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.’”
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
Apr 9, 2023
Apr 9, 2023
5 min
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
Apr 6, 2023
Apr 6, 2023
3 min
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: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Apr 3, 2023
Apr 3, 2023
5 min
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
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Mar 29, 2023
Mar 29, 2023
4 min
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
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Mar 26, 2023
Mar 26, 2023
4 min
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
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Mar 23, 2023
Mar 23, 2023
6 min
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@gmail.com
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Mar 20, 2023
Mar 20, 2023
3 min
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
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Mar 14, 2023
Mar 14, 2023
3 min
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-w
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
Mar 9, 2023
Mar 9, 2023
5 min
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: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy
Mar 7, 2023
Mar 7, 2023
4 min
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
Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy