support. I bought the studio equipment with the money you are still sending me. There is still small debt left, but together we'll manage it. I'm sure of that. Thank you once again. Read my text on Substack, help Ukraine and never give up.
October 1st 2024
Yuriy underscores the critical role the Ukrainian army plays in defending not just Ukraine but the broader Western world against Russian aggression. He highlights Russia's inhumane military practices and warns of their intentions to use subjugated Ukrainians to wage war against NATO, emphasizing the importance of supporting Ukraine in its fight for freedom.
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I think some of my listeners abroad believe that I'm exaggerating a bit when I say that the Ukrainians are now defending them too, that I'm deliberately overstating the importance of the Ukrainian army, but that's not the case. In the description of this episode, I will leave a link to the military plans of so-called Russian Ministry of Defense. You will be able to read them using an online translator, or you might not need to read them- I will tell you a bit about them and provide some explanations.
Let's start with the fact that they still call the war in Ukraine a, liberation one. They came to "liberate" Russians according to very bizarre calculations. Just recently, 96.7% of people in Ukraine were Russians. Where this number came from, don't ask. I don't know. It's some special Putin science- counting Russians where they don't exist. So, next, the Russian military rights that were insidious West imposed some wrong values on these Russians and turn them into enemies of Russia. And that's precisely why putin started this war to turn this, 96.7% of Ukrainians into Russians.
And do you know why Putin needs these people- and we are talking about millions of people? Can you guess? Well, okay. I will tell you to be at the forefront of the armies that will march under Putin's command to destroy the West, which on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Defense is called 'Satanic'. The ultimate goal is to bring all of Eastern Europe back under Moscow's control. In other words, the Russians openly say, they want to fight NATO, but with the hands of subjugated Ukrainians.
Is it possible to send Ukrainians to fight against their Western neighbors? Well look at two. Today's Russian army, it is more than half made up of conquered peoples from the Caucuses, Siberia, and other regions. It has thousands of Chechens, including wars, who just recently -20 years ago- fought against Moscow for independence, but now they're fighting for the very people who turned Chechnya into a damn feudal khanate with portraits of Putin who killed tens of thousands of Chechens on every corner.
And there are also many Ukrainians in the Russian army from the occupied territories. They did not join because they suddenly wanted to fight for the invaders. No, they were simply grabbed of the streets, taken to the military base and made cannon fodder. That's right, cannon fodder. The Russian army does not know how to fight any other way.
And the fact that you haven't experienced it yourself yet, the fact that this father isn't storming your cities, the fact that your loved ones haven't been forcibly sent to be part of this Russian cannon fodder, all this is thanks to Ukraine. By the way, today is October 1st, the day of Defenders of Ukraine. So don't forget to congratulate your Ukrainian friends. They deserve it.
September 23rd 2024
Yuriy he recounts his recent travels across war-torn Ukraine, including a visit to his hometown of Kharkiv. In this episode, Yuriy delves into health issues exacerbated by constant stress, the agony of seeing his city under attack, misguided foreign perspectives on the war, and heartbreaking stories of Russian oppression. He ends on a hopeful note by discussing his involvement in a veterans' theatre project and plans for a new podcast initiative.
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Hello, I'm back with you again. It's September 23.
I've been away for quite some time. This is partly due to health issues, which are certainly not getting any better under constant stress, and partly because over the past few weeks I've had to travel around Ukraine for my military duties. I even visited my hometown of Kharkiv, which suffers from daily bombings, where soon there won't be a single intact window left and which the Russians are trying to simply destroy. It's an incredibly heavy feeling- being in the city of my childhood, the city of my daughters childhood, and witnessing how it suffers from shelling, how people there are in agony, it's unimaginably difficult.
The only thing harder is reading how foreign commentators are teaching us how we should deal with Russians. Lately, I've been coming across more and more advice from foreigners directed at Ukrainians, which sounds more like calls for capitulation. Of course, if they don't phrase it that way. Usually, it's just amusing about how one can live under any regime and, but it's not necessary worth suffering and dying just to prevent your state's flag flattering over your city being replaced with that of another country. I even suspect that these aren't Russian bots, but real people from Western countries who just don't fully understand what's actually happening here. What this war is truly about. Let me give you some examples.
A few months ago, two Ukrainian priests were released from Russian captivity. They had been captured in the Kherson region at the beginning of a full scale invasion. They weren't chaplains. They had no ties to the military. We were simply from a church that were Russian authorities deemed uncanonical and incorrect because it does not recognize the primacy of Moscow and holds services in Ukrainian language. Just four this, the two priests were arrested, sent to camps, tortured and abused. Naturally their congregation, was given a "proper" priest. One with a Russian passport, a prayer book edited to feed the times, and probably an FSB ID too.
In occupied territories, not only praying in Ukrainian forbidden, but even speaking, it is prohibited. That's why the occupiers immediately destroy all books in schools and libraries burned down the offices of Ukrainian language publications and bomb printing houses. Russians boast in very news about sending a young shop assistant from the occupied territories to prison for greeting customers in Ukrainian, out of habit, not knowing that they were Russian soldiers. For the simple words, 'good day' in a banned language, she was sent to the torture chamber.
The Russians aren't just replacing one flag with another; they want everyone to immediately become Russian to forget, their language renowned their faith and even throw away favorite books into the fire. This is a deliberate destruction of everything that matters to a person. Everything that makes a person human. Their history, their roots, their understanding of the world. None of that is supposed to remain. The Russian government has restructured its own country into a vast territory, full of people without their own thoughts, without their own views, without their own values. Everyone is ordered to love what we're told to love, hate what we're told to hate, and ignore everything, not mention it by the authorities. And this is precisely the order they want to force upon Ukraine. And kill anyone who disagrees.
I don't think it's worth ending on a said note again. So here's some good news. I'm currently serving in a unit that, among other things, focuses on the rehabilitation of veterans and war disabled individuals. We even have a special project, the Veteran's Theater, where 15 veterans have been trained in the basics of dramaturgy and have written their own plays about our war. I've joined this work and now I'm working on creating a Veterans Podcast where we will record the plays in radio format and discuss them.
I'm slowly putting together a studio for this. I've already bought a recorder and one microphone. I'll be ordering two more microphones and a mixer, even if we're slightly used, very soon. And all of these. Thanks to you. Without your help, I would not have the money to set up the studio that we are building right now. There wouldn't be the opportunity for war scared people who engaged in creativity and share the stories of the world. True stories of heroism and resistance. And you are all directly part of this because if you are listening to me and helping -you are the resistance.
August 28th 2024
Yuriy notes that last weekend marked two and a half years since the start of the war in Ukraine and he reflects on the profound losses and relentless struggle for survival. He calls on listeners to support Ukraine, emphasizing the dire consequences if the world neglects their plight.
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It is August 28th.
Last weekend, marked exactly two and a half years since I joined the Army. It's quite a long time. During this period, I found many new friends and lost many old ones to death or disappearance. During this time, my parents became refugees, my brother turned into a traitor and I started and almost gave up on making a podcast. I've been on many fronts, hid from shelling in Bakhmut, and saw the' Russians fleeing from Kharkiv. So much has happened. So many people have died in these two years. So much pain and blood.
I've also seen how the rhetoric of Kremlin agents in the West has changed. At first, they claimed that helping Ukraine was pointless, but it wouldn't last even a couple of weeks and that the Russians would quickly seize the entire country. Then we screamed about Nazis, about terrible oppression of Russian-speaking Ukrainians that Putin was supposedly rescuing. Later, when it became obvious that the regions suffering the most destruction and deaths were war with large Russian speaking populations, these creatures started scaring the world with the threat of nuclear war if Putin began to lose.
Now we have a new narrative. I constantly see Americans and Europeans saying things like, "Not a cent of aid to Ukraine as long as our country has homeless veterans." This is not just nonsense, it's a crime. If the citizens of free countries stop helping Ukraine, you will all turn into homeless veterans- your children, your elderly parents, your friends, and your loved ones. If Ukraine falls, you'll all even be dead or homeless veterans. And you will consider yourself lucky if you become homeless veterans of your own national armies that have defended their independence at the cost of completely destroyed cities and enormous human losses.
Because there is a high chance that you'll become homeless veterans of fascist Russian army. It is forming entire brigades of people from occupied territories. It does not care about the motivation or loyalty of such soldiers. They are expendable. Most people driven into these brigades spent a couple of weeks on the front lines. Then they either die or are severely wounded and remain disabled homeless veterans for life. And you'll be among them if Ukraine does not stand. Putin will need a lot of canon fodder for world domination and he's delighted when in another fool writes "not a cent for Ukraine" because that fool is his potential soldier. Help Ukraine. Two and a half years of war is very long and very difficult, but we are holding on and you should too. Believe me, it's much, much harder for us here.
August 22nd 2024
Yuriy vividly recounts Ukraine's bold offensive into Russia, drawing parallels with General Sherman's historic march. As he shares his personal reflections and hopes for a decisive victory, Yuriy provides a raw and insightful perspective on the ongoing conflict.
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It is August 22.
What you've read in textbooks, what you've seen in Epic paintings, and what has inspired you is happening right now. The Ukrainian Army is now replicating General Sherman's March through Georgia in Russia's Kursk region. Yes, it is the closest historical analogy. It's a strike at the enemies rear, a demoralizing strike, a painful strike with a far reaching, though still unclear to many, consequences.
One of the main tasks of any army forced to fight a war on its own territory is to transfer this war to the enemies territory. So that it's their, the enemies, cities and villages being destroyed by artillery. Their civilian population turning into refugees and their, not our, fields and factories burning from direct shelling.
For two and a half years, Ukraine fought with a wild and impossible limitation: our partners gave us weapons, but forbid us from using them outside of Ukraine. We had no rights to strike military targets in Russia while Russia had no such restrictions. Now, everything is changing. We are bringing the war to the territory of the aggressor country. They have sown the wind, and now we will reap whirlwind.
I would like our offensive to be exactly like Sherman's- all, the way to the sea, the baltic or the white sea, with the destruction of everything in its path, cutting the enemy fronts in half. Of course, it won't be that way- these are different times with different weapons, tactics, and logistics. But what is happening now is history, something that could become a turning point in this war. The Russians dreamed of capturing Kyiv in three days, but now over 900 days into their three day war, they are losing village after village on their own territory.
It's been a long time since I have had a real reason for good cheer, but now I'm almost dancing- we have thrown the fire of war back to where it came from. Now we must push forward and not stop. I confess I'm a bit envious of my comrades who are now fighting in the Kursk region. When I left Russia more than 10 years ago, I told myself I would never return to that wretched, racist country. But now I realize that I would gladly go there for a couple of months in a Ukrainian tank.
If I do get there, and there is always a chance, I will certainly tell you about it. But for now, wish us all and all of Ukraine luck. Let Moscow be burned and its cannibalistic regime destroyed forever.
August 5th 2024
Yuriy unravels the shocking truth behind a supposed ally—a Spanish journalist who turned out to be a Russian spy. Yuriy describes a real-life encounter with a Russian intelligence agent and the haunting aftermath of betrayal on the front lines of Ukraine.
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It's August five.
I'm truly burnt out, which makes it difficult for me to do even simple tasks. Honestly, I even wanted to take a couple more weeks off from recording any episodes, but a few days ago I received a few dozen dollars on PayPal from you and realized that I still have an obligation to you. Today, I will tell you a real spy thriller to which I, for a long time without realizing it had a connection.
You have probably heard that last week there was an exchange of convicts between Russia and Western countries. The Russians sent to Europe and the USA journalists and several minor local and anti Putin politicians, and in return, they received a bunch of real criminals, illegal agents who hunted for secret information, hackers who stole money from Western citizens and transferred it to accounts associated with Russian special services and even real hired killers. I must admit, I personally know one of those whom the Russians pulled out from behind bars.
We met in 2014, a few weeks after the then limited Russian invasion of Ukraine. At that time, we seized Donetsk and Luhansk, and there was a threat of an advance on the city of Dnipro. In the summer and autumn of 2014, there were a lot of journalists there, including foreigners. Among them was a Basque with a Spanish passport who spoke Russian with a noticeable accent, but very well. He eagerly told everyone that his grandmother and grandfather fled to the Soviet Union during the Spanish civil War, learned the language there, passed the knowledge on to their grandson. His name was Pablo Gonzalez.
At first, this name seemed too charicatured to me; there is no more stereotypical Spanish name in the world than Pabla Gonzales, but I did not pay attention to it at that time. Gonzales was as pro Ukrainian as possible. He condemned the Russian aggression, supported the revolution, and even criticized the West for insufficient support for Ukraine. He visited Kyiv and our cities quite often, and he even had a Ukrainian girlfriend. Usually, he wrote to me a few days before his arrival and invited me to a bar. I always declined and instead invited him to my radio show. It was actually interesting- a Spanish journalist, a Basque supports Ukraine, talks about what Europe and USA should do to help us and mentions details of political life in Spain and other countries unknown to the broader Ukrainian public.
I even encourage my colleagues from our media to contact Pablo if they needed someone knowledgeable about European affairs and people indeed contacted him. Pablo's round face with a truly Spanish conquistador-like beard occasionally appeared on Ukrainian television.
Then the big war came. I quit journalism and joined the Army, and I forgot about Pablo as well as almost everything from my peaceful life. And a few days ago I read about the exchange. The article had a photo of the exchanged. Among them was the portrait of Pablo Gonzalez. As it turned out, he was neither Pablo, nor Gonzalez. His name was Pavel Rubstov. He's a Russian intelligence agent. His task was to establish friendly relations with journalists and politicians in Ukraine and neighboring countries. He was detained in Poland a few days after the start of a full scale invasion in February, 2022, he was snooping around the Ukrainian border.
He definitely did not learn anything secret from me- I never had access to any secrets, but unfortunately I helped legalized him in Ukraine. Made him recognizable without knowing the truth about him and recommended him to others as a speaker. I feel ashamed and hurt because of this.
Pablo Gonzales. This name is not caricatured as it seemed to me. It is a cover name. Go and try to find data about every Gonzales in the world. He chose it, or rather it was chosen for him by his commanders to lose him among millions of real Gonzalez's.
It's a pity that he was handed over to the Russians. I would like spies to stay behind bars, and I'm also curious about what happened to his Ukrainian girlfriend. Is she also a victim of his deception or an accomplice of a enemy who helped him in his wild work?
July 26th 2024
Yuriy delves into the story of the small Ukrainian town of New York, which is facing relentless destruction by Russian forces. He highlights the stark contrasts and tragic connections between this town and its namesake in America, highlighting the symbolic and brutal nature of the ongoing conflict.
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It is July 26.
In Western News, this is not being mentioned, but the Russians are currently wiping New York off the face of Earth. They are dropping bumps from planes, launching missiles and destroying buildings one by one with FPV drones. Many New Yorkers have been killed, and even more locals have become refugees. It is so dangerous to be in New York, but the authorities have banned journalists and our civilians from entering. And this is all true. Except it is not the American, New York, it's a small town with the same name in the Dansk region.
Why and when this Ukrainian town became New York is unknown, but it has been called that at least since 1860. After Second World War during the Cold War, the Soviet authorities renamed the town, but a few months before the full scale invasion, New York once again became New York. Even when it was a frontline town. Since 2014, the frontline has been just a few miles away. The town was constantly sheltered by the Russians who had taken over parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions under the guise of local separatists 10 years ago.
Yet the town was alive. A lot of interesting things were happening there. It even had its own literary festival attracting writers from all over Ukraine and even abroad. For a town with a population of just 2000 people, this is very impressive. However, there have not been 2000 people there for a long time. Now, only a few dozen residents remain. The rest either fled or died. Several neighborhoods of a town no longer exist only ruins remain of the homes. The Russians are thrilled about this. Their social networks celebrate with destruction of every house, the killing of every local resident as a holiday. "New York must be destroyed" openly, write, Russian soldiers and propagandists.
There is almost no strategic sense in this destruction. But there is a symbolic one. Propaganda depicts the war for Russians as a heroic confrontation with the West. At the beginning of invasion. Central Russian TV channels showed plans for advancing not only on Kyiv and Lyiv, but also on Warsaw, Berlin, and London, the most zealous propagandists called for immediate bombing of American cities, especially New York as a symbol of American might. Now, after two and a half years with none of their plans realized, the Russians are bombing the New York, they can reach -a small town that bears no resemblance of American one- but we do it with the pomp as if we are destroying the entire Manhattan.
They are obsessed with a desire to destroy, the desire to kill. Honestly, they would bomb the American New York along with Paris, Warsaw and other cities, but in their way stand, small Ukrainian towns and their defenders. The large and vibrant American, New York still lives its usual peaceful life only because the small, unremarkable Ukrainian, New York is dying for it now. Please remember this.
July 16th 2024
Yuriy explores the chilling synchrony between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's acceptance of an honor from Putin and a missile strike on a Ukrainian hospital, showing how tyrants like Putin are normalizing evil today. He also examines how cultural icons and global politicians still engage with Putin, reflecting a troubling ambiguity in the world's stance against Russian aggression.
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It is July 16.
At the very moment when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, standing in the Moscow Kremlin bent his neck before Putin to receive the Order of Saint Andrew Kyiv, rescuers were pulling children killed by a Russian missile from the rubble of a hospital. This was not a coincidence. Putin wanted these to events to occur one right after another. It was important for him to show the world that he's not an outcast, that being a criminal and still being a reliable partner for many countries is entirely possible.
One could say that Putin bonded Modi with blood. He orchestrated everything so that these two news stories would follow each other: first, a Russian missile kills Ukrainian children, and then the one who gave order to launch the missile bestows an order on the Prime minister of the country, that calls itself the world's largest democracy. The Indian Prime Minister then muttered something about the necessity of peace, about war not being the answer. But Modi did not discard the foolish dog-collar like order, nor did he admit that his visit to Moscow was a mistake.
Did he not know he was visiting a murderer? A person who has unleashed the bloodiest war in Europe in the last 80 years? That Putin had already killed children in Mariupol, Bucha, and many other cities. He knew everything, saw everything, and accepted everything. He only disliked that Putin decided to strike the Children's Hospital on the very day the Indian delegation arrived. If it happened a day earlier or later, Modi would have completely ignored the death of Ukrainian children.
Perhaps you have not noticed yet, but we are witnessing the normalization of evil. For decades, tyrants of all kinds have hidden way crimes trying to appear courteous and honest. Since Pol Pot, who sent Khmer youth to kill our parents with Host, no one has openly boasted about mass murders and destruction of entire cities. Putin has become the first after Paul Pot, and many are fine with this. It's not just about Modi. A couple of weeks before him, a whole delegation of world musicians who can without ation be called jazz greats visited Moscow. Richard Bona, Allan Harris, Avishai Cohen, Dhafer Youssef and others.
They played at a state organized jazz festival, the faces of this festival were are propagandists who daily talk about how main task of Russians is to kill Ukrainians. Fees came from the same state budget that pays for the production of bombs and missiles to destroy Ukrainian schools and hospitals. And all these stars knew this very well. But they went anyway because evil has been normalized. Because the democratic world has not fully defined its attitude towards Russia. First, greedy fools like Youssef and Cohen go to bow to Putin, then ultra right politicians like Modi and then he will start being accepted in your formerly democratic countries. Or will he not? It depends only on you, on your attitude towards evil and your resistance to its normalization.
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July 8th 2024
Yuriy shares his dislike for cinemas but draws powerful parallels between the movie 'Dunkirk' and Ukraine's current war against Russian aggression. He describes the devastating impact of the conflict on civilians, particularly children, and calls for global support to stop the atrocities committed by Russian forces.
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It is July 8th.
I don't like going to the cinema. It usually makes me very uncomfortable. Too many people, everything is too loud. It's just not my thing. I went to cinemas so rarely, but I even remember the last movie I watched on the big screen. It was Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk. Moreover, I vividly remember the beginning of a movie. The scene where a British soldier runs through the streets of Dunkirk, stumbles upon the French barricade, and the French let him through with one shouting after him, "Bon Voyage."
You know, this it reflects our reality, our war. In Ukraine, we are like those French soldiers in the film- holding back the Nazi onslaught while the world runs away from reality. Just as the British soldiers fled in the movie. The French on the barricade wear helmets from the First World War, their machine guns are also very old. But we hold on and fight just like Ukraine fights now often gasping without new modern weapons.
