🇺🇸🇺🇦 A few days ago, on my last day volunteering with Chervona Kalyna in #Kharkiv, I was honored to receive a certificate of gratitude from the foundation’s head, Liudmyla Katkova.
Before arriving, I had sent CAT 7 tourniquets⛑️ from the U.S. to support those on the frontline, and helped connect the foundation with an organization donating pet food.🐾
✨I’m grateful for the opportunity and the new friendships formed.
#Ukraine #humanitarian#Firstaid#American #food #SlavaUkraini #emt #coach #pets
I love Kharkiv💛💙
It’s Day 4 here, and I’m starting the morning with a bit of volunteering at Chervona Kalyna. Later today, I’ll be 🚌heading to Kyiv to support other small local Ukrainian groups, but first, I’m making a stop to support local businesses at this beautiful marketplace.
📲Thank you for all your support. I’ll continue to post updates along the way.
Have a great day!☀️
#Ukraine #Kharkiv#SmallBusiness #outdoors #volunteer #love#Kyiv #ukrainian
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Word of the Day: Smachno (Tasty) 😋
After delivering humanitarian aid near the frontline, our team at Chervona Kalyna in Kharkiv was treated to homemade 🥣borshch—a dish that symbolizes unity, strength, and love.💙💛
Wishing everyone a good night and thank you for standing with Ukraine.🇺🇦
#Ukraine#Soup#Food#Culture#Heritage#Ukrainian #Kharkiv #borshch
🇺🇦 Supporting the Heroes on the Frontline | Kharkiv
📦Weeks ago, I mailed tourniquets, bandages, and hemostatic napkins⛑️ to Chervona Kalyna. Today, while volunteering, the team picked them up—and surprised me with two chevrons
✨ Proud to stand in solidarity—and I’ll keep sharing updates.
Heroyam Slava. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
#Ukraine #Kharkiv #medical#American #SlavaUkraini#FirstResponders#EMT #volunteer #photography #heroes
🇺🇦Ukrainian word of the day: Mlyntsi! 😋
Today’s volunteer work at Chervona Kalyna in Kharkiv came with a delicious treat: homemade mlyntsi which are thin, pancakes—a perfect treat alongside warm porridge. 💛💙
📲 I’ll be posting more updates from our day of volunteering.
Thank you for your support and for Standing with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
#Ukrainian#Food #deserts#kharkiv #volunteering #Ukraine #photography #mlyntsi #yummy
☕️ Sunday early morning with kava in #Kharkiv.
Soon I’ll connect for the first time with the community nonprofit Chervona Kalyna, who since 2022 have provided essential support to displaced families, children, hospitals, and frontline defenders.
➡️ Learn more and support their work: https://chervona-kalyna.org/en/about/
🎯Ukrainians are resilient—but they need our support to end this war.
🕊️ United, we can send a message of unwavering hope and steadfast solidarity to the people of #Ukraine🇺🇦
Freedom Square, Kharkiv🇺🇦
In every city and village during my humanitarian volunteer trip through Ukraine, I pause to honor the fallen. 🕯️ Today, it was Freedom Square in Kharkiv.
🇺🇦Each flag is a glimpse into a life cut short, a reminder of the cost of freedom.
🕊️ Their heroism will never be forgotten.
Heroyam Slava. Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
#Ukraine #Kharkiv#NeverForget #SlavaUkraini#HeroyamSlava#Heroes#Freedom#Democracy #courage
🇺🇦📸 Photos from Day 1 in “Hero City Kharkiv” — МІСТО-ГЕРОЙ ХАРКІВ
☀️I walked through #Kharkiv today, a city that left me with a mix of emotions: anger, sadness, respect, and resolve. I paid my respects to the defenders in Freedom Square and saw civilian buildings devastated by the aggressors.
➡️ But more importantly, I saw families enjoying a summer day, workers tending to public gardens, and Ukrainians creating a sense of normalcy—a testament to their refusal to cower in the face of aggression.
🇺🇦First day in #Kharkiv, northeast Ukraine—on the frontline.
Standing in Constitution Square, in front of the Monument of Independence (Ukraine Flying)—a symbol of beauty and resilience.
I’m here to #volunteer with Chervona Kalyna Kharkiv, a grassroots group supporting displaced families, children, hospitals, and defenders.
➡️ Learn more and support: https://chervona-kalyna.org/en
🔊Liking and sharing their work is deeply appreciated.
