Question 1

Saving Children from Landmines

Accepted Answer

This landmine killed this mans son.
There are over 155,000 square miles of Ukraine covered in landmines. It will take at least seventy years to remove them. We must keep the children safe. And you can help.
The Rotary Club of Kharkiv Nadiya (Hope) in Ukraine, and the Rotary eClub of the State of Jefferson in Oregon are working to mark the mined areas with signs so the children and the farmers won’t have their limbs blown off or killed by this hidden danger.
There is so much need in Ukraine, it’s hard to decide where to start. Buying signs is something that is so simple and inexpensive and will save lives. For as little a $3 you can buy a sign. The Ukrainian military will take your sign and mark the dangerous areas.
As Bob Gibson, President of the eClub says: “I would rather pay three dollars for a sign today than pay for a prosthetic leg for a child tomorrow.”

This was an appeal for help published two years ago.

Question 2

Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow

Accepted Answer

Take a break and enjoy a live concert from the streets of Lviv performed by The String Mockingbird.
This a Ukrainian folk song first published in 1875.It was banned during the Soviet occupation from 1919 to 1991.
Today in Crimea, singers of the song in an online video were imprisoned and fined.
Due to the song&#8217;s association with the Ukrainian people&#8217;s aspiration for independence, singing of the song was banned during the period in which
Lyrics
Oh, in the meadow a red kalyna has bent down low,
For some reason, our glorious Ukraine is in sorrow.
And we&#8217;ll take that red kalyna and we will raise it up,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
Do not bend low, oh red kalyna,
you have a white flower,
Do not worry, glorious Ukraine, you have a free people.
And we&#8217;ll take that red kalyna and will raise it up,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
Marching forward, our fellow volunteers,
into a bloody fray,
For to free our brother Ukrainians from the Moscovite shackles.
And we, our brother Ukrainians, we will then liberate,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
Oh in the field of early spring wheat, there&#8217;s a golden furrow,
Then began the Ukrainian riflemen to engage the enemy.
And we&#8217;ll take that precious, early wheat and will gather it,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
When the stormy winds blow forth from the wide steppes,
They will glorify, throughout Ukraine, the Sich Riflemen.
And so we will preserve the glories of these riflemen,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
@stringmockingbird4754

Question 3

Inside The Total Destruction of Ukrainian Villages

Accepted Answer

16,253 views Mar 28, 2023
In March 2023 we visited five Ukrainian villages that were trapped behind the Russian lines for months. We were the guests of the Rotary Club Kharkiv Nadiya, Nadiya means “Hope.” In one village we were less than seven miles from active fighting. This war for Ukrainian freedom is right there, all day, every day. Loud, violent and traumatic.These villages were totally destroyed and the farmers living there cannot plant their fields because of the land mines. This is one of the villages and the burned out rubble of Ludmila’s family home. The home was built by her parents. Before the war she lived there with her sons and their families. This is raw, unedited video. Our thanks to Julia and her team for their courage and dedication.

In the winter of 2023 I went to Ukraine to get past the news stories and see how the people were doing. Having lived in Ukraine for four years I wanted to record what it is like to live in a war with your children fighting a few hundred miles away. These are the stories of the Ukrainian people, the real hero’s. Slava Ukraini! (Glory to Ukraine) Heroiam slava! (Glory to heroes).

Question 4

Bakhmut Convoy to Hell

Accepted Answer

Meet Oksana, an unassuming woman and mother with a heart of gold, and incredible courage. We had the opportunity to talk with Oksana in the volunteer center as they were getting ready for a midnight supply run into Bakhmut, the city that has been under siege for months. This trip is a combination of food, medical supplies and trenching material. The school children drew pictures and they will hand them out to the solders.
She has gone on over 600 missions since the war began in 2014.
[first published April 10, 2023]

In the winter of 2023 I went to Ukraine to get past the news stories and see how the people were doing. Having lived in Ukraine for four years I wanted to record what it is like to live in a war with your children fighting a few hundred miles away. These are the stories of the Ukrainian people, the real hero’s. Slava Ukraini! (Glory to Ukraine) Heroiam slava! (Glory to heroes).