It's fascinating to watch such films from our time knowing that those British guys are neither cowards, nor traitors, but we continue to fight against Nazism and will return to France to liberate it. As for the future of our war, we know nothing. Will we continue to fight alone against terrorists who destroy entire cities and dream of conquering Europe? Will our partners continue to help us or will we betray us for cheap fuel and Putin's promises not to attack them? We don't know any of this. Nolan has not made a film about us: our future's script is being written right now and it is being written with the blood of Ukrainians.
Just today, the Russians launched a massive missile strike on Ukrainian cities. In Kyiv their missile hit a children's hospital. The ward for children with cancer. These Russian monsters have nothing sacred, where not humans, where mindless values immoral scum. Russia is at war against children with cancer. Brave Russian pilots drop bombs and missiles on children's hospitals without hesitation, and they even receive promotions and medals for it. This is not a coincidence when you, what we are doing and did it intentionally. And we will keep doing it as long as we have missiles and bombs.
These children are Russia's terrible enemies; they committed an unforgivable crime in the eyes of the Russians, they they are born Ukrainians. And for this, were being bombed. For this, we are all being bombed and we hold on while the rest of the world mentally evacuates from our bloody modern Dunkirk.
Perhaps I don't like going to the cinema also because I can't help with people on the screen who get into trouble. It's like I'm spying on them, when I should at least do something for them. But the war in Ukraine is not a movie, and when democratic world is not an audience helplessly watching a tragedy and not helping wars suffering before their eyes. The world can help, can provide weapons, can show Putin and his humanoid scum that they, cannot bomb children with impunity. And I really hope that this will be the case.
June 24th 2024
Yuriy shares the emotional journey of his film's premiere and gives a sneak peek into his next project dedicated to the realities of war. Discover the stories behind the scenes and the people who inspired them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAHe_g7Z3vg
https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/p/cannibals-but-partners-why-the-west?r=dzvo1
https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/p/putins-stability-is-being-blown-up?r=dzvo1
https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/p/unleashing-azov-why-one-of-ukraines
https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/p/chronicle-of-kharkiv-during-the-war
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It is June 24.
Well, my film has finally premiered. In fact, there were two premieres. First Kyiv at the War film festival, and one in Cherkasy, the hometown of a person the film is about. I have to admit, the audience liked the film, the mother and sister of the film's hero cried and thanked me for preserving the image of the loved one on screen. The film is already on YouTube and there will be a link to it in the podcast description. I must note that it is in Ukrainian and the people in it are unlikely to be familiar to a Western audience, but it is still worth your attention.
Also, I have a cameo in the film. I appear on screen for a few seconds. You probably won't recognize me because the scene ends so quickly, but I'll give you a hint. The soldier with a camera around whom a small dog is running, is me. It's such a successful scene during the shooting of which we all almost died, that it'll be also included in the next film I'm working on.
It'll be dedicated to Bakhmut from which I have several hours of footage. Unfortunately, not all of the people in these shots are still with us. At least one person, a young, cheerful girl, died a few months after I filmed her story. I don't know if all this will be interesting to the viewer, but it is a reflection of reality -life in war, unembellished and uncolored, just as it is.
I also have three links for you today to my film and to two of my new articles. I hope you not only enjoy listening to me but also reading my works. By the way, I have a video somewhere where I talk about my combat scooter and its strange journey. I used it to get around in the early days of the war. If you are interested, let me know and I will edit it at English subtitles and post it on Substack, and don't forget what GoFundMe operates daily, that there are no small donation and that without your help, neither the podcast, the articles nor videos from me can exist.
June 18th 2024
Yuriy reflects on the grim reality of war, where death becomes an all-too-familiar presence. He discusses the heavy emotional toll of losing friends and colleagues, both through warfare and other tragic circumstances, highlighting the insufficiency of psychological defenses built for war when faced with non-combat deaths.
https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/p/unleashing-azov-why-one-of-ukraines
https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/p/chronicle-of-kharkiv-during-the-war
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It is June 18.
We have become accustomed to people dying in war. It is very clinical, but there is nothing you can do about it when every day, hundreds of people die from bombs sharing mine explosions and missile strikes. You get used to it. You just know that by the end of the month, several of your friends will have died, and by the end of a year, several dozen. By the end of the war, it'll be hundreds and hundreds. This is a kind of forced fatalism that is unavoidable in war. It quickly becomes part of each of us.
We have indeed become used to the fact that war constantly takes away friends and relatives. This has become the grim norm of war time. We are so accustomed to it that we forget that death can come not only from bullets and shrapnel but also from cancer, heart attacks and accidents. And when such a non-war death suddenly intrudes into our difficult pain field lives, the usual psychological safeguards fail. We are turned to a different kind of pain. They are entirely focused on war, and so they don't help.
A few weeks ago, my senior colleague, who had greatly helped me in my profession, died of a heart attack right at his workplace. He was an excellent specialist who knew everything or almost everything about Ukrainian politics. I used to invite him to my show every month and when we would discuss for a couple of hours more what we didn't have time to cover on air. After I joined the Army, I saw him only once- we met by chance in Kyiv when I came last year to receive an award from Zelensky.
His death was a very heavy blow for me and it wasn't the last one. My colleague in journalism who is much younger than me, but from whom I have learned a lot. Was hospitalized with cancer in a stage that leaves almost no hope for recovery. I don't know, maybe it is somehow connected, but a few months ago, her boyfriend died in the war and she has significantly declined since then.
Death has become routine, we get used to it, but nonetheless, it can still shock us. Because of all this news, I fell ill and for several weeks, could barely think clearly. Today I have prepared two links for you. The first is a new text about how Russian propaganda has painted Azov as Nazis, and the second is a video from my native Kharkiv. Read, watch and leave comments if you like it.
June 13th 2024
Yuriy recounts 841 days of war, underscoring the invasion's intent to annihilate Ukraine entirely. He highlights the miscalculations of Russian forces and the continuing resilience and struggle of the Ukrainian people.
https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/p/putin-the-miracle-worker-and-the You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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It is June 13. I have been at war for 840 days. That's exactly 840 days more than anyone should ever have to spend at war. But in reality, I have no choice. None of the Ukrainians who went to war had a choice. It's now clear to everyone that this is a war of annhilation. For the Russians, the ultimate goal is not just seize part of Ukraine, but to completely destroy it. They have no other plans. The Russians thought it would be an easy and simple task, that they could annihilate Ukrainians, forcing some to give up their identity and executing others- in a matter of weeks. That Ukraine would be scared and surrender immediately.
That was the calculation in 2022. It was supposed to be a blitzkrieg, A shockingly swift and successful operation for occupiers. Putin did not want a war; moreover, he did not believe it was even possible. In his mind, the destruction of Ukrainians was supposed to be walk in the park, something that would later be written about in history books as his unqualified triumph. I don't know if you've heard this, but the first burned columns of Russian equipment were filled with parade uniforms. The Russians, were preparing for a parade in Kyiv right from the start. They didn't expect any real resistance.
War is very risky, full of unpredictable elements; there's reason we talk about the fog of war- the uncertainty that comes with it. That's why Putin did not intend to wage a war. He wanted to win without one, just by ratting his weapons and scaring the world. But it did not work out; the Russians had to fight. War- a large bloody war- has been our reality for. 841 days now for both us and we, and every day war becomes more significant in Russian politics. More important for them. Putin started it; he tried to control it, but now it increasingly controls him. That's exactly what I wrote about in my article for Substack.
Read it and remember that the war has not gone anywhere. But Ukraine is fighting, but every day the best sons and daughters of our country are dying. And I want to warn you that this war is here for the long haul. These almost two and a half years of full scale fighting are, just the beginning, but more on that another time.
June 7th 2024
Yuriy just finished his documentary film about the war and he shares some of the creative process and how he feels about it now.
https://open.substack.com/pub/yuriymatsarsky/p/taliban-draft-dodgers-and-the-pillars?r=dzvo1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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It is June seven.
When you listen to this episode, I will be at the prime year of my film. I have finished my documentary about a person who volunteered for the Army and died. In the credits I'm listed as a screenwriter, director, cameraman and editor. There are many things I don't like about this film; some things I would do differently now, some I would remove, some I would add, but it's still a film I am not ashamed of. It is compromised in many ways- I didn't have the opportunity to go everywhere I wanted. I didn't have the best cameras. I shoot with what I could afford myself. But I understand that probably none of the filmmakers, even the real ones, are ever 100% satisfied with what they have filmed.
If this film becomes publicly available, I will share the link with you. Though, I'm not sure if you will find it interesting. However, I might be wrong. Maybe it's better to share all possible information about the war with the world so that people don't forget what's happening to us more precisely, not to forget, but not to become accustomed to the war. It seems to me that in the world, this war is already perceived as something usual, something to be accepted, but that's not the case.
I want to counteract with habitation to war. I want to make sure that even now people understand what it is, terrible and wild, that there is nothing normal in war. I don't have many tools for this, only this podcast and my Substack page. I decided to make my texts there open to everyone. So read, share them, recommend them to your friends. If possible, subscribe to me on substack or donate on Go Fund Me or Buy Me A Coffee. This will help the creation of the new texts and episodes and in general, it'll support me. I still haven't recovered from the illness. The terrible stress simply destroyed my mind, and I'm piecing it back together bit by bit. So your support will be welcome, as always.
I translated for you the text, what I wrote in Ukrainian a couple of weeks ago. Today it is published on Substack. Sorry, that my episodes are so short right now. It's really hard for me to make them longer and fuller at the moment. I hope this is temporary.
June 3rd 2024
Yuriy recounts the harrowing daily bombings and assaults on his hometown of Kharkiv, sharing personal stories and reflections on the Russian invasion and its impact on his life and community. He has written a new substack on it, which subscribers can check out here: https://open.substack.com/pub/yuriymatsarsky/p/in-vain-expectation-of-betrayal-the?r=dzvo1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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It is 3rd of June.
While you listen to this story of mine, the Russians are bombing Kharkiv and launching wave after wave of their suicide assault troops against Ukrainian positions near it. Kharkiv is a very special city. It is located just a few dozen miles from the Russian border, and the Russians have always called it a "Russian city". All my life, as someone who was born and spent my childhood in Kharkiv, I heard this from them, "Oh, Kharkiv, that's a Russian city." This always infuriated me. Why did they decide that Kharkiv was theirs? Why did they feel the need to constantly emphasize this? I never understood.
But this foolishness of theirs, the confidence that Russians live in Kharkiv saved the city from occupation at the beginning of the full scale invasion. My new text on Substack starts with exactly this- the failure of the Russians to capture Kharkiv, as they were convinced that they did not even need to capture it, that the residents would run to the occupiers themselves.
Please read it; this text is very important to me. It's about my native and beloved city, which is now suffering from daily bombings, which the Russians are trying to destroy, simply because they no longer understand how else to fight. Read, comment there, suggest new topics. I am almost recovered, though I was once again on the brink of despair, and I am gradually returning to normal and can write again.
May 30th 2024
Yuriy has written his first Substack post, it's an article he has talked about previously that an American outlet didn't want to publish. You can read it here: https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/publish/post/145119038
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It is 30th of May.
I'm sorry for a long silence. I'm going through a very difficult time right now. Several important people in my life have passed away or been killed, and I myself have fallen seriously ill. Only now do I have a strength to upload the first text on Substack and tell you about it.
I mentioned it, this text in one over episodes. It was commissioned by an American editorial team, which later rejected it because it did not fit the worldview of media's leadership. This text is about Russian position and why it cannot be considered an a lie of Ukrainians. If you like it and want to delve deeper into the relations between Russians and the Ukrainians, they will prepare a new text for you on how the destruction of Ukraine has become a national idea for Russians. But first, I need to recover.
And one more thing. This text is available to everyone for free, but when I will be forced to publish articles only for war who subscribe to me, I hope you will be interested.
May 24th 2024
Yuriy has made a decision about the future of the podcast, and thanks you for all your messages of support as he has considered this decision...
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It is 24th of May.
You know I'm not going to shut down the podcast. I received some very important messages from the listeners and realized how significant it is for people. The podcast no longer belongs to just me.
I will start posting texts on Substack next week, and for some time I'll be using the podcast to explain these texts or add something to them. I don't feel strong enough morally to continue sharing detailed personal stories related to the war. However, if something very important happens, I will definitely talk about it.
I hope this adjustment, which is likely temporary will help me get back on track a bit. I should say that most of the texts I plan to publish and discuss here are awesome about our war, but since I have already lived through and reflected on the events described in them, I hope it'll be a bit easier and less traumatic to talk about them.
Once again, thank you all. Your support truly works wonders. See you next week.
May 22nd 2024
Yuriy explains why it's so hard to continue making this podcast.
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It's 22nd of May.
I have to admit to you that every episode of this podcast is a deeply traumatic experience. Every time I write an episode, every time I record it, and every time I edit it, I relive all the horrible things I have to talk about. Every single damn time. It really hurts because I have to constantly remember things I wish had never happened. Remembering the deaths of friends, the captivity of those who served with me, with destruction, with pain, with tears, with countless people who can never be brought back, the time and the happiness stolen from us by the occupiers.
It's very hard. And very painful. And also I do this in my free time. I don't get this time to distract myself from the pain and the war, but instead I dive back into them to make another episode. And each time it gets harder. A few months ago I gave up trying to make the podcast daily. I think I would have gone crazy if I had tried to keep it up that often. For a while it helped me a bit doing it once, maybe twice a week was easier than four or five times a week.
But it turned out that it was not a solution. It's painful and hard and each time. I force myself to record the podcast. I don't really understand why should I continue to force myself to do it. I used to feel that I was making at least some impact on the general opinion abroad, but now I realize that this impact is very small, barely noticeable, really. I used to be able to tell myself, yes, it's hard, but it's not in vain- thanks to the podcast, you can pay for your daughter's education and help your parents, but that has long ceased to be true. I am very, very grateful to those who still support me, but I have to admit that this money has not been enough for a long time. So I'm torturing myself almost for free.
I'm very grateful to those who have sent me suggestions for improving the podcast. They are wonderful and interesting, but I just don't see a way to make them work in a way that fulfills any of the goals for which the podcast was started. I'm afraid I won't be able to make them generate income, maintain my skills as a journalist and be interested for foreign listeners. I'm sure that in any other situation, I would grab unto these suggestions and at least try to do something with them.
But now I'm very emotionally exhausted and simply unable to radically change the project. I am truly trying to save it. It is very dear to me, but it seems that I just don't have best strength for it. I'm so sorry. I really think only a miracle can save this project.
May 21st 2024
The Russians are mindlessly destroying the Northern Kharkiv region with artillery, targeting a settlement of Chernobyl survivors. Yuriy expresses deep hatred towards those who continue to bring suffering to innocent Ukrainians.
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It is May 21.
The Russians are now destroying the Northern Kharkiv region. They are simply mindlessly demolishing everything with the reach of via artillery. There is no military sense in this. It's some kind of primal hatred towards Ukraine and Ukrainians. A wild desire to kill everyone they can. Among the villages and towns that are under constant shelling, there is a settlement of people who almost died earlier due to Moscow's actions, and now Moscow is trying to kill them again.
In this settlement live families who were relocated in 1986 after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Their homes were right in the path of a deadly cloud that rose from a destroyed reactor. People living nearby were forbidden to take with them not only their personal belongings, but even their pets. Even their clothing was destroyed after the evacuation, as it was highly radioactive. So people started their lives completely from scratch with nothing left of their past, except memories. And all of this is due to Moscow's actions.
The fact is that the personnel at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant had sufficient expertise and clear instructions to prevent the catastrophic. They knew what to do to ensure it never happened. But the Moscow officials who didn't understand a thing about nuclear energy, but considered themselves superior in everything forbade acting according to the instructions. And the frightened plant workers who feared the Moscow officials more than nuclear accident did. as they were ordered and thus occurred the worst nuclear disaster in human history.
Those who survived the disaster and their descendants are now being killed by people who also fear the Moscow authorities more than anything else in the world. This fear makes them perfect executors of senseless and criminal actions. How else could you force a person to leave everything at home, go to another country and kill peaceful strangers there? Only by intimidating them with the idea that the authorities will be displeased if it is not done. You know, they fear death less when displeasing way superiors. It's easy for them to die, abandoned by their own comrades on minefield from wounds, and first, when to simply refuse to go and kill people.
This is some mysterious phenomenon, a mystical darkness that has engulfed a huge country and turned millions of people into frightened killers or equally frightened silent accomplices of killers. But their fear does not justify them. These shitbags bring so much suffering, take so many lives, that neither way nor way children will ever be able to wash off the blood of innocent people who were killed just because they were Ukrainians. I really, really hate them. You have no idea how much.
May 16th 2024
Yuriy is considering ending the podcast and starting a new model. He wants to know what you think! Email him at fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com to let him know what you think.
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It is May 16, and it seems to me that this podcast is coming to an end. It emerged two years ago with three main goals: to keep listeners informed about what's happening in Ukraine, to maintain my journalistic skills, and to earn money for my parents and daughter. Initially, everything worked and was genuinely interesting and useful. Now, after two years, I have serious doubts about the project's continued variability.
The whole world already understand what is really happening in Ukraine. The terrible price we are paying fighting the war against Russian invaders and the extent of our losses. I simply have nothing more to add to this, I have already told everything I could. There are, of course, many other interesting things that I haven't shared, but I won't share them, even in the future, because they could be useful to the enemy or could hurt the feelings of people around me. I don't want that at all. So in reality, I've already told you everything I could.
It's no longer feasible to continue the podcast and keep myself in shape as a journalist, simply because I can't. I just don't have the right to tell much of what I know. It's becoming increasingly difficult for me. To find something new and interesting that I could talk about without harming our cause. I'm forced to repeat myself and sometimes say banal things. Obviously this does not embellish me as a journalist, but I'm no longer just a journalist. I am a soldier, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to return to my old profession although, of course I would really like to.
The monetization, that initially helped me, indeed, it saved my parents in the early weeks of the war, allowed me to pay for warehouse and medical care, ensure that my daughter was provided with everything she needed and allowed me to buy the necessary equipment for myself. This monetization has almost disappeared. Listeners are transferring less and less money.
So everything that this podcast started for has been exhausted, at least it seems so to me. That's why I'm considering ending it. I don't want to completely break with journalism, so I want to move to the Substack platform where I plan to publish new texts weekly, perhaps sometimes more often, and also add old ones about the Middle East, for example, what have never been published in English before. This could be interesting and probably a bit easier for me.
In this episode description, there is an email where you can send your thoughts and wishes, regard the future of the podcast. Maybe you have ideas on how to make it relevant, interesting, and profitable again, or perhaps you have other advices. Write it to me. Within a week until next Friday, I will make a decision. On what to do with this project. Close it and move on, or try to breathe new life into it? Help me decide.
May 14th 2024
Yuriy humorously reveals his struggles in readjusting to civilian life, leading to a comical mishap with his jeans.
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May 10th 2024
Yuriy illustrates the challenging journey of a veteran struggling to navigate the complexities of ordinary life after years of intense military service.
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It is May 10.
Have you ever returned from vacation to work and could not remember what to do? It seems to me that it's a quirk of the brain- it quickly forgets even the most important things under the influence of emotions, and just a few days are enough to forget what seemed completely familiar. Now imagine that you did not go on vacation, but to war, not for a week, but for several years with emotions so powerful and overwhelming that they literally override everything you've experienced before. How do you then return to normal life, what to do to regain, not only work skills, but even everyday ones? Honestly, I don't know.
But I do know for sure that's exactly what happens- a person practically forgets what ordinary life is and how to exist in it. I've already mentioned that the specifics of a driving a car on the front line are in no way the same as driving in ordinary life. On the front line, no one would ever think of fastening seat belts because in case of coming under fire and serious damage to a vehicle, you need to leave the car as quickly as possible, and seat belts hinder that. On the front line, no one uses turn signals; everyone drives at the maximum possible speed. There is no chance of accidentally running over pedestrian or crash into a bus at a stop. And you quickly get used to this frontline driving style, almost instantly forgetting how to drive in other conditions. And when you have leave or vacation and you with your new skills, find yourself in the city and you drive there as if for the first time, constantly reminding yourself to use turn signals, keep distance, not exit speed. And it's really hard.
Let me take a moment from this conversation to thank those who write me messages with words of support and those who donate money to my Go Fund Me and Buy Me A Coffee pages. I'm still holding on. Thanks to you.
