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
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
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
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
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
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
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
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
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-family
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
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
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
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
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
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
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
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
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
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
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
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