The Very Essence Of War - May 31st 2022

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