Okay, back to it. I remember coming home for the first time after a few weeks in the Army. I was given a day to rest a bit and to clean my clothes. And here's the second task, I almost failed. I simply could not remember how to use the washing machine. My own washing machine, which I turned on almost every day for at least five years. I did it automatically without even looking, but just a few weeks in the Army, a few weeks of heavy stress, unfamiliar, powerful emotions, and that's all. The skill that was once automatic, vanished without a trace.
I forgot how to use ATMs, forgot how to pay bills for electricity and heating. My language changed dramatically. Many previously common wars simply disappeared because were unnecessary in the Army, but new ones appeared, which belong to military life. And they've become so ingrained in me that I use them even when it's completely inappropriate.
You know, there are hundreds of thousands of people like me out there now. People who have forgotten how to live ordinary lives, who have become unaccustomed to simple things, who find it difficult just to be among civilians to communicate with them. I have a big request for you- don't laugh at the veterans who can't do things that seem simple and obvious to everyone else. In reality, war makes everything complicated and difficult. Several years in active duty completely changed a person. But even changed by constant stress, forged by heavy experience, a human being still remains a human being.
May 8th 2024
Yuriy delves into the modern tactics of propaganda and the dangerous ideologies fueling the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Unveiling the twisted narratives and sinister intentions, he warns of the growing threat posed by the resurgence of fascism in a world on the brink of chaos.
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It is May 8th.
Today is the 79th anniversary of the end of Second World War in Europe. For many years, it was celebrated as the day when fascism was defeated. But I have some bad news for you. Fascism is alive and kicking and even has plans on you and your home countries. Maybe you still have not noticed it, but it's only because this modern fascism is dressed in a propaganda attire designed to deceive you.
Because there are no two things more dissimilar than, Russian propaganda aimed at foreigners and Russian propaganda aimed at its own Russian audience. What do Russians tell Europeans, Americans, Asians, and others? That Russia is peaceful, wonderful country full of spirituality, holiness and grace, and that evil Ukrainians have concocted deceitful plans to spoil this holiness and grace forcing Russians to start killing Ukrainians and destroying entire cities just to save themselves. It's idiocy, but many believe in it otherwise, they would have to face the horrific reality and acknowledge that it's an unjust war aimed at destroying an entire nation.
What does propaganda tell Russians themselves? It's also a celebration of idocy, but of a completely different kind. Everyday television convinces Russians that Ukrainians are traitors trying to switch sides to the godless West, instead of fighting alongside Russians against this west. Newspapers write about it, films are made and thousands of books are written. Armies of propagandists talk about how Ukraine should not exist, that that state should only be an outpost for the future war against the West. But Ukrainians are actually Russians confused by the West. and they need to be brought back to become the vanguard of Russian army during its invasion of Europe.
And they are that serious about it. They are preparing to fight the whole world and want Ukrainians to join them, and not just join, but consciously and joyfully. The war against the West has become the main ideology of Russians, their religion, their God, and they sincerely don't understand why Ukrainians don't want to worship this god and march with Russians to conquer Berlin and Paris. While various politicians in the West talk about how to negotiate better with the Russians, the Russians themselves almost without hiding it are making plans to destroy entire countries in the West. And they lament that were forced to spend time and afford storming small villages in the Donbas instead of Brussels and London.
Ukrainians have no place whatsoever in the new religion of the Russians. We either have to become Russians and join the army or be destroyed together with the West, perceived as the main enemy to Russia. That's it. There are no other options. If I were are in the shoes of wars making decisions in the West, I would listen to all these Russian stories. They fantasize about conquering Europe dream of destroying the USA and openly talk about it. Prepare for the worst, these maniacs won't stop just like that. Perhaps at some point we might decide that taking Warsaw or Prague could be easier when capturing Kharkiv or Odessa and turn their war efforts towards you.
May 3rd 2024
Yuriy heads to a frontline combat zone, where he captures a day in the life of the relentless battles, moments of respite in a peaceful town, and the stark realization of the thin line separating wartime chaos from everyday normalcy.
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It is 3rd of May.
Full scale war in Ukraine has been ongoing for exactly 800 days now. These are 800 days of pain, despair, unbearable suffering, and incredible heroism. The Russians intended to conquer us within a month to subjugate and then destroy us. We've been resistant for a third year now and have no intention of surrendering.
Now, let me tell you a story that I find fitting to share on this bloody anniversary while you take a look at the description of this podcast there are GoFundMe and Buy Me A Coffee details to help me and my loved ones. Remember, the only monetization of this podcast is your support, which is always necessary and always welcome. Thank you.
So the story, I spent some time with a unit holding positions on one over hot sports over front the guys' positions were in a semi destroyed building a few hundred meters from the Russian invaders. The battles there were constant; five people who could fit into this building fired several crates of ammunition and RPG shots per day. Every two days, the fighters were replaced. The exhausted five in the early morning while it was still dark, left the position and fresh five soldiers loaded with crates of ammunition, took over the position and began fighting the Russians.
Those who were replaced, got into a Jeep and drove to rest. They had two days to recover and return to hell. They rested in a regular country house on the outskirts of a small town. From the positions where bloody battles raged, it took only 30 to 40 minutes to drive to this house no more, and it was truly impressive. Here you are in a ruined settlement, much of which has already been ceased by the Russians, where you can only move stealthily, where the gunfire never ceases for a second and just a half an hour's drive, you are in a town where cafes work, where a supermarket where people are busy with some ordinary things working: going on dates, buying ice cream for their kids.
Shells from Russian artillery don't reach this town, so it leaves relatively peaceful despite the fact that the battles are region very close to it. Relatively peaceful because there are no longer any cities or towns in Ukraine where the Russians could not reach. We wear ballistic missiles. A shell from a howtizer can fly 30 miles and that's it. A missile flies thousands of miles and it's very difficult to intercept. But that's a story for another time. Now, it's about the guys who rested in an almost peaceful town and returned to the war hell every few days.
I will probably never forget the feeling that struck me when I rode with them in the dark to their positions. At first, we drove along a well lit street surrounded by billboards of pizzerias and Japanese cafes. The guys in the Jeep joked and laughed, but as soon as we left the town, the jokes stopped. The street lights disappeared, and the road became worse and worse- heavy military vehicles going back and forth had destroyed it. Soon the driver turned off the headlights and drove in the dark, as if guided by some sixth sense as if he were a Jedi, who felt the way even when he could not see it. If the headlights were left on the enemy would see us and try to hit us with fire from mortars and heavy machine guns. In an un armored Jeep, that would be certain death.
The last few hundred meters of the journey we covered on food hiding the Jeep in a small ravine. We reached the positions unloaded ammunition and replaced it with soldiers who had been there for the past two days.
You know, it's unbearably difficult to sit on the fire, literally under the enemy's nose, and know that only half an hour separates you from ordinary, normal life. But if you don't sit there on the fire, don't hold positions right under the enemy's nose where won't be any normal life, where won't be life at all.
April 30th 2024
Yuriy reflects on surviving the brutal realities of war in Ukraine, highlighting the devastating losses and the haunting presence of overcrowded cemeteries.
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It is April 13.
I met a guy of whom we stood in line to enlist in the Army on the second day of the full scale invasion. He was greatly surprised because as it turned out, there are very few of us- those we are in service from the first days -who are still alive today. He said straight out, "look, we are still alive even for we were going to die back when we had almost no chance of survival and yet here we are."
Indeed, looking back, you realize that we really walked on the edge, that through bloodbath of the first months of war we were pulled only by a miracle. And for some reason it was us and not the hours. A couple of days after meeting this guy, I was at a cemetery. It was the anniversary of a death of a person from the unit where I now serve. The cemetery is not in the largest city of Ukraine and there are entire alleys of graves of people killed by Russians since 2022.
I cannot convey with feelings, this despair when you see endless graves of very young guys and girls, who were buried only because with stupid Russian fuhrer decided to destroy Ukrainians and his spineless slaves went to carry out his senseless desire of an old idiot.
Every day, several war dead are buried in this cemetery, and I repeat, this is far from the largest city and this is not the only cemetery in it. It's so painful, it's almost unbearable, and this unbearable feeling grows more and more. I understand that the war could last for years. That means for years the size of cemeteries will grow. For years, the number of widow and orphans will increase.
We won't lose, we won't retreat, we have nowhere to retreat. We either win or simply disappear and we don't want to disappear, but what to do with this feeling of horror from overcrowded cemeteries, from crying mothers and children? I don't know. For everyone lucky enough to survive over war and see peace, it'll be difficult because of understanding of the price of victory.
God, how many people could have been saved, how many parents would have returned to their children? How many destinies would not have been ruined? If we had enough modern weapons, if it were the Russians, not us, who hit every day from a missile attacks and airstrikes. But unfortunately, this did not happen. And for the lack of iron, the best of us have to pay with blood. Pay literally, with the future of Ukraine, young guys and girls, brave and smart.
April 22nd 2024
Yuriy gives an account of survival in the war-torn Ukrainian cities occupied by Russia for a decade, unveiling the struggles, atrocities, and resilience of the locals in the "Women's People's Republics."
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It's April 22.
Several people serving with me come from the part of Donbass that was occupied by Russia back in 2014. Back then, they seized Donetsk, Luhansk, and several smaller towns. Thousands fled the occupation immediately. Some stayed, trying to adapt somehow, but later had to flee. The Russians did not admit at that time that it was their occupation of Ukrainian cities. Their official stance was that it was rebellion by local pro Russian residents who formed their own states, the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
In reality, these pseudo- republics were just a cover for the occupiers. Russian military and officials ran everything there, quickly seized local businesses from the residents, throwing wealthy inhabitants out onto the streets and settling in their homes. Those who resisted were either killed or fled to the free part of Ukraine after beatings and abuse. My comrade, who is from Luhansk, told me he had spent several weeks in a basement where Russian FSB agents beat him daily just because he served in the Ukrainian army in the early '90s, which seemed suspicious to the occupiers. He was released only because the Russians brought in a new batch of Ukrainian prisoners and there was not enough space and some of the old ones were just thrown out. He immediately left the occupied city and joined the Ukrainian army. He's been at war for 10 years. 10! And he dreams every day of going home. Home which is still occupied by the Russians.
What's happening now with the Ukrainian cities occupied for a whole decade is a complete horror. Russians don't really care much about their own cities. Except maybe Moscow and a couple of wealthy regional capitals and the occupied Ukrainian cities have turned into garbage dumps. Literally. Trash hasn't been collected for years, sewage systems aren't repaired, roads aren't built, and they've mostly engaged in looting and plundering. And human trafficking. Russians always have a shortage of cannon fodder, they put all reasonable healthy prisoners in their prisons into uniform, lured all the greedy fools with high salaries, but still they lack people. So, local gangs catch men on the streets of occupied Ukrainian cities and sell them to military unit commanders, who then drive these unfortunate souls in human waves toward Ukrainian positions.
There are constant problem with electricity in the occupied territories because all the electricians were stolen from the streets and sent to war. Public transport hardly operates because drivers and mechanics are killed in human waves, and there are hardly any man on the streets who have not been caught by the patrols of human traffickers hide in their homes behind closed doors. Locals sarcastically call these fake Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics the Women's People's Republics, because there are no men left there.
Just imagine a town with only women and really old men in it. It's unbelievable, but it's true. No man's land in a very specific sense. Specific and horrible.
April 19th 2024
Yuriy reveals the harsh reality of war in Ukraine, highlighting the grim consequences of every dollar that can buy bullets to kill Ukrainians, emphasizing the urgent need to strip Russia of its means for war.
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It is April 19.
One bullet for Kalashnikov costs about 50 cents. You can buy two bullets for a dollar, theoretically, with two lives. $1 equals minus two lives. It's simple math. It can't get any simpler. The point of sanctions imposed against Russia is precisely to leave Russians with as little money as possible, so we don't have the means repair weapons, build tanks, or buy bullets.
When the so-called Russian opposition starts complaining that the average people are suffering because of the sanctions, and that's why they should be lifted, they are playing into the kremlin's hands. You can't take money only from the state and leave the money for the people. That's not how it works. The state's money is the taxes people pay and the less money they have, the fewer taxes they pay, and the less where state can buy tanks and bullets. Those who call for the lifting or easing of sanctions are either fools who don't understand whether state's money comes from or they're working for Putin, pretending to be his enemies.
Russians who fled to the West, love to talk about how Russian people are not to blame for the war, how people don't support the occupation of Ukrainian lands and the killing of Ukrainians, but they are lying. Just read what Russians writes about the war- by the way, I've counted about 30 insulting names for Ukrainians. With this supposedly entire war, people have come up with. Just watch videos from the first days of a full scale invasion when thousands of people in Russia, were celebrating. They were genuinely celebrating dancing on the streets, having picnics near the border with Ukraine to see missiles flying towards our cities, and they were very, very happy about each of these missiles.
The so-called Russian opposition is a bunch of fools Putin's agents and people living in a fantasy world where the war can end without Putin's defeat, without destroying his army and without returning the occupied territories. Let me remind you once again that for a dollar you can buy two bullets for an AK that can kill two Ukrainians, and we need to make sure that Russia does not have that dollar so it cannot even buy war to bullets, because if Russia has even one less dollar, it'll spend it not on bread for the old person, not on the school notebook for a child, but on war. Because killing the Ukrainians rather than caring for its citizens, it's the only purpose of Russia's existence now. There's nothing else.
April 16th 2024
Tasked with writing for an American media outlet, Yuriy delves into the complex ties between Ukrainians and the Russian opposition during the ongoing conflict, aiming to shed light on the nuanced perceptions in a turbulent landscape.
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It is April 16.
A couple of weeks ago a major American media outlet- one that is truly democratic and reputable- asked me to write an article about how Ukrainians perceive the Russian opposition now and how much this opposition can help Ukrainians in their fight against the aggressor. I gladly accepted the task. I wrote about how out of tens of millions of Russians, only a few stood against the first stage of the war, the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The vast majority, including those now considered opposition figures were not opposed to the occupation of part of another country.
I wrote that most of most Russians who now live peacefully abroad and talk about suffering under Putin's regime lived comfortably in Russia when, starting from 2014, this regime was killing Ukrainians daily in Donbas and was almost openly preparing to occupy the entire Ukraine. These people fled Russia only when Putin announced mobilization and they faced the risk of becoming cannon fodder in this war. Before that, they were not particularly concerned about the war.
I wrote about how the luminaries of Russian culture- contemporary writers, poets, composers -who fled to the West and supposedly opposed Putin have still not determined their position on the war. They even dare to publicly declare that they are not ready to support the Ukrainian army. In other words, they still cannot fully understand that supporting the Ukrainian army is a truly noble cause, that this army is the only force that is currently saving Europe from the genocidal horde of Russian military criminals.
I wrote all this, sent it to the editorial office, and the editor, who was supposed to publish this text, replied to me. She said she was expecting a completely different text, that she needed a text about how Ukrainians see Russians as friends, that the war is all about Putin and maybe a few people around him.
According to the editor, it would be painful and uncomfortable to the readers of her outlet to read about how even opposition Russians are perceived by Ukrainians as enemies. She is convinced that what is happening in Russia now is something unusual, some deviation, that Russians are actually against war and killings, against occupation and concentration camps and she expected me to write exactly about it.
But such a text would be a science fiction, moreover less scientific and more fictional. You can't live in illusions in the third year of the war, thinking that only Putin wants this war. That Russians are his hostages who are simply forced to kill, rape, loot and destroy entire cities against their will. There are no two Russias, bad and good, there is only one, which lives by war, dreams of destroying Ukraine and is committing genocide against an entire nation. And even if you don't read about it in a reputable liberal outlet, it does not change the situation. Ignoring the problem does not solve it; it only makes it worse.
April 12th 2024
Yuriy shares the importance of carrying Ukrainian flags with him wherever he goes, spreading hope and unity in the midst of chaos and destruction.
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It's April 12,
Friends, I'm very grateful to you for your help. You can't even imagine how important it is. Thanks to you, I have opportunity sometimes to forget about our constant horror, to distract myself from the war. Without your help, I could not buy books for my daughter, which she needs for studying, set aside money for a trip to see my parents, whom I still dream of seeing alive, support my family, and not fall into complete despair. All this is possible because of you. If I could, I would hug each and everyone of you tightly.
I want to tell you about one thing that I always carry with me. Of course, I always have my gear, combat boots, body armor and weapons. And also a first aid kit, power banks, and e-reader. But that's not all. I always carry a Ukrainian flag with me. It's always in my bag. And not just one. I try to have several. From time to time, I replenish my supply of flags, which quickly run out.
They run out because I give them away. I give them to soldiers who have moved to new positions, leaving their flags behind at the old ones. I give them to civilians in liberated territories where the Russians have destroyed everything even remotely connected to Ukraine. I once gave a flag to an old woman in a liberated village. When the Russians came, she took down her flag, which had been flying over her house, wrapped it in a plastic bag and buried it somewhere in her garden. She didn't want the occupiers to destroy it. And then she forgot where she buried it, so she took mine, but she promised to give it back to me as soon as she found hers. She's a wonderful person. I hope she's doing well.
Children in frontline cities also eagerly take the flags. They wave them when convoys of military vehicles pass by their cities on their way to the front, when helicopters fly over their homes, when funeral processions with a coffin or those killed by occupiers, pass through where streets. Maybe some over flags are distributed are now flying over the cemeteries. I've already told you about the tradition of placing flags over the graves of fallen soldiers. So our flags are important both for living and for the dead.
That's why they run out so quickly and need to be bought again. Such a simple flag- blue on top and yellow on the bottom- but it contains so much meaning, so much sense. Now, it's a true symbol of a free world, of freedom itself, and I'm happy and proud to give my flags to people. For me, it's an honor to be one who can share such an important symbol. By the way, I share this honor with you. Because I replenish my stock of flags thanks to your help too. So, thank you once again.
April 10th 2024
In one of his many roles in the army, Yuriy has become a documentary a military filmmaker, documenting the challenges of filming a documentary about a fallen young soldier amidst the destruction and despair of war in Ukraine.
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It's April 10.
Right now I have a pretty strange specialty. I'm a military filmmaker. I shoot and edit a documentary about a fallen young soldier. When I was working in television before joining the Army, I saw how many people typically worked on documentaries. There was always a producer, director, editor, several cameramen, a sound person, composer, location scouts and character scouts. Usually it's a whole team of 15 to 20 people.
We are doing it as a team of two. I'm the director, cameraman, sound guy; I wrote most of the script and even became one of the characters in this film. It's likely that I'll have to compose some of the music for the future film too. Honestly- I'm already prepared for that. I have never made a real film before, and now I am. And it's something I'm not ashamed of. I did not know how to edit videos before the Army, but now I'm helping other people with it. So I think I will manage with music somehow.
But what I can't manage with is depression. I thought shooting would distract me from dark thoughts, but I could focus on the film and forget about the constant nightmare around me for a while. But it does not work like that. We arrived to shoot in my hometown of Kharkiv, just when the Russians decided to completely destroy it and began bombing it with double hatred. It's very hard to watch the enemy destroy a city that is dear to you.
And the story of a person we are filming about isn't cheerful either. The guy was 35 when he died. He was a volunteer living behind a wife and two children. He was a person living his life, raising children, being happy, and then -bam- his gone, children are orphans, the wife is a widow, their world is gone, a void in its place. And that's just one story, one family. There are thousands of such stories, such families, endless thousands and there will be even more. Every day of the war, it's a few dozen, maybe even hundreds of obituaries, dozens of hundreds of shattered worlds, orphaned families, and endless pain.
And it's very hard to come to terms with effect that this will go on for years. That the war will continue for a very long time, that it will take countless lives, destroy new cities, leave behind many more scars. It's for years, for long years. I'll have time to shoot a movie, return to the trenches, serve in the trenches for as long as my health allows, and the war will still go on. And people will die every day. Every.
Perhaps it's because of this depression, that I'm recording new episodes much less frequently than before. Or maybe it's because I feel that listeners are losing interest in the podcast. Maybe it's just my imagination that they are tired of me, but I see that the last time help came to my go fund me was a month ago, and since when nothing, I'll try to put myself together and start recording more often again. But please don't forget about me either.
April 2nd 2024
Yuriy delves into the historical context of Ukraine's struggle for freedom and emphasizes the human cost of political decisions. He also advocates for standing against tyranny and supporting conscious democratic principles.
