Fighting For Ukraine
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.’”
Episodes
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
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
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
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
May 25th 2023
Yuriy reflects on his mindset when the war began and now and how he is now certain of Ukraine's victory.
Encourage Yuriy and send him a message of support, email your question to him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
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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
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-fami...
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
You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family
...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
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: fightingtherussi...
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
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
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
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: http...
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://...
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
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/y...
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@g...
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
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...
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: fightingtherussianbe...
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
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.co...
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