Question 5

Saving Children from Landmines

Accepted Answer

This landmine killed this mans son.
There are over 155,000 square miles of Ukraine covered in landmines. It will take at least seventy years to remove them. We must keep the children safe. And you can help.
The Rotary Club of Kharkiv Nadiya (Hope) in Ukraine, and the Rotary eClub of the State of Jefferson in Oregon are working to mark the mined areas with signs so the children and the farmers won’t have their limbs blown off or killed by this hidden danger.
There is so much need in Ukraine, it’s hard to decide where to start. Buying signs is something that is so simple and inexpensive and will save lives. For as little a $3 you can buy a sign. The Ukrainian military will take your sign and mark the dangerous areas.
As Bob Gibson, President of the eClub says: “I would rather pay three dollars for a sign today than pay for a prosthetic leg for a child tomorrow.”

This was an appeal for help published two years ago.

Question 6

Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow

Accepted Answer

Take a break and enjoy a live concert from the streets of Lviv performed by The String Mockingbird.
This a Ukrainian folk song first published in 1875.It was banned during the Soviet occupation from 1919 to 1991.
Today in Crimea, singers of the song in an online video were imprisoned and fined.
Due to the song&#8217;s association with the Ukrainian people&#8217;s aspiration for independence, singing of the song was banned during the period in which
Lyrics
Oh, in the meadow a red kalyna has bent down low,
For some reason, our glorious Ukraine is in sorrow.
And we&#8217;ll take that red kalyna and we will raise it up,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
Do not bend low, oh red kalyna,
you have a white flower,
Do not worry, glorious Ukraine, you have a free people.
And we&#8217;ll take that red kalyna and will raise it up,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
Marching forward, our fellow volunteers,
into a bloody fray,
For to free our brother Ukrainians from the Moscovite shackles.
And we, our brother Ukrainians, we will then liberate,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
Oh in the field of early spring wheat, there&#8217;s a golden furrow,
Then began the Ukrainian riflemen to engage the enemy.
And we&#8217;ll take that precious, early wheat and will gather it,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
When the stormy winds blow forth from the wide steppes,
They will glorify, throughout Ukraine, the Sich Riflemen.
And so we will preserve the glories of these riflemen,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
@stringmockingbird4754

Question 7

How the War Started; the Battle of Moshchun

Accepted Answer

Mar 19, 2023
In Moshchun we meet with Vladim, the head of the village. He told us about his personal experience with the start of the war; the bombs dropping on the airport, the missiles that destroyed his home, crawling through the forest on his stomach to help the Ukrainian army and to just survive. Later we came across this article on the Battle of Moshchun. Watch the video then take a few minutes and read this historic account, it brings history into focus.

In the winter of 2023 I went to Ukraine to get past the news stories and see how the people were doing. Having lived in Ukraine for four years I wanted to record what it is like to live in a war with your children fighting a few hundred miles away. These are the stories of the Ukrainian people, the real hero’s. Slava Ukraini! (Glory to Ukraine) Heroiam slava! (Glory to heroes).

Question 8

Inside The Total Destruction of Ukrainian Villages

Accepted Answer

16,253 views Mar 28, 2023
In March 2023 we visited five Ukrainian villages that were trapped behind the Russian lines for months. We were the guests of the Rotary Club Kharkiv Nadiya, Nadiya means “Hope.” In one village we were less than seven miles from active fighting. This war for Ukrainian freedom is right there, all day, every day. Loud, violent and traumatic.These villages were totally destroyed and the farmers living there cannot plant their fields because of the land mines. This is one of the villages and the burned out rubble of Ludmila’s family home. The home was built by her parents. Before the war she lived there with her sons and their families. This is raw, unedited video. Our thanks to Julia and her team for their courage and dedication.

In the winter of 2023 I went to Ukraine to get past the news stories and see how the people were doing. Having lived in Ukraine for four years I wanted to record what it is like to live in a war with your children fighting a few hundred miles away. These are the stories of the Ukrainian people, the real hero’s. Slava Ukraini! (Glory to Ukraine) Heroiam slava! (Glory to heroes).

Question 9

Bakhmut Convoy to Hell

Accepted Answer

Meet Oksana, an unassuming woman and mother with a heart of gold, and incredible courage. We had the opportunity to talk with Oksana in the volunteer center as they were getting ready for a midnight supply run into Bakhmut, the city that has been under siege for months. This trip is a combination of food, medical supplies and trenching material. The school children drew pictures and they will hand them out to the solders.
She has gone on over 600 missions since the war began in 2014.
[first published April 10, 2023]

In the winter of 2023 I went to Ukraine to get past the news stories and see how the people were doing. Having lived in Ukraine for four years I wanted to record what it is like to live in a war with your children fighting a few hundred miles away. These are the stories of the Ukrainian people, the real hero’s. Slava Ukraini! (Glory to Ukraine) Heroiam slava! (Glory to heroes).

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