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It is April 2nd.
The world fears Ukraine because it doesn't fully understand who we are. Due to this lack of understanding, during the collapse of USSR, US President George Bush Senior flew to Kyiv to persuade Ukrainians not to attempt to create an independent country, to remain subordinate. To Moscow to agree to the continuation of occupation. In 1994, the US, UK and Russia persuaded Ukraine to give up all its nuclear weapons. By the way, it was the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world. In exchange Ukraine was promised respect for its serenity and inviolability of its borders. And you know what this guarantor countries should do? If someone threatens this inviolability and serenity? They should hold consultations. Consultations, damn it. And when one of guarantor countries went to war against Ukraine 10 years ago, the other two started consultations. And we've been consulting for 10 years. While people are being killed and tortured while cities are being bombed.
The world fears Ukraine's victory because it does not know what will happen with Russia after this victory. Maybe it'll disintegrate into dozens of states, each of which will receive part of a nuclear weapons arsenal. Maybe a new Putin will come- more insane and anti-Western than the one we have now. They've already gotten used to this; they continue doing business as usual with him. The west seems to think we can still find a compromise with him. The ancestors of war who seek compromise with Putin, I'm sure are crying bitter tears in the after life because way too could have compromised with Hitler, with Hirohito, not die somewhere on Guadalcanal, not drawn off Omaha Beach but just come to an agreement. But they did not agree to that. Not because they weren't afraid- I'm sure we were scared to death- but because there are things you have to do even when your hands are shaken with fear.
And they overcame their fear and did what they still grateful for, and will be grateful for the centuries- they defended freedom, destroyed tyrants, and gave hope for the future. Their descendants are now carefully counting the bullets they sent to Ukraine to make sure there won't be enough to destroy the entire Russian army, so that 100% won't pose a threat to Putin's regime. They belittle the memory of those who fought against evil, those who did not compromise, those who knew the price of freedom. And this price is not measured in dollars per gallon of gasoline, not in Euros per cubic meter of gas. It is measured in human lives.
And anyone who says it's better to compromise with Putin so that gasoline and gas prices don't rise, so that business can continue as usual is actually saying "let the Russians kill and torture Ukrainians, as long as I have money." Such a person is a criminal and accomplice of occupiers and enemy of freedom. The world must stop seeking understanding with Putin and start seeking understanding with conscious and democratic principles. And they both say the same thing. Death to tyrants.
March 27th 2024
Yuriy delivers a raw and intense account of Putin's relentless addiction to war, showcasing the lengths he is willing to go to fuel hatred and violence. He sheds light on the destructive path of a leader consumed by power and dominance, painting a grim picture of the consequences faced by nations caught in his path.
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It is March 27th.
About 150 Russians died after a terrorist attack, most likely orchestrated by Isis. In Moscow, however, the Russian authorities stab link the attack to Ukraine, even directly blaming Ukrainians for deaths of Russians. Do you know why this is happening? Why do we insist on a nonsensical version of Ukrainian involvement? Because they care about nothing more than fueling hatred towards Ukraine among Russians. Putin and his cronies will dance on the corpses of their compratiots, spit on them, do anything if it serves to stoke hatred towards Ukraine.
Russia is a rotten terrorist state led by true degenerates who don't give a shit about everyone and everything. They have stolen so many billions for themselves that they don't even know what else to desire; they've tried every drug in existence, every possible sexual perversion, nothing affects them anymore. Only war. It's Putin main drug, his main lover. If he needs to kill 20,000 Russians to take the ruins of a small village, he will do it. If he needs to take money from hospitals and schools and spend it on tanks and concentration camps, he will do it. If he needs to be a blunt, cynical scum bag who lies while standing on the bones of his citizens killed by isis, he will do it.
Junkie is not controlled by their head or heart. It's controlled by the dose and for it, it is willing to do anything. Putin is a vile junkie, completely dependent on war. And for it, he's ready to do anything. There is nothing he would not do no red lines he would not cross. Don't delude yourself into thinking, but he's only interested in Ukraine. He's interested in war; he's addicted to murder, torture, occupation, executions, and mass graves stretching to the horizon. If he can lie while standing on the graves of his own voters- he'll do anything in a heartbeat. After Bucha, after Mariupol, after thousands of abducted Ukrainian children, do you think he has anything he will stop at? I bet he won't. He will wage war as long as he's alive and free. And it could be decades.
At some point, this stupid junkie will decide to increase the dose when the war against Ukraine alone no longer provides the usual high. And he will start bombing United States, Europe, Japan invading Germany, and avenging the French for what Napoleon did two centuries ago by burning Moscow. He's a stupid ruthless junkie, a miserable cretin who would be better off destroyed by the entire world now than to have this entire world later dragged into a war on terms of that junkie.
March 19th 2024
Yuriy describes a morning routine in Ukraine that's similar and also very different to how people in peaceful countries start their day.
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It is 18th of March.
What does the morning of residents of peaceful countries begin with? I allow myself to assume that it starts with scrolling through the phone- news, weather notifications from friends and colleagues. In Ukraine, it's almost the same, but with specifics of war in country. The first thing we do is check which cities the Russians bombed last night, we message our friends and relatives there, asking if we need help, and we also have thousands of people who start each morning by checking Telegram channels of the occupiers where they boast about killing the Ukrainians.
There are dozens of such channels where they post photos and videos of the people they have killed and tortured. And those Ukrainians whose relatives have disappeared without a trace start their morning by checking these channels, carefully examining the photos of Ukrainians killed by the occupiers. Because among these victims there maybe their loved ones. I know a young woman whose husband was missing in action on the front lines and there was no information about him for several weeks. She search for him everywhere in hospitals, in lists of prisoners of war, but she found him on the one of these Terrible telegram channels.
The Russians simply killed him, it seems when he tried to surrender to them, they shot him after he had already laid down his arms, and then they posted photos of his dead body on the internet with dirty, racist comments and calls for killing of all Ukrainians. That's how his wife found out what happened to her husband. She unsubscribed from all these cannibalistic channels her mission to study their content ended as soon as she found a photo of her dead husband.
But you know what? Every day, hundreds of other Ukrainians whose loved ones have disappeared without a trace, subscribe to these channels. They flip through occupiers chats with horror in their hearts, carefully scrutinizing every blooded face of the people with Russians killed. In Ukraine, thousands of people are searching for their loved ones among the dead because they have lost hope of finding them among the living.
I could once again remind you now what we would be far fewer dead, widow orphans, and parents who have lost children if they were given even a thousandth part of the weapons rusting in the warehouses of Western countries. But I won't- you know about it yourselves. You also know that only vile and amoral people build political careers on the bodies of Ukrainian defenders and the broken fates of their loved ones. We all know this, but knowing it changes nothing.
March 15th 2024
Yuriy reflects on his daughter's birthday celebration, concerns about the war, physical challenges, and the importance of fighting tyranny while young.
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It's March 15.
Today is my daughter's birthday. She turned 19. It's a wonderful family celebration, which I will finally be able to celebrate at home. Although, I have some concerns because I'm currently at home. I have been transferred to Kyiv to serve in the public relations department of a Territorial Defense Forces. I'm once again hosting a radio program with same one I worked on before joining the military. But now, this program is entirely dedicated to the war. And I'm also filming and editing a movie about journalists who joined the army and perished. It's very challenging psychologically, but I'm gradually getting through it.
My anxiety is related to the fact that many of my friends are currently in the trenches in mortal danger, while I am in the relatively peaceful city of Kyiv. I understand that the war will last a long time, and what I will most likely find myself in the trenches again, right on the front lines, but I still have a sense that something is wrong with me. It's completely irrational, but it's unavoidable.
The only thing that causes me more harm than this feeling is the pain in my back. Two years of running in the bulletproof vest with heavy backpack take their toll. It's hard for me to walk, I struggle to get out of bed in the morning, and I am forced to constantly take painkillers. I am afraid to go to the doctor- what if they find something serious? So I just endure it for now. I want to be honest with you. It's better to fight tyrants when you are 20 to 25 years old, young and strong. After 40, it's much harder. Keep that in mind and do everything to ensure that when you get older, all the tyrants around are destroyed.
Let me tell you a bit more about the radio. It turns out that in these two years I've almost forgotten how to host programs. I forgot how to communicate with people who are not my comrades or superiors. Forgot many words that are irrelevant in the army, but are actually necessary during hosting a show. So now I'm hosting a program and I'm very nervous. I think the listeners can hear it, but I hope that with time I'll get back to normal, if I even remember what normal is.
I'm very grateful to all of you for staying with me all this time, supporting me, helping me, and my loved ones. Thanks to you I bought my daughter a gift, a wonderful big book about the history of car racing. It's her hobby- she knows everything about Formula One and other races. She wants to write about it when she finishes university and starts working as a journalist. It's a good dream. I really hope that by when we will indeed be more interested in the results of car races than in the number of casualties from another missile strike on our cities. God willing, it'll be so.
March 11th 2024
Amidst the bustling streets and apparent normalcy of Kyiv, Yuriy shares a harrowing tale from the heart of a city under siege. He notices a small, yet profound emblem of the war's devastating impact: a child's UNICEF backpack. This symbol of loss and distress, previously seen in the refugee camps of Iraq, now marks the innocent lives upturned by conflict in Ukraine. Yuriy offers a poignant reminder of the unnoticed battles and unseen victims caught in the crossfire of war.
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It is March 11.
Right now I'm stationed in Kyiv. I'll tell you more about what I'm doing later. Today's conversation isn't about we, despite constant rocket shelling, it's almost a peaceful city. Shops are open, cars are stuck in traffic for hours, and the subway is crowded. Compared to the east like kiv, where even during rush hour, the subway has plenty of empty seats and most businesses more complicated when selling hot dogs have long closed. Kyiv looks like a fairytale city.
But that's a false illusion. The city is full of ruins from shelling, strong fortifications are being built around it around the clock in case of a new Russian advance on the capital. Patrols walk with streets and air raid sirens blare daily. But for me, the main sign that war is very close to Kyiv is not all this but a simple school backpack on a little child. Let me explain.
I arrived in Kyiv, walked down the street to the headquarters, and accidentally noticed and ate year old boy with a UNICEF blue backpack. Most of you fortunately don't know what it is, but for me it's a sign of terrible distress. UNICEF is a United Nation foundation that helps children. I don't really know how well or poorly they do it, but they exist. I've never spoken to employees of this foundation, but I've seen this back packs before it was in Iraq and the heat of the war against ISIS in a huge refugee camp.
In the middle of wet camp stood a huge tent in the army. They set up filled barracks like that, but there it was, a school. Before the classes started, hundreds of children from the entire camp ran to the stand and many of them had these blue backpacks. One of the school teachers then told me that these backpacks are given to walls who have nothing left, to children whose parents have lost everything and have no savings even to buy a bag, a couple of pencils and notebooks for their child. And also to those who have been left without parents altogether.
I look at the children with these backpacks and almost cried ordinary girls and boys who, because of some savages from ISIS, were left without a home, without their usual environments, often even without parents. And now the same children with the same backpacks are in my country, in my city. Because the savages have come to us too.
March 6th 2024
Yuriy shares his firsthand account of the devastation caused by Russian missile attacks in Ukraine. Discussing the destruction of residential buildings and the loss of civilian lives in recent shellings, he highlights the suffering and calls for justice for the Russian invaders.
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It is March 6th.
When a multi-story residential building is hit by a missile, the explosion can be heard several miles away. The sound accompanies the blessed wave. When comes The audible ringing over shattered glass windows, shatter, broken into thousands of teeny shards by the impact of a missile. The cries of the people living in the building are not heard. Although, I'm sure that the pain and fear experienced it by wars who survive, canel them to scream as they never have before in their lives. But the concrete and brick of where building muffled these cries, preventing them from escaping outside.
Rescuers working to clear the rubble of buildings destroyed by Russians arrange moments of complete silence at regular intervals. They switch off all machinery, fall silent themselves, stand still, trying to hear the voices of the living from under the rebel. You know what the Russians are doing during this time? They are improving their missiles so that Ukrainian rescuers hear these voices as rarely as possible so that every salvo kills as many civilians as possible.
It seems to me that in the military, I'm in greater safety when civilian people. When children and the elderly, I have weapons, everyone around me has weapons, we have shelters, and overall the Russians are not fighting so much against the army as against peaceful people bombarding Ukrainian cities and towns with rockets and bumps.
A few days ago, I was in my hometown of Kharkiv. Back in the summer, people began to return there, who fled in the first days of the great war from the threat of city's occupation. Now, Kharkiv is empty again, and all because of daily missile attacks in which adults and children constantly die. The same goes for Odessa and other cities. The Russians simply destroy residential buildings along with the people inside. This is we strategy make the lives of the Ukrainians a daily hell. The Russians call this fraternal assistance. Their fraternal assistance kills babies with their mothers, makes children orphans and leaves thousands of widows.
We lack air defense systems to cover the sky over the entire Ukraine. We lack modern weapons to drive the occupiers out of our land, but I swear these monsters will answer for everything. I really want everything in Russia to explode and burn as Ukrainian cities explode and burn. I want them to go to bed every evening and not know if they will wake up in the morning.
Somewhere in the country of killers, and maurauders lives my brother, my nephews, girls I once loved, men who will once my friends. But I don't p any of them anymore. The rockets and bombs coming from Russia kill not only people, they kill in those who survive the feeling that Russians are also human beings. Right now, Russians are turning Ukrainians into a whole nation of people who hate them and who will actually destroy Russia and Russians out of first for revenge, because the Russians have turned out to be cannibals. And they will get everything they deserve.
March 2nd 2024
Yuriy talks about the friend he lost at the start of the war, and how he feels his fate is down to luck.
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It is 2nd of March.
Two years ago, I learned about the death of my first friend in this great war, a young, vibrant guy with a wheat colored hair and a mustache. He resembled a hero from an American movie about the Vietnam War or the second World war, you know the type of young Robert Redford. He proposed to his girlfriend on the eve of a full scale invasion where you are supposed to get married in the summer of 2022. He had so many plans for that summer, he was convinced that the war would be over before the warmth arrived.
We all thought so. We all desperately wanted to believe that it wouldn't last long, but it was almost an adventure, a bit dangerous, but noble and interesting. And then, bam, one of us was gone and another one died a few days later. And by summer, news about friends who went missing, we were killed or captured, came in dozens. It's just an endless stream of funerals. Endless.
A journalist I once worked with recently wrote a piece that includes the words "Our cemeteries are now bigger than some of our towns." Of course, it's artistic exaggeration, but there are indeed so many new graves that I feel sick near cemeteries. Thousands of the best sons and daughters of Ukraine have fallen into the ground forever because of a savage stupidity and cruelty of our enemies. We have a tradition of placing the pole with a national flag on the grave of a fallen soldier, and our cemeteries are just a sea of these flags.
War is such a wild thing, where often your fate depends not on how trained, motivated, and brave you are, but on a pure chance. Once a Russian shell landed a few meters from the car I was in. It would have been certain death, but it just didn't explode. Sank into the dirt and that's it. It's just luck and nothing more, and for some reason not everyone is that lucky. Why? It's a big mystery to me.
Honestly, I envy people who believe in God. We can somehow explain, or at least peacefully accept this unfairness of life, this randomness of death. Nonbelievers don't have that. We see no logic, no heavenly purpose in this horror. We just know we have to keep fighting, even when there is nothing, not even hope left.
February 26th 2024
Today marks the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion or Ukraine and two years since Yuriy signed up to the army. He tells a story of a European reporter who managed to escape a checkpoint...
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It is February 25.
One European journalist of Russian origin worked in the occupied part of Donbas since the beginning of occupation, from the summer of 2014. He was fluent in Russian, obtained all permits from the occupiers to stay in the territory they controlled and negotiated with almost all warlords. They highly valued this reporter because they believed that with his help, they could legitimize the occupation of part of Ukrainian territory in the eyes of Western readers.
The reporter had problems only once. During a routine document check at the checkpoint the occupiers found a photo under the cover of his passport, showing the reporter completely naked, embracing another naked man, his boyfriend. This European was gay, and in the eyes of a drunken occupier at the checkpoint, this was the most terrible crime. And these occupiers faced a dilemma: on one hand, they had a gay man in front of them whom they had already declared illegal, on the other hand, they needed this guy very much for propaganda work. And he found a way out.
"He's my brother. My brother and I were fooling around and someone took a photo of it." The reporters told the occupiers, "Oh brother? Great brotherhood is sacred." The invaders rejoiced because the reporter found an excuse that gave him justification to let him go.
Everyone knew it was a lie. Everyone understood everything. But it was convenient for everyone to pretend that these were indeed naked brothers in the photo. This lie was beneficial to everyone. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, when these checkpoints with drunken occupiers appeared in Crimea, in Donbas, moscow told everyone that these were some local insurgents who bought machine guns, cannons, and even tanks somewhere in a military equipment store. The world knew Moscow was lying, but it pretended to believe it because it was more convenient, it was more profitable for everyone.
This lie led to a great war that started two years ago the World continued to trade with Russia, sending it billions of dollars, which went to armaments, propaganda, preparation for a full scale invasion and the destruction of Ukraine.
The voices of reason crying out that one cannot cooperate with murders, cannot give them the opportunity to strengthen and enrich themselves were ignored. Moreover, everything was done not to alienate the Russians. The Ukrainians were not given weapons, forced to negotiate with occupiers, and told that the main thing was not to anger the Russians.
Today marks exactly two years since I joined the Army, yesterday marked exactly two years since the start of a full scale invasion- an invasion that would not have happened at all if the world had the courage to acknowledge that Crimea was occupied, and not voluntarily joined Russia, that the Donbas is not controlled by local insurgents, but by units of Russian army forces. Lies unwillingness to see reality, readiness to believe blatant lies, to avoid facing the unpleasant truth. All of this has led to a nightmarish war.
Unpunished evil always comes back. That's the rule. Russia, a country of maniacs, a country of murders seized, Donbas, and Crimea, tortured thousands of Ukrainians, but the world preferred not to see it, forgave everything and Russia went further. It was allowed to do so.
February 22nd 2024
Yuriy narrates the tragic life of Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition figure with Ukrainian roots. He delves into Navalny's controversial stance on Crimea, his unwavering hope in the Russian people, and the bleak political landscape that led to his imprisonment and untimely death.
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It is February 22.
It takes about three hours to drive from Kyiv to Chernobyl, the site of the most horrific nuclear tragedy in human history. The last hour of the journey passes through the so-called Exclusion Zone, the area most affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion. Prolonged exposure where is deadly, and therefore it is forbidden to live where on both sides of the road, one can see half-ruined villages. Their inhabitants were resettled to other parts of Ukraine in 1986, the year of the catastrophe.
Among those evacuated was the Navalny family- the grandmother of the future Russian politician, his uncles and aunts and cousins. Most of which Chernobyl Navalnys were settled near the beautiful and quiet town of Bucha. At that time, Alexei Navalny was attending school in Moscow. His father has left his homeland for Russia and remained where his son Alexei was born in Moscow.
In 2022, Russian invaders came to Bucha and the surrounding villages among the many local residents they killed, there was at least one Navalny. The body of a murdered man was later found with his passport in his hands. It seems that the invaders, checking his documents, saw the oppositionist last name, and killed an innocent person solely for that reason. Alexei himself wrote about this incident from prison where a smartphone had been smuggled to him.
Despite his Ukrainian origin and family in Ukraine, Alexei hardly felt close to our country. On the contrary, he managed to become almost an enemy of Ukraine. He did not condemn the occupation of Crimea, welcomed the creation of his support centers there, and once even openly stated that he would not return Crimea to Ukraine if he became president of Russia. He wouldn't return it because, to quote him, "Crimea is not a sandwich to be passed back and forth." Since then, Ukrainians have called him "not a sandwich."
Navalny's attitude towards Crimea and his unwillingness to recognize the illegality of the occupation of part of Ukraine can be explained by the fact, but he genuinely believed that he could be elected to power in Russia. And Russians, the majority of whom were very happy about the seizure of foreign lands, would never have voted for a person who told them that they were rejoicing in a crime. Alexei Navalny believed too much in Russians, he had too much and completely unfounded hope for them and their support, and they betrayed him. First, they let him be sent to prison in the Arctic Circle and then they allowed him to be killed in that prison. Neither his justification of the occupation no other dubious but attractive statement for the Russian voter helped him.