More updates soon—thank you for standing with #Ukraine
Sunset in Kharkiv🇺🇦 🌇
I arrived safely in Kharkiv. It’s evening now, and the sunset was stunning—soft light across the 💫 skyline, even as air raid sirens echoed in the background.
It was a long ride. Time to rest.
I’ll post updates tomorrow. Wishing everyone a peaceful night. 🇺🇦
#Kharkiv#Sunset #Ukraine#Volunteer #StandWithUkraine #UkraineRussiaWar
🇺🇦 Midway to Kharkiv: Dyakuyu (Thank you).
Just taking a quick break for ☕️kava and reflecting on this trip. All of your messages and well wishes mean so much. They’re a powerful reminder of how many people stand with Ukraine.
🚌 I’ll be in Kharkiv in a few hours and will post an update.
#Ukraine#Dyakuyu #Kharkiv#Coffee #volunteer #UkraineRussiaWar#Travel #america #boston
🇺🇦 🌅It’s early morning in Odesa, and I’m heading to my next destination for humanitarian volunteering: Kharkiv.
🗣️This will be my first time working with a small, community-led Ukrainian group there, and I’m honored to join their efforts.
✅ I I’ll be sure to share updates from the ground.
Wishing everyone a great day. ✨
#Kharkiv #Odesa #Ukraine#Volunteer#America#Humanitarian#Travel#Democracy#Boston#Coach#Firstresponders #ukrainian
For my Friends in Kharkiv 🇺🇦
While volunteering here in Odesa, I received a message from a friend in Kharkiv. Before this humanitarian volunteer trip, I sent him a box of first-aid bandages and hemostatic napkins to get to the heroes on the front line.
Whether it’s a small donation or a message of encouragement, every action of solidarity matters for Ukraine.
#Ukraine #Kharkiv #Odesa#FirstAid#EMT #medical #medic #firstresponders #StandWithUkraine #emergencycare
🇺🇦🇺🇸✈️ Heading out for my sixth humanitarian volunteer trip to #Ukraine. Flights, buses, long haul ahead.
✅ My goal remains the same: raise awareness about the ongoing devastation, counter disinformation, and highlight the vital work of community led Ukrainian humanitarian organizations.
🙏🏽 Grateful for the support. Our collective efforts continue to make a real impact
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
#Boston#Volunteer#Kyiv #Odesa #Kharkiv#Lviv#Freedom#Democracy#Humanitarian#EMT #ukrainian
🇺🇸🇺🇦Just received confirmation and photos from trusted Ukrainian friends in Odesa, Kyiv, and Kharkiv—my donation of bandages and ⛑️ hemostatic napkins have arrived and will be delivered directly to defenders on the frontline.
➡️ Every act of solidarity matters.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
#Ukraine#Boston #volunteer #medical #StandWithUkraine#HumanitarianAid
#democracy#Kyiv #Odesa #Kharkiv
🚑 As an EMT-B, I know the lifesaving value of first aid bandages and hemostatic 🩸napkins. I just learned the first box I donated arrived with my trusted Ukrainian friends. I have sent these to friends in #Lviv, #Kyiv, #Odesa, and #Kharkiv, who will deliver them directly to the heroes on the frontline.
➡️Our collective efforts—from small donations to conversations—continue to make a real impact.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
💬Received confirmation from Franklin that one more of my donated tourniquets reached Kharkiv🇺🇦—now part of life-saving ⛑️first aid kits for the heroes on the front lines.
📣Every act of solidarity—from donations to conversations—makes a difference.
Update from Kharkiv 🇺🇦
I just received word that the ⛑️tourniquets I sent were added to first aid kits—and they’re now with the heroes of the 44th Brigade.
This is one of five batches I’ve sent to friends across Lviv, Kyiv, Kherson, and Kharkiv. 🇺🇸Since 2022, I’ve supported Ukraine both as a humanitarian volunteer and from home. That promise continues.
You are not forgotten.
Slava Ukraini🇺🇦
#Ukraine#Boston#Volunteer #Kharkiv #heroes #firstresponders #peace #SlavaUkraini#Kyiv#Lviv #Kherson
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Why I Support and Volunteer in #Ukraine: A Personal Reflection
I often get asked—both here in the U.S. and in Ukraine—why I choose to #volunteer.
🗣️During my humanitarian trip to #Lviv in March 2025, a university student posed that very question. My answer was simple: To me, Ukrainian sovereignty represents the frontlines of the global struggle for freedom today.
In 2022, when Kyiv…
#StandWithUkraine#Boston#EMT #humanitarian #Ukraine #Kherson #Kharkiv#Democracy#Freedom #coach
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