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
Jun 11, 2022
Jun 11, 2022
17 min
June 11th 2022
Today we are publishing a recent interview Yuriy did with radio host and media and communications professor Bob Mann. Yuriy talks about how the war has changed and particularly in the media's coverage.
Jun 9, 2022
Jun 9, 2022
3 min
June 9th 2022
Yuriy does not mince his words today exploring about the lies and racism of the Russian agenda and comparing it to that of some other hateful organisations and people that pretend their true mission is peace.
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Jun 7, 2022
Jun 7, 2022
3 min
June 7th 2022
This war has taken many personal tolls on Yuriy, a man who volunteered to defend his country against a foreign power, surrendered his journalistic independence, sent his family away and has lost many comrades in the last 3 months. In this episode he yearns to reunite with his daughter, who at 17 remains his little girl in his eyes.
To donate to Yuriy's GoFundMe to support his family click here: https://gofund.me/6bef49ba
Jun 5, 2022
Jun 5, 2022
3 min
June 5th 2022
Yuriy reports from a small town that was the focus of Russian attacks at the start of the war and he talks to a young soldier who learned how to use grenade launchers from watching videos...
Jun 4, 2022
Jun 4, 2022
3 min
June 4th 2022
Yuriy has been in the Ukranian army defending his country since Day 2 of the invasion by Russia. He reflects on the real heroes of the war - the men and women who have given their lives and those who simply wish for the war to end so they can return to their homes and families or what remains of them.
Jun 1, 2022
Jun 1, 2022
3 min
June 1st 2022
Yuriy gives an account of what the front line is like when he and his comrades are in the trenches.
May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022
3 min
May 31st 2022
Yuriy reflects on how different his summer looks compared to his plans of driving around the country with his daughter and going to see the Rolling Stones concert.
In his email to me this morning he included one of the videos he has made in his role at the front line. https://fb.watch/dlqFhYR9K7/ it is in Ukranian but you can see what his daily life looks like.
May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022
4 min
May 26th 2022
In the wake of leaked tapes from Russian soliders to their families, Yuriy gets very personal in this episode and talks about the mother of his daughter, a Russian woman.
May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022
3 min
May 25th 2022
Yuriy is still on the front line and you can hear the bomb sirens going off around him. As politicians talk of compromise, Yuriy considers what that means for Ukraine and how the Allies would have responded to Hitler in WW2.
May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022
3 min
May 23rd 2022
Yuriy isn't feeling well but he has gotten his wish and he is working on the front line documenting and chronicling daily life on video for the military. He has been feeling guilty about not being on the front line since the war started but has recognised what he is able to contribute to the war efforts for his country even with his medical condition.