I used to think that his life could have been very different if he had gone to Ukraine in 2014, when Russia was just beginning its invasion. He had the right to Ukrainian citizenship because of his roots, and it seemed to me, that here he could have used his political talents to fight against the occupation, not support it. But now I understand that fate had prepared a completely different mission for him. By his imprisonment and his death, he showed the world that there can be no honest change of power in Russia, that a candidate, even one who covers up the crimes of the region, but otherwise an opposition figure is doomed to torture and death.
Russia is like a cursed kingdom from a terrible fairy tale where there can be no happy ending, where the main good hero does not mind seizing part of neighboring kingdom, and when this hero is captured and sent to certain death by the ugly and evil king, there is no one who could even try to save him.
February 20th 2024
Yuriy recounts of the intense and tragic events during the beginning of the Ukrainian revolution, where unarmed protestors faced violent suppression by authorities, leading to the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war. He tells the story of courageous and resilient Ukrainians who fought for independence against corrupt regimes and foreign interference.
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It is February 20
From the metallic pole, bullets ricochet with a soft musical ring. You managed to hear a "ding" on a high note and the quiet whistle of a bullet rapidly losing speed after hitting the steel. This sound is deceptively pleasant, almost calming. It was from this sound exactly 10 years ago when the war began. I remember this day very well, February 20th, 2014. For several months a huge tent camp had been set up in the center of Kyiv- unafraid of winter colds and other inconveniences, thousands of people stood gut there demanding the resignation of the thieving pro-Russian President, Victor Yanukovych.
The riot police he sent kidnapped and killed the most active protestors since the first weeks of revolution, set ambushes and raid on the revolutionaries for weeks. But it was on February 20 that were authorities decided on an armed assault on the camp. Snipers settled on the rooftops, riflemen and riot police with shotguns occupied the streets around with square, with the protestors. The police force advanced, broke several barricades, burned tents, but then something incredible happened- tired freezing people with sticks and stones drove the regime's dogs away. They retreated, hiding behind the backs of conscript soldiers whom they used as a living shield and shot at unarmed people. Blood flowed down the hills of Kyiv. Terrified police officers sprayed the crowd with wallet of bullets.
At some point, a man next to me fell like a thrown sack. A bullet hit him in the head and went through. He didn't even have time to scream. They loaded him onto makeshift stretchers, made of boards, and tried to carry him out of the firing zone. But the police hit the leg of one of walls carrying the corpse. He fell, but didn't scream or cry, just cursed those who had caused this bloody turmoil.
And although it was Ukrainian Riot police shooting at the protestors brought to Kyiv from all over the country, it was the first battle of Russo-Ukrainian war. And here's why. Protests in Ukraine began after Yanukovych refused to sign the long awaited agreement on cooperation with the European Union. He refused because Putin really did not want that, who approved and vetoed all important decisions over Ukrainian government. Having nominally gained independence from Moscow in 1991, in 2014 Ukraine had to reckon with what Russian rulers would want.
And people got tired of it. We were tired of Yanukovych corrupt rule, tired of Russian managers sitting in all major enterprises and even government departments, Ukrainians were tired of being a colony and decided to truly become independent, so we went against the government. The riot police shooting at them, were not only defending Yanukovych, they were defending the order under which Russians could dictate their terms to Ukraine.
And when this order fell along with Yanukovych fleeing to Russia with tracks of gold, the Russians started an open war. They entered Crimea, then the Donbas and in 2022 decided to finish off Ukraine once and for all.
But Ukraine stood then, when people had nothing but faith in themselves and pieces of broken cobble stones. It'll stand now when instead of cobble stones, Ukrainians have guns in their hands.
February 13th 2024
Yuriy discusses the interview that Putin gave to Carlson, delves into the disturbing mind of Putin, highlighting his delusional beliefs and dangerous obsession with destroying Ukraine.
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It is February 13.
I don't know if you watched the interview of Putin with this weird, so-called journalist Tucker Carlson. I really hope not, because a sane person wouldn't willingly subject themselves to such a spectacle of idiocy. However, as I'm currently working with information, including hostile ones, I had to familiarize myself with these deaths of darkest stupidity. And you know what? Nothing new. Absolutely nothing new from Carlson. He showed a delusional old man who believes in wild conspiracy theists and tailors his life around them.
You probably know plenty of conspiracy theorists who believe in the danger of vaccines, that airplanes are spraying dangerous chemicals or any other nonsense. Well, Putin has a slightly different mental disorder: he believes that Ukraine never existed and will never exist. And he wouldn't be any different from other lunatics if he didn't have an army, millions of obedient people and foreign servants like Carlson. He has all of wet, so he's not just a funny fool, he's a dangerous maniac. In his hours-long conversations, he expresses only one thought: "Let me destroy Ukraine. Let me make reality completely aligned with what I've imagined with a world where Ukraine does not exist."
Searching for rationality in this is pointless. Maniacs kill and rape not because of reason, but because of mania, and Putin is just a slave to his own mania. Look, he's ready to do anything for the sake of destroying Ukraine, once considered an equal in the world's capitals, with kings and presidents flying to Moscow to meet him, but now only a madman from North Korea and the murky Iranian ayatollahs consider him equal. He gave up everything and turned into a criminal just because he's a maniac, just because everything else except destroying Ukraine, does not interest him.
And he's an exhibitionist maniac. He wants the world to see how he tortures Ukraine, how brutally his army deals with Ukrainians. It's important for him that everyone sees it. It's no coincidence that soldiers of Russian army are not just allowed, but ordered to behave as cruelly as possible towards Ukrainians. He's killing, raping and cutting down Ukraine, and through people like Carlson, he's telling the world: "I have the right to do this because I want to. Don't help Ukraine. It'll only get worse, if you don't help. I'll kill here quickly, eat here and when I'll calm down and I won't torment anyone else."
And the strange thing is that there are people in the world who say, "Maybe it's true, it'll be better. Let him destroy all Ukrainians and then he'll calm down." Hello fools. Don't you see that he's a serial maniac who enjoys killing and destroying? I can understand if you have no conscience and want to save yourself at the expense of destroying an entire nation, but you also lack brains because you won't save yourselves from him. Soon, the third year of a great war will begin, and I can't even convey to you how terrible and bloody this war is. There are simply no words, but the fact that I lack words to describe the truth does not mean we should listen to Carlson's who always have thousands of different words for lies and justifications for murderers.
February 9th 2024
Yuriy expresses thanks for a thoughtful gift from Thomas, a Vietnam veteran, highlighting how such gestures serve as a reminder of support and companionship. He expresses frustration with individuals and media outlets who, unlike Thomas, lack deep understanding of military realities and the dangers of war, sharing instances where he was asked to perform menial tasks at risk to his own safety. And he notes the need for victory to ensure the survival of the Ukrainian culture and its people
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It is February 9th.
I'd like to start this episode by thanking my listener Thomas from the United States. I received a package from him with snacks and a letter with very warm words. Thomas is a veteran who fought in Vietnam and he understands perfectly how important such things are. It's not just a package of snacks, it's a real holiday, a sign that you are not alone, you are supported and cared for. Thank you very much, Thomas. I'm delighted we have a package.
And today I want to talk about people who are complete opposite of Thomas. People who simply don't understand what war is, don't see the tragic events that are happening here. I met such people in the very first days in the army. I remember one phone conversation during which I was telling an editor of one of Western media outlets about what was happening in Kyiv, which was surrounded by the occupation army. She listened to me and went, said, "okay, I need you to go and shoot on your phone camera, abandoned houses, checkpoints, maybe someone forgot to close the door in the apartment- go in and film what's going on there."
It just infuriated me. I told her: "Listen lady, why did you decide what I work for you and you can give me tasks? Do you know what awaits someone with Knik who films checkpoints. And what about someone who goes around houses looking for open apartments? What do you think, armed people who are a mile away from the enemy, will they ask why I am doing this? Am I not a spy or a marauder, or will they just shoot me right away?"
She was offended and didn't call me again. For her war is something but can be quickly and beautifully filmed by someone else's hands, and if it did not work out then there is no need to know anything about this war.
A few months ago, another crew of Western journalists asked me to be via translator and assistant while they were filming stories in Ukraine. They knew, I'm in the Army and it did not even occur to them, that I could not just leave my unit on my own. That the Army is not a holiday camp where you can come and go whenever you want.
And recently a European filmmaker asked me to help him prepare a film about the war. He wanted to record conversation with me about the things he was interested in, but I refused. Because I simply not interested in what he's interested in. The list of questions included, for example, "What kind of weapons do you have? What do you usually eat for lunch? Why did you decide to join the Army?" This would have been great questions. If we had been asked at the beginning of the war when the world simply didn't understand who Ukrainians are and why we are fighting so stubbornly with a much stronger enemy, but now everyone understands everything.
You know, excessive attention to small details is only harmful. In the talks about the calibers of weapons, about what the cook is preparing, what we are wearing and where we sleep, it is very easy to lose the main thing, that we are fighting against those who decided to eliminate us. Who have taken a course toward the complete liquidation of Ukraine and Ukrainians. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that this is what we need to talk about now, not about some trifles. These trifles will then be in museums and history textbooks, and everyone will be able to see them there, and our task now is completely clear -to make sure that this museums are filled with Ukrainians and these textbooks are written by Ukrainians and not by the Russians. And for this, we need to win.
This is why I don't record new episodes as often as I used to. I really don't want main thing to be lost in a pile of small details, that we will all simply disappear if we lose. And we will be no one to be offended by, no one to ask about the food in the soldiers canteen, no one to ask to work as a translator. None of us will exist.
February 2nd 2024
Yuriy tells the story of one of the recently exchanged Ukrainian prisoners who returns home from Russia and learns of his country's ongoing fight for freedom, only to discover that his wife and one of his daughters died in an attack.
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It is February 2nd.
Recently, a new exchange of prisoners with Russians took place. 207 Ukrainians returned home from the Russian prisons. All of them endured torture, humiliation, and inhuman treatment. And among them was a man for whom even the liberation did not end the horror. He fought in Mariupol where his wife also served. Both of them fell into captivity when Russians occupied the nearly destroyed city. After a few months, his wife was exchanged and returned to Ukraine.
Living in Dnipro with her two daughters she awaited liberation of her husband. However, last year, a Russian missile hit their home. It was a large apartment building and the missile almost completely destroyed it. Dozens of people died a horrifying and terrible death. Among them were the former prisoner of war, and one of her daughters, the elder child survived but before her eyes, two of her closest family members perished.
The third closest person, her father, remained in captivity and had no idea what was happening beyond the walls of his cell. This is a widespread Russian practice -they do not allow prisoners not only to contact the relatives, but also to receive any news. Many captives often do not know that Ukraine still exists and is still fighting that Russian plans to capture and fully subjugate the country have failed. Most find out about this just hours before the exchange when they are taken out of where cells and brought to the exchange point.
And now, imagine a person who spent a year and a half in captivity suddenly learning that Ukraine exists, that it is fighting, and moreover, that this person is returning home and will be free. This was probably the happiest day in the soldier's life. However, after arriving in Ukraine, he is told that his wife and one of his daughters died from a Russian missile. And his happiest day turns into the saddest.
I simply cannot imagine what this person is feeling right now, what storms are tear his soul apart, what cures his hurling at the heads of Russian criminals.
By the way, I vividly remember that when we bombed the house in Dnipro, the Russians claimed that there were no civilians there, only a foreign NATO mercenary headquarters. Russians always do this- everyone killed by way bullets, shells, and missiles is declared a terrorist and Nazi and a NATO mercenary. This is a rule if you hear Russians boasting about destroying a NATO headquarters know what it means that we have killed women and children again. There are no exceptions. Just as there are no NATO headquarters in Ukraine. Friends, as our country still realize on the support of foreign partners, I still very much need your support. I remind you that you can help me and my family with details provided in this episode description. Thank you.
January 29th 2024
Yuriy reflects on the war and shares his experiences as one of the younger soldiers in a unit of parents and grandparents. Join us as he explores the sacrifices and determination of older generations in protecting the younger ones during wartime.
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It is January 29.
Many years ago, before the war, I used to read fiction books. Then I switched to nonfiction and almost stopped reading anything fictional. Because here since 2014, from the beginning of Russian invasion, we have been so many tragedies, so much pain and despair that there was no point in sympathizing with book characters. How can one take fiction seriously? When thousands of real life King Lears are abandoned on the streets, scores of Odysseuses are left far away from where homes and countless Ophelias are driven mad by despair.
I stopped reading fiction a long time ago, but some of those books still live in my memory. For example, I vividly remember Kurt Vonnegut's book, 'Slaughterer House Five' or 'The Children's Crusade'. Vonnegut a US Army soldier during Second World War was captured by the Germans and sent to Dresden where he survived with the allied bombing of the city. He escaped death by hiding in one of a deep underground meat lockers an experience that inspired him to write the book about his war experiences. Hence the first part of the book title- Slaughterer House five.
The second part about the Children's Crusade is a quote from Vonnegut's wife. She described her husband and his comrades' participation in the war emphasizing where youthfulness when they went to the front. Most of them barely reached adulthood with they were in fact, children sent into real bloody war against the monstrous evil.
In our army too, there are very young girls and boys, but they are minority compared to the older soldiers. Men under 27 years old are not conscripted for war, those younger when that age come to the Army only as volunteers. However, even among the volunteers, the majority are people over thirty or even forty. At 43. I am one of the youngest in my unit, we have people aged 50 and even 55, and all of us volunteered.
We have been at war for over 700 days and no one knows how much longer it will last. In our free time conversations about what each person will do after the victory used to be common. However, these discussions now contain fewer concrete plans and more abstract dreams. People no longer talk about finding specific jobs or taking certain positions. They just express a desire to live, to see victory, and finally rest.
In ordinary life, I did not feel my age. There was no occasion to. But in the Army you immediately realize that you are not 20 anymore. Your back, legs and neck constantly remind you that they are not very happy with the burden of body armor, helmet, and heavy backpack. You can't run as fast as the young ones, you can't jump as high, and you have to stop more often for a break. But you still do your job. Hundreds of thousands of adults and even almost old people do everything for the sake of victory, despite bad knees, joint pain, high blood pressure, and other unpleasant things that come with age. It's a crusade, not of children, but of their parents and grandparents.
And I think that's how it should be. We must protect the younger generation, ensure their safe future. They should not die under shell and freeze in trenches or yearn far from home and familiar things. All of this is our responsibility now.
January 24th 2024
Yuriy describes an encounter hitchhiking with a driver who shares his criminal past and explains the phenomenon of people justifying themselves to soldiers.
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It's January 24.
Recently I was given a ride by an unfamiliar driver. It happens sometimes -people give lifts to soldiers if they're heading in the same direction, and I occasionally take advantage of that. But this ride was entirely different from all the others. I had not even closed the car door. When the driver started a very strange monologue, he began telling me that he had spent almost half his life in prison engaged in robberies and had almost killed someone once. That he was convicted of whole bunch of serious crimes.
You know, such conversations make sense to intimidate someone who seems dangerous. Just like a red panda stands on its hind legs or a cat arcs its back to appear larger and scarier. People sometimes, in danger, start presenting themself as real monsters, but for the driver, there was no danger at all. He was a huge guy, almost twice my size with hands that barely fit on the steering wheel. So, scaring me for self-defense purposes made no sense. I could not do anything to him.
And here we are driving and I'm listening to his stories about his criminal adventures, trying to understand why he's sharing all this with a stranger. Honestly, I never understood it until the driver revealed all the cards himself.
"I wanted to join the military right after the full scale invasion began just like you, but they did not take me. They said, with such a criminal past, the army won't accept me." The driver told me, of course, he lied a bit. In the first days of the invasion they took everyone into the military, only releasing those prohibited from serving later, including criminals. But that's not the point. The real phenomenon is the relationship between people in uniform and those without. I constantly encounter this- men who did not go to the army start explaining to soldiers why we stayed behind. No one asks them, no one condemns them. But anyway, they need to justify themselves to those in uniform.
This phenomenon is widespread. I've heard from many military personal, but strangers on the street or in transportation would start telling them why they didn't join the army. Describing where illnesses, talking about small children, elderly relatives, and so on. Once I encountered a very strange reaction to my uniform. A year ago after some very tough weeks in Bakhmut, I came to Kyiv and took the metro to the headquarters without changing out the clothes I wore on the front. And then a man of my approximate age attacked me in the metro. Telling me that my dirty clothes were disrespectful to people around me and that I could not ride public transport in such a state. I almost immediately understood that it was his defense reaction. By degrading me for my appearance, he simply wanted to justify his existence in a peaceful city. As if being a soldier meant being dirty and scary.
But, that was a singular incident. No one else has ever tried to berate me. However, I heard a lot of real and imagined story about why someone did not join the Army, and I think I'll hear more.
September 13th 2023
Yuriy delves into Russia's long-term intentions and their alarming preparations for a century-long conflict, shedding light on how their war against Ukraine is just the beginning of a broader global threat with a startling revelation about the Russian school curriculum.
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It is 13th of September
I have a friend in the army who urges Ukraine and the world to brace themselves to the prospect that this war may endure for another century. And he might be right. He has been in the midst of this conflict for almost a decade now, since the spring of 2014 when the Russians invaded Donbas. Since then, Russia has displayed no signs of willingness to relent. On the contrary, it is evidently gearing up for a protracted conflict, with Russians hoping to gain control over not only the entirety of Ukraine, but also to restore their influence over Eastern and Central Europe.
They don't even attempt to conceal their intentions. If you have even a basic understanding of the Russian language, just take a look at any Russian news broadcast from the past year and a half online. It inevitably includes accusations branding Ukrainians as Nazis, calls for the dismantling of Ukraine's current political system and threats to severely punish Europe and the western world if they dare to obstruct Russia's mission to annihilate Ukrainians. They construct a highly distorted narrative in which a country where a president is Jewish and the defense minister is Muslim suddenly transforms into a Nazi regime and the entire civilized world supporting this nation is automatically labeled as an accomplice of the Nazis.
Recently, I had a conversation with a Russian acquaintance who relocated to another country a few weeks ago. She explained that she made the move for the sake of her children since their education in Russia primarily consisted of imbibing hatred for Ukraine, the United States, and Europe. Russian schools now have a dedicated subject aimed at indoctrinating children with this hatred, aptly named "Conversations About Important Things". During these classes, Teachers are mandated to inform children that all power in Western countries is controlled by gays, transgender individuals, and perverts who aspire to destroy the last righteous Christian nation in the world- Russia. In this context, aggression against Ukraine is portrayed as the opening act of this war. Teachers even tell children that Russians do not kill, rob, and rape Ukrainians, but rather save them from Western Perverts.
Other subjects also frequently became vehicles for propagandistic endeavors. In geography classes, children are taught that Eastern Europe must fall under Moscow's dominion and that the cunning West deceived Russians into losing control over Poland, the Baltic countries, and other territories. History lessons revolve around perpetual grievances against foreign rulers who supposedly insulted Russians for centuries fostering a belief in children that enemies surround them, necessitating revenge for past offenses. Literature classes have devolved into lessons in chauvinism with students being taught with genuine literature exist only in Russia, while writers from all other countries, if they exist at all, are deemed unworthy compared to Russian classics.
Once again, it is crucial to grasp that Russians are preparing the next generation for an unending conflict, one that extends beyond just Ukrainians. For them, the war against us serves as the initial phase of their confrontation with entire world. Shockingly, many Russians are comfortable with this situation. Much like my acquaintance who relocated from Russia so her children could receive a proper education, she remained in Russia while her country bombed peaceful Ukrainian cities, while Russians tortured Ukrainians, erected concentration camps, and carried out mass executions. I believe that if Russia continued its actions, but left the school curriculum untouched, she wouldn't have even contemplated leaving because everything seemed fine for her and her children. She displayed minimal interest in the actions of her country in Ukraine, done in her name and on behalf of all other Russians.
Nonetheless, let's return to the matter of preparing Russians for a long term, possibly multi generational war. It is crucial to understand that the longer Russia's conflict with Ukraine persists, the greater the threat to the entire world. A protracted war offers Putin the opportunity not only to indoctrinate Russian youth with hatred, but also to forge a new Axis of Evil. Russians are already buying weapons from Iran and at this very moment they are negotiating missile supplies from North Korea. What will Putin provide to fanatical ayatollahs and bloodthirsty Korean communists in return? Who can assure us that at some point he won't transfer them the technology required to create atomic bombs or even ready warheads? in exchange for their assistance in eliminating Ukrainians. Where will these warheads ultimately be targeted? Israel, Europe, the United States, Japan or elsewhere? Do you genuinely want to find out or would you rather not?
