The Machine Gun Is A Great Thing - April 17th

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