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
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
July 12th 2022
Yuriy answers a pragmatic and important question from a listener about cash and money during this invasion and how Yuriy can access cash.
Yuriy answers some questions from listeners about how he writes his episodes and what he thinks about NATO.
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
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
July 10th 2022
Yuriy answers some questions from listeners about how he writes his episodes and what he thinks about NATO.
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 Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
July 6th 2022
Parts of Europe are calling for Ukraine to come to a compromise with Russia and concede parts of the country to Russian rule. Yuriy explains why this is not a good idea and how he feels about it.
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 Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
July 5th 2022
Yuriy talks about the army of Ukrainians living in Russia and former friends of his in Russia in journalism who are turning a blind eye or are doing as they are told by the Russian propaganda machines.
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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 Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
July 4th 2022
Yuriy notes the connection of American Independence Day and Ukraine's own fight to Independence from the Russian Invaders and the Americans and the British, once enemies in their own fight for America's Independence are the strongest allies of Ukraine.
Follow @fightingforukraine on instagram to see a photo of Yuriy flying the Ukrainian flag today.
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 Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
July 2nd 2022
Today Yuriy is in a nomadic area of Ukraine in a pick-up truck with a machine gun in the back, and a black dog called Petron. He gives the story of the wild areas of Ukraine and the people who lived there and why there's a dog named Petron joining him on patrol.
Follow @fightingforukraine on instagram to see a photo of Petron in the truck.
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
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
June 30th 2022
Yuriy wants to thank his generous listeners who donated to his GoFundMe because he was able to buy his bulletproof vest that he talked about a few episodes ago. Bulletproof vests in Ukraine have become such a commodity they are even given as wedding presents.
Yuriy mentions in this episode that he is now the host of a Youtube Channel called Look Up where he talks about the war in Ukraine and debunks myths that are circulating. First episode is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyTs7mKsvJM
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 Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
June 27th 2022
Yuriy's daughter has some worrying news for him, and one of the listeners asked Yuriy a question about whether aid from the US is really reaching soldiers on the front line. Yuriy responds with a plea for help, if you can donate to help Yuriy, please sign up on Podbean as a Patron or you can give to his GoFundMe page.
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
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
June 26th 2022
Yuriy and his friends go quite a distance to find some comfort food in the form of a slice of pizza. Though it was not up to usual standards, it was a welcome taste of something familiar before the war.
If you have any questions for Yuriy he would love to hear from you. Send an email or a voice note to fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
June 24th 2022
Yuriy tells a story about when he wrote a headline article for a big newspaper in Ukraine that is no longer running because of the war.
If you have questions for Yuriy send a question or a voice note to fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com and follow on instagram for photos of Yuriy's journey http://instagram.com/fightingforukraine