In that case, be aware that the defeat of Russians, and it must be a comprehensive and definitive defeat, is not only a matter of survival for Ukraine and Ukrainians, but also a matter of global security.
September 10th 2023
Yuriy candidly reveals his fears and uncertainties about providing life-saving first aid to comrades on the front lines, highlighting the immense challenges of administering aid under fire and the vital role played by regular soldiers in such life-and-death situations.
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It is 10th of September.
In this war, there is one thing I fear even more than being captured: the fear that I won't be able to save one of my comrades if they get injured and I'm the only one nearby. Yes, I've undergone training in basic first aid; I've applied tourniquets to stop bleeding and learned how to evacuate the wounded properly. But all of that was in a relatively peaceful conditions, not under fire and certainly not in the heat of the battle. Moreover, it was under the watchful eye of an instructor who corrected my mistakes.
In calm surroundings, I can easily stop bleeding and carry a person several miles to safety. But the challenge lies in doing all of this in the most tumultuous of situations, amid gunfire with adrenaline coursing through my veins, when every fiber of my being trembles from the rush. In these moments, you begin to understand why not everyone can be a combat medic. To administer first aid under fire, you must be a person who can master their own emotions, someone who can quell their fear, override their adrenaline surges, and do their job regardless of the chaos around them.
Yet, there is not always a medic nearby who can shoulder the responsibility of saving a wounded fighter life. Often, it falls upon regular soldiers, the injured person's comrades, and in the midst of the battle, it is exceedingly difficult for someone unaccustomed to this task to provide qualified assistance. Let me briefly explain how the system of saving lives on the frontline works. You see, each soldier has what we call tourniquets, devices used to stop bleeding from limbs. It's a modern tourniquet with a built in lever for better tightening.
The tourniquets are affixed to the uniform or body armor so that others can easily find them. The wounded person is aided using their own tourniquet. It's crucial that this tourniquet is applied above the wound correctly, with the lever properly tightened. Furthermore, it is important to mark the time of its application with a pen on the tourniquet. This is very, very important. About every half an hour you should loosen the tourniquet slightly, allowing blood to flow back into the limb. If you fail to do this or do it at the wrong time, the limb could be lost. And if you don't tighten the tourniquet enough, the person will bleed out and die. It gets even more complex when the injury isn't in the limb, but in the torso. In most cases, to save someone with a torso injury, you need to remove their body armor, which often makes it impossible to access the wound. Then, on the often bloodied body, You must locate the wound and apply a special hemostatic dressing to it.
And it's absolutely crucial to evacuate the wounded as quickly as possible without removing the tourniquet or dressing. Considering that all of this must be done under enemy fire, risking one's life. It's an extremely challenging job, and I am not certain that if the need arises for me to save a comrade's life, I'll handle it as needed. And this uncertainty is a very terrifying and unsettling thing.
September 7th 2023
Yuriy recounts the tragic missile strike on Kostyantynivka, shedding light on the devastating impact of the Russian goal of pure Ukrainian annihilation, where civilian lives are intentionally targeted, and he reflects on the failure of civilization in the face of such brutality.
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Yesterday, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on the city of Kostyantynivka, which is located just a few miles from the front line in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. 17 people lost their lives in this tragic event -shoppers and sellers at the local market while dozens smore, we are injured. I have a deep familiarity with this market. I visited it many times after the start of a full scale Russian invasion when my unit was stationed on the Bakhmut front. Kostyantynivka was the closest town to our positions. We went where to buy food. We sold the best kebs in the world and really sweet local apples. We also bought there spare parts for our vehicles warm socks and everything else needed for war.
For several years now, constant Inka has been a town on the front line after their initial Albe Limited invasion of Ukraine in 2014, the Russians briefly captured the town, but we were eventually pushed out. Before the full scale invasion. It was a relatively large town with a population of around 80,000 people. Restaurants, stores, and new businesses were thriving. However, everything changed one and a half years ago. The town found itself on the daily shelling. I vividly remember my stay there last winter. Explosions were heard every few hours. The Russians were systematically destroyed civilian infrastructure, trying to make the town uninhabitable forcing people to live with intention of capturing the ruins and reporting in another concrete settlement.
I want you to understand why strategy bombing cities, destroying infrastructure and creating a dire humanitarian catastrophic is what the Russians refer to as "helping the people of Donbas." Russians officially claimed Kostyantynivka along with the entire Donetsk region as their territory and even made changes to way Constitution to include it. Then they began to systematically destroy it. Yesterday they outdid themselves by deliberately launching a missile into the most densely populated area of Kostyantynivka- the market. After the full scale invasion, some local businesses closed down or left the town while others were destroyed by rockets and artillery strikes. The market on one of the town squares became the focal point of economic activity in Kostyantynivka. That's where the Russians aimed.
It is clear that their intention was to strike civilians and kill as many people as possible. Missiles, especially ballistic ones, don't get launched without reconnaissance, targeting, and ation with commanding officers. They don't randomly land on a square. This is a crime and dozens of people were complicit. Those who selected with target, those who approved it, and those who aimed and fired the missile. They simply killed nearly two dozen innocent people. No one of them protested against this, and no one tried to stop this massacre because for them, we are not human beings. For them, Ukrainians are merely targets in a shooting range that they intend to destroy.
Kostyantynivka is just one example of how Russians view us. There are many Kostyantynivkas throughout Ukraine numbering in the hundreds. Rockets, shells, and drones rain down on peaceful towns and villages every day. There hasn't been a single place where I served since the beginning of this full scale war that hasn't been targeted by deadly Russian "gifts".
This is a war of annihilation, with no other objective for Russians except our complete destruction. Yes, it's the 21st century, it's Europe, and yet we are facing the war of extermination against an entire nation. It seems to me that somewhere along the way, civilization failed.
September 4th 2023
Yuriy reflects on a chance encounter with an elderly woman in the street brought some much needed clarity and purpose to his mission as a defender of Ukraine.
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It is September 4th.
Just a few days ago, an unexpected encounter left me deeply moved. I was strolling down the street in my military uniform, a routine for me with days, when something extra ordinary happens. A passerby, a woman in her nineties abruptly grabbed my hands, not bothering with politeness and exclaimed, "Hey guy!" she peered into my eyes and in a soft, gentle voice she said, "Please live. Live long enough to become as old as I am now, do you understand?" She held my gaze, her eyes glistening with tears.
You see, I spent over two decades in journalism and I've had my fair share of strangers recognizing me on the street expressing gratitude for my work. Don't get me wrong, it always felt good to hear those kind words. It's heartwarming to know that people appreciate what you do, but the impact of this elderly woman simply wish for me to live a long life much deeper.
She approached me solely because of my uniform, because I'm a soldier. This woman who likely lived through the horror of a Nazi occupation, famine and Stalinist repressions wasn't just vision longevity for me; she was extending the wish to all the defenders of Ukraine.
Before I joined the Army, I often grappled with doubts about the significance of my work. My journalism career was plagued by constant uncertainty. I frequently felt that I could have written better articles or edited stories more effectively. Overall, there was a lingering sense that I could be doing something more meaningful, something that made a more significant impact on people's lives.
However, over the past year and a half, these doubts have vanished entirely. I understand that I'm a part of a vital mission, that I'm exactly where I need to be. My life has undergone a profound transformation. I no longer belong solely to myself; I follow the orders of my commanders. I rely heavily on the support of my listeners and dedicated volunteers. Without their assistance, I wouldn't have been able to save my parents, help my daughter complete her education and seek secure her admission to university.
In essence, I'm not currently earning for my own family; my loved ones depend primarily on your support. Yet I'm convinced that I'm on the right path, that I am exactly where I should be. The elderly woman who unceremoniously grasped my hand in the street and then looked at me with such intensity merely reaffirmed that I already knew deep down- I belong in the army, wearing this uniform and following the orders of commanders, some of whom are decade or more younger than me. This is my mission, the focal point of my life now, and I'll strive to live a long life of what I can be certain I'll succeed.
September 1st 2023
Yuriy reflects on the stark contrast between Soviet-era peace lessons and Russia's current militaristic indoctrination, highlighting the disturbing shift from valuing peace to celebrating aggressive war. He ponders the psychological complexities behind a nation that once cherished peace now advocating for destructive conflict, emphasizing the enduring resilience of Ukraine in the face of ongoing aggression.
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Today is September 1st
Since Soviet Times the academic year in schools begins on this day, and the first lesson of first school day was always the so-called peace lesson I studied in an ordinary Soviet school and I remember it very well. The teacher talked about the fact that there is nothing more valuable in the world when peace show it Some slides with terrible footage of the Second World War. Fields littered with human bodies, prisoners of concentration camps after torture, destroyed cities. Sometimes veterans of that war were brought to class, gray-haired men in uniform with decorations all over their chests. These man talked about how terrible it is in the war, how painful is to lose loved ones killed. They said that all the problems in the world are nonsense compared to the war. "For there to be no war" veterans, a teacher, and where inscriptions in textbooks told us.
But all this was pure bullshit. A cheap show about a peace loving government that supposedly valued peace, but at the same time bombed Afghanistan, killed thousands of people, armed terrorists all over the world, from Angola to Nicaragua, built more and more new tanks, missiles, and submarines. It was a dirty double-edged Manichaeism: in words, the Soviet government valued peace as the main treasure in the world, but in reality, it constantly fought, occupied other countries, killed people and lied at every step.
Peace lessons are no longer held in Russia. Do you know how we start the new academic year? From military training. They are taught to disassemble rifles, fly drones, march in formation and they are also prepared for the fact that there is no greater happiness when dying for their country, preferably by storming Washington, Brussels, or Berlin. This is already starting to resemble North Korea with its cult of a leader that everyone dreams of dying for. But there is one big difference in North Korea, there was never a democracy. There was never freedom of speech. There was no internet and open borders. For generations, people have seen and heard nothing but calls for full devotion for the head of state.
But it was different in Russia. There was freedom of speech and open borders, independent and very high quality journalism existed for a while, but most people did not need it. They easily gave up all this in exchange for government promises to destroy Ukraine and then try to destroy Europe and the USA in the same way. And you know what? All this done by the same people who for years listened to the fact that there is nothing more valuable than peace, that war is the worst thing in the world, that people should negotiate and seek ways of understanding and not take up arms.
This is such a complex task for psychologists to understand and to explain to the world how millions of people, an entire nation that has been indoctrinated for decades to cherish peace, now celebrate war. And not a justifiable, liberating war, but a deceitful aggressive war aimed at the destruction of neighbors. This war has been ongoing for over a year and a half now. Russians have killed tens of thousands of Ukrainians and sent to hell hordes of soldiers for a goal that has proven to be utterly elusive. They will never conquer Ukraine. They will never storm Washington or take Berlin. Yet they will continue to try to achieve all of this. We will persist for several more years. The crucial thing is for us to endure even longer.
August 30th 2023
Yuriy recounts the story of a fellow soldier, Kim, a Ukrainian of Korean origin whose family was forcibly deported and suppressed by Stalin's regime, paralleling their experiences with the Russian tactics of erasing identities and cultural heritage in Ukraine, yet the resilience and determination to preserve Ukrainian identity remains despite ongoing attempts by the Russians to obliterate it.
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It is 30th of August.
At the very beginning of a full scale invasion, I served with a Korean guy. Even his last name was as Korean as possible, Kim. At the same time, he didn't speak Korean, had never been to his historical homeland, and in general knew very little about Korea. I will now tell a little about how it happened, and you will understand why this story is important in the context of our war. So our Kim was born in Ukraine, went to an ordinary Ukrainian kindergarten, went to school, spoke Ukrainian since childhood, did not hear Korean even at home because his parents were forbidden to speak their native language. His parents were born in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia.
Their families ended up there against their own will, they were exiles. They were forcibly deported from the native cities and villages where they lived for centuries. Thousands of Koreans came under Russian rule in 19th century when the Russians, concrete, large areas of Far East. Among these territories were those on which Koreans lived for a long time. For a while the Russian authorities paid almost no attention to them. They were allowed to have their own schools, their own newspapers, and celebrate Korean holidays. Even after the Bolsheviks came to power, Koreans maintained a certain level of autonomy.
But when Stalin's dictatorship began. The tyrant very quickly quarreled with Japan, and even before the beginning of the Second World War, he managed to get into a short armed conflict with it.
At what time Koreans did not have their own state. Their lands were under Japanese occupation. So the inhabitants of these lands, mostly ethnic Koreans, were Japanese citizens. That is, in the eyes of Soviet authorities, they were enemies. And Stalin saw Soviet Koreans as, as potential traitors, the fifth column of the Japanese. He declared them enemies and began repression. Writers, teachers, priests were shot. All others, the entire nation, were sent into exile into Central Asia.
They were forbidden to speak their native language even at home. They were forbidden to celebrate their holidays. They were ordered to forget that they are Koreans. Koreans were the first people to be deported from their native places .Then their faith was shared by Chechens, Ingush, Crimean Tatars and others. Someone was more fortunate the Chechens were allowed to return home immediately after Stalin's death. Some less fortunate, the Crimean taters, for example, were never allowed to return. They did it themselves under the threat of new deportations and prison terms.
The Koreans were allowed to return home, but it turned out that the farms were destroyed. Strangers were living in their homes and no one was waiting for them there. And these Koreans simply scattered around the Soviet Union in search of better faith. That's how my Kim's grandparents and their kids ended up in Ukraine. They no longer knew their native language, did not remember the tales and stories of their people they only had surnames from the Koreans. That is, Stalin achieved his goal. Koreans stopped being Koreans. They lost themselves.
And this is almost exactly what the Russians did to the Koreans in the 1930s, they now trying to do to the Ukrainians. They want to physically destroy the bearers of Ukrainian consciousness as they once killed the Korean intelligentsia and make everyone else forget that they are Ukrainians. And Kim, with whom we fought together, said "The Russians took away from my parents the feeling that we're Koreans, and now they're trying to take away my pride in the fact that I'm Ukrainian of Korean origin, but they won't succeed.
August 27th 2023
Yuriy discusses the aftermath of the liquidation of the leadership of the private military company Wagner, linking Putin's involvement due to his calm reaction and considers the fate of its members, and lessons to be learned, other than simply the futility of negotiating with Putin?
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It is August 27.
Sorry but I am going to talk about Prigozhin and his private military company Wagner again. Do you know why I am now sure that Putin is behind the liquidation of the entire leadership of Wagner? I have seen his address on this matter. If Prigozhin and his gang had been killed by someone else, Putin would not have sat so calmly, and he would not have talked about the investigation, which should find out all the circumstances of the plane crash that killed the top mercenaries of Russia. It must be understood that for a very long time the same people, FSB officers, were responsible for the security of both Putin and Prigozhin. And if someone else was behind the murder of the leader of the mercenaries and his closest entourage, Putin, would be in panic right now, instead of sitting calmly in the front of the television cameras.
What Putin has turned Russia into is not even a mafia structure, because the mafia usually has some concept of honor. Putin turned Russia into a bloody garbage can. When the Prigozhin gang rioted, he was very scared. It turned out that no one was in a hurry to save him. Almost no one was ready to stop the march of the Wagnerites to Moscow. Therefore, Putin promised something to his rebellious mercenaries, give them some security guarantees and thereby stopped the offensive. But he did not even think of keeping any promises, he was just buying time. And when he had the opportunity to destroy the entire command of the former rebels at once, he did it. Because he is a liar and a coward. Because his word is worthless. He can promise one thing and do something completely different. Moreover, he always does so. He always lies.
What will happen next with the private military company, Wagner? There will be nothing. Consider it gone already. This is an ancient Roman tradition -to completely destroy legions whose command dared to revolt. The entire top leadership of Wagner has been eliminated. Most of the real military specialists have been distributed among various units of the Russian army. Former prisoners and adventure seekers who joined Wagner either seeking release from the prison or enticed by money, have been sent home, killed or found themselves behind bars again.
Some separate units of these mercenaries still operate somewhere in Syria or Mali, but it is only a matter of time when they will either be completely destroyed or will be subordinated to some local warlords or will simply be abandoned in foreign countries. Even from Belarus, where most of the mercenaries were resettled, they are already being deported back to Russia, where criminal cases, alcoholism and oblivion await them.
Of course, none of the Wagnerites will go over to the side of Ukraine and will not join our struggle, because first of all, they are simply unprincipled mercenaries who will not even think that it is possible to fight for something other than money. And secondly, almost every one of them has so much blood of Ukrainian citizens on their hands that nothing awaits them in Ukraine except many years of prison.
The history of Wagner private military company is very dirty and bloody and it comes to an end. However, like any other story, it can teach us many things. First and foremost, if someone in Russia starts a rebellion, it must be carried through to the end at any cost, otherwise it will get worse. Moreover, we have once again seen that Putin's promises, his guarantees, his honest word are worth nothing. It's simply void. In other words, there is no point for Ukraine to even attempt to negotiate with him. He will for sure deceive and betray any promises he could give.
August 24th 2023
Yuriy reflects on Independence Day, recalling Ukraine's declaration of sovereignty in 1991 and the subsequent challenges it faced. Yet, Ukraine remains resilient, contrasting with Russia's instability, and he reminds us of the significance of Independence Day as a celebration of survival and a symbol of Ukrainian identity.
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Today in Ukraine, the most significant state holiday is celebrated - Independence Day. It was on August 24, 1991, that Ukraine declared its departure from the Soviet Union and the restoration of its state sovereignty. At that time, no one obstructed Ukraine's choice of its own path - only Moscow politicians and the then-American President George Bush Sr. asked not to rush into independence. However, no one dared to impede Ukrainians by force. This only happened almost a quarter of a century later - in 2014, when Russians began to seize Crimea - and last year, it escalated into the format of full-scale war. A war for the independence we gained 32 years ago, but one we are still fighting for.
Russians have never perceived Ukraine as an independent state. They have consistently made crude jokes about us, devalued Ukrainian culture and language. Even when our official relations were very good and Russians had not yet occupied Crimea and parts of Donbas, they regarded Ukraine as an unreal country, openly mocking our independence, accusing Ukrainians of the alleged collapse of the once seemingly strong Soviet Union.
I remember how much of a blow it was for me to witness the reactions of my Russian colleagues and friends to the occupation of Crimea. How openly they supported the seizure of foreign land, the expulsion of Ukrainians from the occupied territories, how enthusiastically they talked about Ukraine's downfall. They understood that occupation is a crime, that persecuting Ukrainians in the occupied territories is blatant nazism, but they found it agreeable. And they wanted more. The majority of Russians were captivated by the utterly irrational idea of completely annihilating Ukraine. It's impossible to comprehend, simply impossible, yet people who lived thousands of kilometers away from Ukraine, somewhere in Siberia, who had never seen a living Ukrainian in their lives, dreamt of the destruction of Ukraine.
For years, they had been preparing for this. After the Russians managed to occupy Crimea, they gradually spent years preparing for the destruction of Ukraine. My former Moscow colleague, with whom we raised our children together, whom I had known for almost twenty years, sent me messages about how eagerly he would watch as Ukraine would be subjugated by Russia and Ukrainians would be annihilated. But their plans didn't work out. Ukraine stood strong and is now slowly restoring its territorial integrity. It turns out that Russia itself is an incapable state. It's in Russia where there's no law, no order. There's nothing in Russia to hold the state together except for the fear of the residents towards cops and officials.
That's why today is an especially significant celebration. A celebration that the Russians had hoped to obliterate, but ended up filling it with new meanings themselves. Now, Ukraine's Independence and the survival of Ukrainians are synonymous. Without Independence, we won't exist. So, Happy Independence Day to everyone. If anyone wishes to personally congratulate me, you can always do so using the contact details in the description of this episode. Take note - there's also a Buy Me A Coffee link there now. Once again, happy holiday and Слава Україні.
August 26th 2023
Yuriy reflects on the persistent belief in magical thinking among rulers, likening Russian leaders like Vladimir Putin to historical figures who embraced similar rituals for victory, highlighting a recent ceremony at a temple of Russian armored forces near Moscow with Putin and Hitler's cap.
