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.’”
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Yuriy Matsarsky
Yuriy is a Ukranian journalist based in Kyiv who has spent most of his professional media career covering warzones. Now he finds himself in one and the battle is his. Yuriy has put down his journalist pen and picked up a rifle to protect his country against the Russian invasion.
“I want Ukraine to be prosperous, to be a happy country, my people all around me to be happy. Putin is following in the steps of Hitler right now. Every day, with every bombing, with every rocket fire, it’s more and more and more dead Ukrainians. More dead Ukrainians.
“This fight is not only for us. We are fighting for the whole world. I really, really love the United States, and the United States people. We love the same music, we love the same books, we love our kids in the same way. Please help us.”
Episodes
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3 hours ago
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. 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
4 days ago
4 days ago
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. 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
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
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 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
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
November 16th 2022 Yuriy reflects on the land taken back by Ukrainians in Kherson and how humiliated the Russians are feeling. 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
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
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. 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
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
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 Do you want to ask Yuriy a question? Or wish him a happy birthday? Email him: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
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 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
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
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. 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
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
October 26th 2022 Yuriy has a few furry friends in the trenches and he draws some interesting parallels.. 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
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
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.