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
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
April 16th 2022
Yuriy notes he is having trouble focusing, and not surprisingly, but he draws a comparison between the megalomania of Hitler and Putin, but hopes for one key difference...
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
April 15th 2022
The news of the Russian flagship missile cruiser sunk by a Ukrainian missile is a victory for the invaded nation. Yuriy considers this a bad omen for the Russians for a few reasons…
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
April 14th 2022
Yuriy has returned safely from rotation but the things he has witnessed remind him of tactics from another oppressive regime... He calls for help from the West to enable Ukraine to defeat the invaders.
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
April 10th 2022
Yuriy thinks about the reprieve he's been able to have at the moment as Kyiv has managed to push out the Russians. He has been able to cuddle his cats and think about the books he wants to read in his retirement...
PRODUCER'S NOTE: Yuriy will be on the road April 11-14th so we are not expecting any new episodes until Friday 15th
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
April 9th 2022
Yuriy has seen and experienced so many things in the last month, many of which his brain is trying to forget. Today he tells a story about another town destroyed and abandoned by Russians and what they were able to determine happened from the body count of people and animals.
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
April 8th 2022
Yuriy meets with an old friend and CNN reporter, Michael Weiss who wrote "the" book about ISIS and how it funded itself. Yuriy met with Michael and interviewed him for his radio program a few years ago. He reflects on the way in which Russia has done something similar but in the wide open trade markets.
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
April 7th 2022
Yuriy describes what he has been seeing in Bucha the last couple of days. Not only have Ukranians been killed and displaced, but so have their pets and many of them get new names, such as Bucha.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
April 6th 2022
Stevie jumps on the feed to let you know Yuriy is safe, but is working from Bucha today where the Russians hit the city hard and killed innocent civilians. He is unable to record an episode from his location.
Yuriy will hopefully be back tomorrow with a new episode.
The resources and links to donate as mentioned are below. Thank you for your support for Yuriy and the Ukranian people.
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
April 5th 2022
Yuriy recalls his friend who lived in Bucha, how she loved the peace and tranquility pf the plentiful nature areas that surrounded it. The news surrounding the war crimes in Bucha leaves Yuriy feeling guilty that he wasn't able to help.
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
April 4th 2022
Yuriy reads and subsequently reflects upon a story he read yesterday from a woman who finally managed to escape Mariupol after weeks of being trapped by Russians who would not let residents flee. She questions her faith in God, questions the Church officials in Russia who support this war and denounces "hopes and prayers".