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August 17th 2023
Yuriy discusses the ongoing destruction of civilian infrastructure and innocent lives caused by Russian attacks. He highlights the Russian propaganda portraying Ukrainians negatively and exposes their efforts to forcibly change the ethnic composition of the population, drawing parallels to historical atrocities.
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August 14 2023
Yuriy describes someone who was ready for this war, prepared for it, and waited for it because it was inevitable...
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August 10th 2023
What is war if not one side trying to kill the other's spirit and culture? Yuriy discusses how the Russians are trying to kill Ukrainian culture.
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August 8th 2023
Slowly, land captured by the Russians is being liberated by Ukraine, but it is not an easy task and involves clearing land of mines...
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August 5th 2023
There are a number of Ukrainians who fled the war, who didn't sign up to the territorial army like Yuriy and he has heard some stories about what they are saying. And Yuriy has a word of thanks to a listener who sent him a care package.
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August 2nd 2023
Yuriy found some old newspapers from the 1990s and he has pieced together the past to see how Ukraine has ended up engaged in this war.
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July 31st 2023
Russia continues to bomb civilian locations in order to terrorise Ukraine. Yuriy says the war will only end when they cease to have the ability to make weapons.
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July 28th 2023
Yuriy talks more about the Territorial Defense Army of Ukraine and how it started out as volunteer civilians who are now the world's largest light infantry unit.
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July 25th 2023
Ukrainians have run out of space to bury their dead, and if the Russians want the land, they will be building on top of bones.
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July 24th 2023
This war has changed the Ukrainian people so much. Some of his friends in the army don't want to have close connections so they won't have to be mourned if they die in this war.
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July 20th 2023
Weather plays a big impact on infantry and how much harder their day can be. In the summer heat, carrying all of the standard issue army equipment is a struggle.
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Voices of Children Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat
Save the Children Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 16th 2023
Yuriy remembers a time when Ukrainians thought Putin was a good politician. And acknowledges the thousands of ethnic Russians in the Ukrainian army fighting Putin's regime.
You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy ----more---- Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters. https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat
Save the Children Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 11th 2023
Yuriy lost another friend to the war and he reflects on the price Ukrainians are paying for their liberation and how it's the front line who are paying the price to try and retake their country.
You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy ----more---- Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters. https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat
Save the Children Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 6th 2023
Want to hear a story worthy of a Hollywood movie? Prior to the war with Russia, his life as a journalist was full of capers and close calls, but recently Yuriy just met his long lost sister and there's more to uncover.
You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy ----more---- Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters. https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat
Save the Children Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 3rd 2023
Yuriy had to say goodbye to a friend recently, a fellow journalist and he has a message for you.
You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy ----more---- Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters. https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat
Save the Children Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 24th 2023
Yuriy talks about the looting that is happening by Russian soldiers in Ukraine that has been approved and encouraged by Russia.
You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy ----more---- Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters. https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat
Save the Children Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 25th 2023
Yuriy gives his view on the failed Russian coup and the history of the Prigozhin, the leader of Russian mercenary group Wagner.
You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy ----more---- Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters. https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat
Save the Children Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 23rd 2023
Yuriy gives us a history lesson with some of the army equipment he is using.
You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy ----more---- Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters. https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat
Save the Children Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 20 2023
Yuriy answers some questions a listener, Tommy from London, about the war, his music choices, and he asks him his opinion on a song he wrote about the Arab/Iraeli conflict, listen here for free: https://tommykaneko.bandcamp.com/track/killers-in-the-sky
You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or send him a message of support just like Tommy: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy ----more---- Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters. https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat
Save the Children Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 16th 2023
Yuriy's daughter has her final school exams today and Yuriy considers the rhetoric and propaganda that the Russians see when Ukraine is under attack.
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 13th 2023
Yuriy thanks hist listeners who have reached out to him to congratulate him for his medal and has some more words on why Ukraine continues to fight and knows what's at stake for the rest of the world.
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 9th 2023
Ever wondered exactly what Private Matsarsky does in the Ukrainian war effort? Yuriy tells us exactly what his day job looks like.
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 7th 2023
Yesterday Yuriy received the Order of Merit Award from President Zelensky and he has a few words to say on it.
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 4th 2023
Yuriy has an interesting comparison from World War 2 rooted in racism.
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 2nd 2023
Yuriy gives us an idea what it's like to be on the ground in no-man's land in Ukraine, some of the sounds that he hears on a daily basis have been captured.
Encourage Yuriy and send him a message of support, email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 30th 2023
Yuriy is a big fan of his army boots and he considers some things he wants to take with him after the war, and some other war time experiences and skills he does not...
Encourage Yuriy and send him a message of support, email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 25th 2023
Yuriy reflects on his mindset when the war began and now and how he is now certain of Ukraine's victory.
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Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 22nd 2023
Russia has set itself a goal of destroying the Ukrainian people and always been ruled by war-crazed maniacs. Yuriy is convinced that Russia would march onto Europe if Ukraine did not stand in the way.
Encourage Yuriy and send him a message of support, email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 18th 2023
The day to day of war takes its toll on the mind and Yuriy has been struggling with how to find the mental capacity to make this podcast and think about anything other than the war in front of him.
Encourage Yuriy and send him a message of support, email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 14th 2023
Yuriy took some time away to see his parents and the time away as a civilian and as a son and father was a good reset. He also has a message for you at the end of the episode.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 1st 2023
Yuriy has had a difficult couple of weeks personally on his mental health and his mother is terminally ill, but he has a story about a soldier who had a message for the Russians and posted it in a Reddit discussion that went awry.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
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Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 21st 2023
Yuriy has spent some time in Bakhmut recently and he is still surprised by the Russian 'meatwaves'.
Yuriy also has a few special words of thanks to those of you who send him emails and donation.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 15th 2023
Spring has arrived in Ukraine and Yuriy is noticing his own fatigue of the war and how it has sucked the joy out of every day life. He imagines going home for some personal comforts and wonders why the Russian fighters don't see what their leader is doing to them or Ukrainians.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 9th 2023
All soldiers are entitled to 10 days leave but most don't take the full amount of leave because of their sense of duty to serve and save their country and their people. Yuriy talks about his own vacation and his goodbyes to his family when he's on leave.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 6th 2023
Russians are trying to tell Ukrainians that they would live better in Russia, and Yuriy describes the gap between reality and Russian propaganda.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 3rd 2023
Yuriy talks about the war crimes by Putin upon children and why he is kidnapping Ukrainian children and what he is doing to keep them 'safe'.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 29th 2023
Yuriy and his comrades have thoughts about what they will do when Ukraine defeats Russia in this war. From doctors to chefs, they hope to go back to civilian life and resume life as normal one day.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 26th 2023
Yuriy notes that the Russians are running out of munitions and are begging the world's most infamous dictators for help.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 23rd 2023
Yuriy considers a school in his old neighbourhood where he also used to take his own daughter that had memorial plaques for young Soviety soldiers and how this war makes the losses of the Afghan war pale in comparison.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 20th 2023
Yuriy spent his daughter's birthday in Kyiv and had a funny experience being back there. He isn't used to seeing people in civilian clothes, and someone asked him about his radio job...
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 14th 2023
Yuriy's daughter has hit her 18th birthday and Yuriy made her a video as a gift. He also has an interesting story about a folk punk musician who wrote a song for Yuriy under the name "Beer Soaked Whisky Gang". The song is called 'Curb Stomp The Fascist Dogs' and Yuriy put the music to some of the footage he has taken from the streets of Ukraine.
You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DluTz8cpn-w
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 9th 2023
Today is the 1 year anniversary of the podcast. Yuriy expresses his thanks for all of the support he receives for this podcast and he also brings us closer to the front lines with the sounds of a soldier calling out to fire.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 7th 2023
Yuriy considers the way the war has affected lives, how his own life is still changing as he continues to be a solider fighting for his country. He urges you to reach out to the people in your life
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 2nd 2023
Yuriy talks about his time with Iraqi Kurdish soldiers who were trying to fight ISIS who were using drones and attaching IEDs to drop on Iraqi soldiers and civilians. Ukrainians are using the same strategy, using drones to determine the Russian locations, drop IEDs or used to transport small packages of medicine to the front lines.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
February 25th 2023
Today marks one year since Yuriy joined the army in the fight against Russia. He reflects on a book he recently read by British Historian, Peter Hopkirk, who discusses the Russian tyranny is a legacy from Mongol Empire and he relates that to his recent experience in Bakhmut.
Yuriy has also recorded some sound of shelling around him so you can get an idea of what his job is like.
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
February 20th 2023
Yuriy has been on the front lines of Bakhmut and he describes the shellin, the Russian 'meatwave' and their determination to try and capture the ruins of small towns to gain a victory, however small, as the war wages on.
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
February 16th 2023
Yuriy has been busy and not able to publish his show. He has been in Donbas for some time and in the outskirts of Bahmoud. He is physically and emotionally exhausted from the war and he tells a story of surviving a Russian shelling and a meeting with a local dog.
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
February 7th 2023
Yuriy talks about how Russian mines don't just affect humans in this war. The toll of the war is impacting Ukraine's animal kingdom as well.
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
----more----
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
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February 5th 2023
Yuriy tells a story of what remains in the food stores and his hunt for cat food and help from a comrade.
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
January 30th 2023
Yuriy explains the Russian military offensive strategy known as sending in the 'meatwaves' and what Ukraine can do to defend itself, and what it needs from its allies.
Yuriy has a message for you wherever you live and how you can help.
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
January 25th 2023
Yuriy talks about the kinds of rifles they use in the army, but also about the makeshift armoured cars the Ukrainian soldiers are constructing to stay safe and camouflaged as European countries decide if they will donate tanks to the war effort in Ukraine.
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
January 21st 2023
Yuriy talks about the differences in Russian and Ukrainian communications and warfare intercepts.
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
November 15th 2023
Yuriy talks about experiencing the shell blasts and the Russian attacks on infrastructure as the Russians diplomats who speak lies in the UN about what they are doing.
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
January 9th 2023
Yuriy talks about the curse of growing up in the soviet union, the chance of being exposed to war and being called up as a soldier was inevitable. His father and his grandfather were soldiers in past wars. And the misinformed beliefs of the Russians who fight that they are 'saving Ukranians' still persists.
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
January 7th 2022
While many people are making New Year's Resolutions and plans for a new year, Yuriy contemplates how the war has changed his ability to look to the future.
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
January 3rd 2023
Yuriy starts the new year discussing the Russian attacks on civilian strikes in Ukraine. He also talks about a Banksy mural that he made when he visited in the fall - this photo is posted on his instagram page http://instagram.com/fightingforukraine
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
December 29th 2022
Yuriy looks ahead to next year and his own future as the year wraps up and still the war rages on.
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Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
December 23rd 2022
Yuriy has a Christmas message for you, and he considers whether he is a good Christian or not because he will never be able to forgive the Russians who have killed his people.
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
December 21st 2022
The Russians say that there are Nazis in Ukraine, Yuriy debunks those lies.
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
December 20th 2022
Yuriy talks about the early days of the war when Russian Intelligence services threatened Ukrainian journalists to stop printing lies about the Russians and offered them safety if they defected from Ukraine to actively help Russian forces. And now they are hunted.
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
December 18th 2023
Yuriy has had trouble sending episodes because of Russia's attacks on communications infrastructure, but he is back with this episode where he talks about Ukraine receiving bulletproof vests for children - for 5-8 year olds - and how shocked this made him.
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
December 11th 2022
Yuriy wonders what life was like before the war, and how he can live after the war without holding so much hatred for the Russians. He also reads a beautiful poem he translated from poet Dominika Kozlovska
They said: “Hey, Granny, hop inside the busCos Russians are getting closer to usGet your cat and move from here”.She refused and said: “My dearIm too old to leave, so put a lidWith my young neighbors and their kid”.Old lady went downstairs to her storeroom -The dusty small cage in need of a broom.She's moving away the bottles and cans,Replacing the barrels and bented tin pansFor clearing the way to the huge heavy door.There's someone inside, someone scratching the floor.She's taking away the bolts and the locksAnd doing all this to herself lady talks:“I've never imagine Ill see at again,I clearly remember how the old war began.They came here with tanks nearly era ago,And now again with their tanks they are go…Move outside, but don't touch the gardens,I'll see it cos birds are your wardensYour job is to help us with Russians”.The old lady's cat interrupts this discussion.Arching his back he hissed and tinged While glass in the window started to ring.The Russians are moving Ukrainian ground.The old lady frees the three-headed hound
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
December 6th 2022
Yuriy has met some new friends in the barracks who have also given up their careers to join the army and they discuss what they will do after the war, those who will be lucky enough to survive.
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
December 1st 2022
As the World cup gets underway in Qatar, the war in Ukraine continues and Yuriy is reading the headlines and the comments and knows that the Russians will pay for their crimes.
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
November 26th 2022
Yuriy talks about the propaganda that the Russians are seeing at home and in the army. Many Russians seemingly don't like Putin, but still support the occupation of Ukraine, the political activist against Putin, Alexei Navalny as classic example.
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
November 23rd 2022
Yuriy made this episode right before the Russians started a heavy bombing attack on Ukraine. Yuriy is a big reader and has been reading by the author Klim Polyshuck, who was one of the 223 authors who was executed as part of a purposeful elimination of a generation of the Ukrainian intelligentsia, dubbed the ‘Executed Renaissance’, by the Soviet Union in an effort to erase Ukrainian culture.
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
November 19th 2022
Yuriy talks about his time in Hong Kong as a journalist when the anti-communist rebels would go out at night to protest. He captured a photo from his time there that's posted to his instagram @fightingforukraine. Ukrainians are dealing with the blackouts from Russians effort to disrupt infrastructure.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
November 16th 2022
Yuriy reflects on the land taken back by Ukrainians in Kherson and how humiliated the Russians are feeling.
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
November 12th 2022
Yuriy talks about some of the things a Russian father might say to his children when he brings home trophies of the war in Ukraine. Though Kherson has been reclaimed, it has been looted during occupation and will take a long time to return to its former self.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
November 11th 2022
Today is Yuriy's 42nd birthday. And he's laments a little that his life is not turning out as planned - as many of us do on our birthdays - but is grateful to still be here. But Yuriy has a non-identical twin brother and they share different views.
Support Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
November 6th 2022
Yuriy is on the border of Russia now, and his proximity means he can see what lies and propaganda the Russians are broadcasting on the airwaves to both Russians and Ukrainians. The G20 summit is approaching and Yuriy has something to ask of you and your representatives...
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
Yuriy gives us an idea of what it's like to try and wash your boots without running water and his colleagues in the tank division who don't have the same troubles.
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
October 26th 2022
Yuriy has a few furry friends in the trenches and he draws some interesting parallels..
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
October 24th 2022
The harsh reality of winter is beginning to kick in and Yuriy does not like the cold, but 8 months on he is still in the fight against the Russians and sees only one way out.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
October 21st 2022
Yuriy is seeing first hand the destruction on energy supplies and its impact on Ukraine and its people. He is scared for the winter for himself, but also his daughter, who doesn't have some of the same protections being a soldier does.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
October 17th 2022
Yuriy comments on the Russians who have been drafted and used as a human shield.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
October 15th 2022
Yuriy has been a guide to a journalist from a British media outlet - who happens to be Russian - and who didn't leave Russia that long ago.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
October 12th 2022
Yuriy urges the world to overcome their fear of Russia and "Be brave like Ukranians" and not to negotiate with these terrorists.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
October 6th 2022
Today marks the 100th episode for Yuriy and lots is changing in Ukraine...
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
October 2nd 2022
Yuriy has been away for a week without the ability to record an episode, but he is back to talk about what he's seen over this week on the ground that has been very newsworthy for the war.
He has much more to come from his experiences...
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Do you have a Macbook pro you'd be willing to donate or would you help him by donating to his GoFundMe so he can continue to make the podcast? Email Stevie his producer fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com if you have a laptop and they will figure out how to get it to Yuriy with your help.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
September 21st 2022
The Russians have announced a new draft for soldiers indicating the war that was supposed to last days, and has lasted 7 months so far, it to continue for much longer. Yuriy says this war is for democracy, not just Ukraine.
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Do you have a Macbook pro you'd be willing to donate or would you help him by donating to his GoFundMe so he can continue to make the podcast? Email Stevie his producer fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com if you have a laptop and they will figure out how to get it to Yuriy with your help.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
September 20th 2022
Yuriy gets personal and compares the war to his traumatic divorce.
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Do you have a Macbook pro you'd be willing to donate or would you help him by donating to his GoFundMe so he can continue to make the podcast? Email Stevie his producer fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com if you have a laptop and they will figure out how to get it to Yuriy with your help.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
September 16th 2022
Yuriy is feeling energized by Ukraine's recent advances and compares his enemies to other well known terrorists.
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Do you have a Macbook pro you'd be willing to donate or would you help him by donating to his GoFundMe so he can continue to make the podcast? Email Stevie his producer fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com if you have a laptop and they will figure out how to get it to Yuriy with your help.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
September 14th 2022
Yuriy remembers growing up when the Bolsheviks were in power and he keeps it in mind as the fight continues...
Do you have a Macbook pro you'd be willing to donate or would you help him by donating to his GoFundMe so he can continue to make the podcast? Email Stevie his producer fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com if you have a laptop and they will figure out how to get it to Yuriy with your help.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
September 10th 2022
The Ukranian army is advancing and gaining ground. Yuriy talks about the myth of the invincible and fearless Russian army and how it is crumbling before his eyes.
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Do you have a Macbook pro you'd be willing to donate or would you help him by donating to his GoFundMe so he can continue to make the podcast? Email Stevie his producer fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com if you have a laptop and they will figure out how to get it to Yuriy with your help.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
September 5th 2022
For many people, the beginning of September marks the beginning of a new school year, but this year in Ukraine looks very different as Yuriy's own daughter begins her last year at school.
Do you have a Macbook pro you'd be willing to donate or would you help him by donating to his GoFundMe so he can continue to make the podcast? Email Stevie his producer fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com if you have a laptop and they will figure out how to get it to Yuriy with your help.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 31st 2022
Yuriy is awarded the highest honour in the Territorial Defense Army for his service, he talks about the drones that they use in the field, and his laptop has finally broken and he's asking for help to replace it.
Do you have a Macbook pro you'd be willing to donate or would you help him by donating to his GoFundMe so he can continue to make the podcast? Email Stevie his producer fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com if you have a laptop and they will figure out how to get it to Yuriy with your help.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 24th 2022
Today marks an important day for Ukrainians, Independence Day as Yuriy and his comrades are fighting for that independence still nearly 6 months after the start of the war and he considers how lucky he is to have lasted this long.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 22nd 2022
Yuriy talks about speaking Russian as his first language and what it is like not being fully proficient in the language of his country.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 18th 2022
Yuriy describes the experience of being in Kharkiv when it's being bombed by ballistic missiles.
He shares a photo on his instagram of the street artist named Hamlet, also known as the Ukrainian Banksy, inside a bombed building in Kharkiv.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 16th 2022
Yuriy is asked by a reporter if he would fight alongside the Russians who oppose Putin. His answer is complicated...
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 14th 2022
Yuriy admits to being a little clumsy. Or a LOT clumsy and how this works when he is a soldier in the army or before the war in his normal life.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 13th 2022
Yuriy returns to Kharkiv briefly as part of his unit's patrol and he is saddened to see his city in ruins, his favourite pub "The Hemingway" reduced to rubble. Check out the @fightingforukraine instagram page to see the photo he took.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 9th 2022
Yuriy makes note of a milestone, 5 months of this podcast. He reads part of a note from a Finnish listener Niilo and thinks about how he believed 5 months ago the victory day would be coming much sooner.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 6th 2022
Yuriy is on the road and took a trip to his hometown of Kharkiv where he asked a senior officer when and how he thinks the war will end. His answer did not surprise him, but made an impact.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 4th 2022
Yuriy answers a question from his listener Linda about the evacuation of older Ukrainians.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
August 1st 2022
Yuriy considers his perspective from a few months ago being worried about his job, and now his biggest worry is getting captured alive by the Russians and how he'll make sure that never happens.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 31st 2022
Yuriy talks about becoming a Samaritan and what his traveling days as a journalist taught him about different religions and cultures.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 28th 2022
Ukrainians are returning home but far from the battlefront. Yuriy's own daughter returned home recently for a joyous reunion and he shares his gratitude for those listeners who donated to help him buy a bullet-proof vest that his daughter had delivered to her and brought back.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 23rd 2022
Yuriy talks about a friend of his who is missing and recalls an encounter with a former music teacher of his he bumped into recently in the army.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 22nd 2022
Yuriy recalls the lessons of Bosnia in the 1990s and considers what if anything has changed, what has the world learned from that period of history that could be applied now in terms of the way a people are being treated.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 19th 2022
Yuriy talks about the trouble with Belarus.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 16th 2022
Yuriy talks about the recent bombings killing civilians and children and how he worries about his daughter coming back to Ukraine.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 14th 2022
Yuriy's daughter has COVID but in Ukraine they have more things to worry about than a pandemic...
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 12th 2022
Yuriy answers a pragmatic and important question from a listener about cash and money during this invasion and how Yuriy can access cash.
Yuriy answers some questions from listeners about how he writes his episodes and what he thinks about NATO.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 10th 2022
Yuriy answers some questions from listeners about how he writes his episodes and what he thinks about NATO.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 6th 2022
Parts of Europe are calling for Ukraine to come to a compromise with Russia and concede parts of the country to Russian rule. Yuriy explains why this is not a good idea and how he feels about it.
Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 5th 2022
Yuriy talks about the army of Ukrainians living in Russia and former friends of his in Russia in journalism who are turning a blind eye or are doing as they are told by the Russian propaganda machines.
Follow @fightingforukraine on instagram.
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 4th 2022
Yuriy notes the connection of American Independence Day and Ukraine's own fight to Independence from the Russian Invaders and the Americans and the British, once enemies in their own fight for America's Independence are the strongest allies of Ukraine.
Follow @fightingforukraine on instagram to see a photo of Yuriy flying the Ukrainian flag today.
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
July 2nd 2022
Today Yuriy is in a nomadic area of Ukraine in a pick-up truck with a machine gun in the back, and a black dog called Petron. He gives the story of the wild areas of Ukraine and the people who lived there and why there's a dog named Petron joining him on patrol.
Follow @fightingforukraine on instagram to see a photo of Petron in the truck.
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 30th 2022
Yuriy wants to thank his generous listeners who donated to his GoFundMe because he was able to buy his bulletproof vest that he talked about a few episodes ago. Bulletproof vests in Ukraine have become such a commodity they are even given as wedding presents.
Yuriy mentions in this episode that he is now the host of a Youtube Channel called Look Up where he talks about the war in Ukraine and debunks myths that are circulating. First episode is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyTs7mKsvJM
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 27th 2022
Yuriy's daughter has some worrying news for him, and one of the listeners asked Yuriy a question about whether aid from the US is really reaching soldiers on the front line. Yuriy responds with a plea for help, if you can donate to help Yuriy, please sign up on Podbean as a Patron or you can give to his GoFundMe page.
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 26th 2022
Yuriy and his friends go quite a distance to find some comfort food in the form of a slice of pizza. Though it was not up to usual standards, it was a welcome taste of something familiar before the war.
If you have any questions for Yuriy he would love to hear from you. Send an email or a voice note to fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
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Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 24th 2022
Yuriy tells a story about when he wrote a headline article for a big newspaper in Ukraine that is no longer running because of the war.
If you have questions for Yuriy send a question or a voice note to fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com and follow on instagram for photos of Yuriy's journey http://instagram.com/fightingforukraine
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Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 23rd 2022
Yuriy enjoys some small gifts sent by civilians of countries around the world. With the help and kindness of people all over the world, Yuriy and the Ukrainian army feel remembered and strengthened in their fight against Russia.
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Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 22 2022
Yuriy brings us into his world of sleep that he's become and expert in, and what his dreams are like in the midst of a war raging outside.
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Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 20th 2022
Yuriy talks about the kindness of gas station owners who help out the soldiers with fuel and the occasional free hot dog and a hot drink.
Yuriy relies on the kindness and gratitude of his countrymen, and from patrons. If you can, please consider becoming a regular patron on Podbean or you can donate to his GoFundMe, links below.
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Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 18th 2022
Yuriy meets a woman who recognises him from the radio show he used to have. Now he wants to connect with listeners from this podcast and invites you to submit voicenotes to him by email to fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
If you'd rather not submit a voicenote please feel free to send an email and ask your question that way also.
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Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 17th 2022
Yuriy and his comrades are toughing it out in hot weather with their gear and considering the future of the war in the longer term...
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 16th 2022
Yuriy has a conversation with an American journalist which prompts him to think about the separate parts of Ukraine and how they are very differently affected by the war.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 14th 2022
Yuriy is still on the road on the Eastern side of Ukraine, 1,400 miles of war zone. He is still fighting for the young children of Ukraine so that they may grow up in a free country.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 13th 2022
Yuriy addresses some thoughts and reactions to yesterday's podcast.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 12th 2022
Ukraine has seen a massive influx of Western weapons and arms, which he is very grateful for, but he also reflects on the price of not funding mass genocide from cheaper gas prices...
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 11th 2022
Today we are publishing a recent interview Yuriy did with radio host and media and communications professor Bob Mann. Yuriy talks about how the war has changed and particularly in the media's coverage.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 9th 2022
Yuriy does not mince his words today exploring about the lies and racism of the Russian agenda and comparing it to that of some other hateful organisations and people that pretend their true mission is peace.
To donate to Yuriy's GoFundMe to support his family click here: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Podbean users donate and become a patron here:https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
June 7th 2022
This war has taken many personal tolls on Yuriy, a man who volunteered to defend his country against a foreign power, surrendered his journalistic independence, sent his family away and has lost many comrades in the last 3 months. In this episode he yearns to reunite with his daughter, who at 17 remains his little girl in his eyes.
To donate to Yuriy's GoFundMe to support his family click here: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 5th 2022
Yuriy reports from a small town that was the focus of Russian attacks at the start of the war and he talks to a young soldier who learned how to use grenade launchers from watching videos...
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 4th 2022
Yuriy has been in the Ukranian army defending his country since Day 2 of the invasion by Russia. He reflects on the real heroes of the war - the men and women who have given their lives and those who simply wish for the war to end so they can return to their homes and families or what remains of them.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
June 1st 2022
Yuriy gives an account of what the front line is like when he and his comrades are in the trenches.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 31st 2022
Yuriy reflects on how different his summer looks compared to his plans of driving around the country with his daughter and going to see the Rolling Stones concert.
In his email to me this morning he included one of the videos he has made in his role at the front line. https://fb.watch/dlqFhYR9K7/ it is in Ukranian but you can see what his daily life looks like.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 26th 2022
In the wake of leaked tapes from Russian soliders to their families, Yuriy gets very personal in this episode and talks about the mother of his daughter, a Russian woman.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 25th 2022
Yuriy is still on the front line and you can hear the bomb sirens going off around him. As politicians talk of compromise, Yuriy considers what that means for Ukraine and how the Allies would have responded to Hitler in WW2.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 23rd 2022
Yuriy isn't feeling well but he has gotten his wish and he is working on the front line documenting and chronicling daily life on video for the military. He has been feeling guilty about not being on the front line since the war started but has recognised what he is able to contribute to the war efforts for his country even with his medical condition.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 19th 2022
Yuriy reports today from the frontline of the invasion and reflects on how his mindset has changed over the course of the war particularly with the loss of a dozen of his fellow soldiers.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 16th 2022
The kitchen is not a safe place to be. Yuriy explains why the field kitchens are such an easy target for the Russians and sadly today he lost two comrades.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 15th 2022
Yuriy has been on rotation in the East for a few days and reports from a nearly empty city where Russia has been focusing its efforts and talks about the barbaric tactics and war crimes of the Russian soldiers that hasn't been widely reported on in Western media.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 11th 2022
Yuriy thinks about the pause button that has been hit on all of the usual bustling arts and culture in Ukraine and what it will look like once again after the Victory Day.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 9th 2022
Today is Victory Day in Europe - a holiday honouring World War II that is important to Russia and of course Putin. Yuriy considers the rhetoric in Russia about the Russians view of themselves as 'saviours' in the Second World War and wonders how Putin cannot see the similarity...
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 5th 2022
Yuriy reflects on some parts of the country that are starting to reopen and rebuild but notes that there are still war crimes happening in other parts of the country as the news coverage on Ukraine feels like it is beginning to wane.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
May 3rd 2022
Yuriy returns from his tour on the frontline. He had a couple of positive encounters with an uncle with whom he has a close relationship and a fan of his radio show which led him to reflect on his transition from civilian to soldier.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 30th 2022
Yuriy is moving around the country with his former co-anchor of his radio show finding and solving problems. He and his comrades are no longer civilians and feel like they've been in the army for a long time, but Yuriy still wears his signature music memorabilia and invites them to come and play in Ukraine to celebrate their victory at the end of the war.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 28th 2022
Yuriy takes a trip to Kharkiv for the first time since the start of the war. Kharkiv is where he is from, where his parents lived and he shares some of his fond memories in stark contrast to the shelled version of the city he now sees.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 26th 2022
Yuriy is about to head on leave for about a week or so but promises to record while he is away. He speaks to a man from Mikolaiv, a town famous for ship-building, which was recently bombed by the Russians, who is now leaving his home.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 25th 2022
Yuriy has just returned after a trip to Odessa, where the city was shelled during his short stay over the Easter weekend...
Yuriy also expresses his thanks for listening to his podcast and donating to his GoFundMe page.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 21st 2022
Yuriy is back and has some news about Lloyd, his American friend and an interview he did for the BBC recently where, it seems, Boris Johnson was listening to his pleas for assistance...
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 17th 2022
Yuriy's Easter Sunday looks a little different this year. He speaks about his comrade who is the machine gunner in his platoon who loves his weapon.
Yuriy will also be on rotation in another region of Ukraine for the next few days and he won't be able to post any updates.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 16th 2022
Yuriy notes he is having trouble focusing, and not surprisingly, but he draws a comparison between the megalomania of Hitler and Putin, but hopes for one key difference...
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 15th 2022
The news of the Russian flagship missile cruiser sunk by a Ukrainian missile is a victory for the invaded nation. Yuriy considers this a bad omen for the Russians for a few reasons…
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 14th 2022
Yuriy has returned safely from rotation but the things he has witnessed remind him of tactics from another oppressive regime... He calls for help from the West to enable Ukraine to defeat the invaders.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 10th 2022
Yuriy thinks about the reprieve he's been able to have at the moment as Kyiv has managed to push out the Russians. He has been able to cuddle his cats and think about the books he wants to read in his retirement...
PRODUCER'S NOTE: Yuriy will be on the road April 11-14th so we are not expecting any new episodes until Friday 15th
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 9th 2022
Yuriy has seen and experienced so many things in the last month, many of which his brain is trying to forget. Today he tells a story about another town destroyed and abandoned by Russians and what they were able to determine happened from the body count of people and animals.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 8th 2022
Yuriy meets with an old friend and CNN reporter, Michael Weiss who wrote "the" book about ISIS and how it funded itself. Yuriy met with Michael and interviewed him for his radio program a few years ago. He reflects on the way in which Russia has done something similar but in the wide open trade markets.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 7th 2022
Yuriy describes what he has been seeing in Bucha the last couple of days. Not only have Ukranians been killed and displaced, but so have their pets and many of them get new names, such as Bucha.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 6th 2022
Stevie jumps on the feed to let you know Yuriy is safe, but is working from Bucha today where the Russians hit the city hard and killed innocent civilians. He is unable to record an episode from his location.
Yuriy will hopefully be back tomorrow with a new episode.
The resources and links to donate as mentioned are below. Thank you for your support for Yuriy and the Ukranian people.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 5th 2022
Yuriy recalls his friend who lived in Bucha, how she loved the peace and tranquility pf the plentiful nature areas that surrounded it. The news surrounding the war crimes in Bucha leaves Yuriy feeling guilty that he wasn't able to help.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 4th 2022
Yuriy reads and subsequently reflects upon a story he read yesterday from a woman who finally managed to escape Mariupol after weeks of being trapped by Russians who would not let residents flee. She questions her faith in God, questions the Church officials in Russia who support this war and denounces "hopes and prayers".
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 3rd 2022
TRIGGER WARNING.
Producer's note and script from the intro: Today’s episode contains a description of a sexual and violent attack on a child so I urge you to take caution while listening to this episode. I know that you are aware that this is a podcast about the realities of a war on the ground with real people and this was inevitably a possibility in terms of its content. One of the unique things about Yuriy’s episodes, and the reason I personally am drawn to it, is that while they are informative and grounded in the grim truths of an unjust war - he tends to find some light and human experience within all the darkness. However, in today’s episode, he doesn’t find any. So again, I urge you to listen with caution and give yourself space to process.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate:
World Central Kitchen
WCK is currently stationed in several locations near the Ukranian border. WCK provides fresh, nourishing meals for communities in need of relief from war and climate disasters.
https://donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 2nd 2022
Yuriy meets an old non-Ukranian friend from his days as a journalist. Yuriy was unsettled by his friends questions about the future.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
April 1st 2022
This year there are no pranks but Yuriy still has his sense of humour. He has a new friend called Lloyd, a Texan and former marine who has some trouble in the kitchen.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 31st 2022
Yuriy slept on a comfortable mattress for the first time since he enlisted thanks to the generosity of a Ukranian who wanted to help the war effort by donating it to his barracks. His good night's sleep helped him reflect on the pride he feels serving with his comrades. Some of these men performed an operation to rescue their families from an occupied part of Ukraine forming a plan that sounds straight out of a movie about World War II.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 30th 2022
Yuriy talks about Russian dehumanizing propaganda in an effort to explain how Russian soldiers are justifying the war and their killing Ukranian people.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 29th 2022
Yuriy's fellow soldier is a playwright, but he is also a soldier and right now his duty is protecting his comrades in the barracks. He sees a direct link between his new role as a soldier to protecting his livelihood and being a playwright once again.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 28th 2022
Yuiry returns to Kyiv sooner than expected and has not lost his sense of humour. He has a convivial message for his foreign correspondent colleagues about what to expect from their Ukranian hosts...
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
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March 26th 2022
Yuriy has left his station in Kyiv for a new posting where he won't be able to send episodes for a few days. This will be the new norm for now. Producer Stevie lets you know how you can support Yuriy and his family and when we might expect an update.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
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March 25th 2022
Yuriy's describes his transportation options for hosting and guiding journalists around Kyiv with his signature dry sense of humour and descriptive story-telling nature. They might not be fancy, but get him from A to B.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 24th 2022
Yuriy and producer Stevie joined Podbean the podcast platform host to talk about Yuriy's story and how this podcast came about only 2 weeks ago.
This live-streamed interview is available to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCJ_FPCsxFM
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 24th 2022
The war in Ukraine has been raging for 4 weeks - thanks to the will of the Ukranian people for holding off the Russian attack. Yuriy seems more used to his role as a civilian turned military man. He reflects on when he was a journalist dealing with civilians in the army in war-torn countries, how annoyed he used to get with them when they wouldn't allow him to photograph or film things for safety reasons and how he now sees their side.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
Yuriy Matsarsky, Ukranian journalist turned civilian fighter explains his decision to trade in his Press helmet and join the fight to stop the invasion of his homeland.
This podcast is a series of daily audio diaries where Yuriy brings stories from the front line of the war in Ukraine. Yuriy will continue to post daily as long as he is able and safe to do so.
March 23rd 2022
Yuriy didn't sleep well last night. And it wasn't the usual bombs and shelling that woke him up. He was thinking about the road that led to this war. How the rest of the world allowed Russia's President to go unpunished in 2014 and how he has become so emboldened since then as to think he could take an independent country as his own.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 22nd 2022
Yuriy attends a wedding of one of the men in his platoon. By now after a global pandemic we are used to virtual weddings, but one with the bride and groom being married from separate locations via Skype due to a war is somewhat unique and when it ends, it ends not with fireworks, but with a bombing. Still, Yuriy and the wedding guests look forward to the day when they can celebrate properly when the war is over.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 21st 2022
A chance encounter on some abandoned meat during a patrol leads to an impromptu BBQ reminding Yuriy of fond summer memories.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
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March 20th 2022
The Russians are getting tired and looking like they might lose this war. Remaining Ukranians are indignant in the face of Russian soldiers. Yuriy reflects on why the Russians are not winning the war and any remaining Russian sympathy will die out following this invasion.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
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March 19th 2022
Putin may be giving orders but ordinary Russians are firing the rockets. Yuriy thinks about the justifications Russian soldiers are telling themselves and their families while they are committing war crimes on Ukrainians.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some other organizations where you can donate:
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
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March 18th 2022
Today marks 3 weeks for Yuriy in the territorial defence army. The motley crew of billionaires, chefs, journalists who signed up to defend their country are now a trained group of soldiers and a unified platoon.
Yuriy reflects on Hiram Johnson's 1918 quote referring to WW1 that "The first casualty of War is Truth" and what it means in the case of Putin and the Russian army and their justifications of war following a day where Ukrainian defences were successful in not allowing the Russians to gain any ground.
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Yuriy’s GoFundMe campaign to support his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs.
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 17th 2022
Last weekend a well-known podcaster, Jordan Harbinger, reached out requesting to interview Yuriy for his show. He had heard about Yuriy's story and new podcast and wanted to talk to him in more depth about the invasion on Ukraine and his experiences.
Jordan asks what Yuriy wants the West to know about the Russians, what the day to day life of a territorial army soldier is like, and how does he see this ending...
Jordan is donating all ad revenue proceeds from this episode of his show to the Ukraine crisis. We are grateful that he is highlighting Yuriy's story. Yuriy will be popping up weekly on Friday's on Jordan's Friday Feedback show to provide updates so follow Jordan's show wherever you get your podcasts or check out http://jordanharbinger.com
March 17th 2022
Yuriy describes his living conditions in the army where he's been for the last 3 weeks. He is continuing to be a journalist and counts his phone as equally important as his rifle as it allows him to communicate with other journalists and news outlets around the world about what is happening on the ground.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Yuriy's GoFundMe for his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 16th 2022.
Yuriy responds to questions from around the world about whether the Russian military has fallen in parts of Ukraine. President Zolensky has requested that no detailed locations of Russian bombing on residences are released so as to protect the integrity of Ukranian intelligence. Yuriy questions the Russians ideology.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Yuriy's GoFundMe for his family: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 15th, 2022
Today marks a very important day for Yuriy. It is his daughter's 17th birthday, and they are separated for this birthday because of the war. He remembers all of the things he gave her on her birthday and even if he was working he would always make it home to see her.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 14th, 2022
Yuriy describes difficult realities on the ground, like bitter cold weather, and Russian forces plundering valuables from Ukrainian civilians. But even as shells and missiles strike Kyiv and the city empties of residents, Yuriy sees signs of hope, like the reopening of a single restaurant.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 13th 2022
Yuriy has been working with journalists from all over the world and reflects on his time as a journalist in warzones. Today, news broke about the death of American journalist Brent Reno who was killed in a shelling in Kyiv overnight. Brent has a similar background to Yuriy, covering wars in Iraq, Afghanistan.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 12th 2022
Yuriy returns to the radio station he used to work at before the war and goes on air to tell Ukrainians to keep fighting. He received a message after the show from a listener who spoke of her small town in Donetsk that had been taken over and she was trapped. Yuriy draws a parallel between the once flourishing towns and cities in Ukraine and the ghost town of Pripyat that was devastated by the Chernobyl power plant explosion.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 11th 2022
Today marks the beginning of the third week of the Russian invasion on Ukraine.
Yuriy's spends his mornings assisting foreign reporters, and his afternoons on patrol in Kyiv.
Yuriy describes a day when he took a French TV crew to a refugee shelter and they met with an old lady who grew up when Kyiv was being bombed for the first time in WW2. She sees only one difference between the first time and now, and has a plea for European allies.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 10th 2022
Yuriy and the other volunteer civilian fighters are all equals in the regiment, whatever rank or status they may have been before. Now they sleep in the same conditions, eat the same food and they spend their days making fortifications out of whatever materials they can find and look for the best places to defend their positions and hold the line against the Russian army.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y
March 9th 2022
Yuriy introduces himself and why he has decided to exchange his journalist's notebook for a rifle and enlist in Ukraine's army and defend his country.
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You can show your support for the Kyiv Declaration here: https://kyivdeclaration.org
Here are some organizations where you can donate
Red Cross
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
Voices of Children
Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. They provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop. https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Save the Children
Save the Children is Distributing essential humanitarian aid to children and their families https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine
Revived Soldiers of Ukraine
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y