SMC - Ep. 9 - Ukrainian Patriot - Winter in Ukraine - Kaitlyn Kruk & Dennis Polishchuk

We stand with Ukraine. In today’s episode we’re kicking off our Ukraine coverage by speaking with Kaitlyn Kruk, a ground crew and board member of the NGO Ukrainian Patriot, and Denis Polishchuk, a member of the Ukrainian armed forces. We hear from Kaitlyn and Dennis about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, Ukrainian dance and culture, conditions in Ukraine this past winter, how aid on the ground actually works, the importance of supporting the Ukrainian army, why smaller, agile groups like Ukrainian Patriot are uniquely effective, and much more.To support the critical work of Ukrainian Patriot, click here or visit –https://ukrainianpatriot.org/To follow Ukrainian Patriot on Instagram, click here or visit –@ukrpatriotorgTwo more awesome groups helping Ukrainians at the grassroots level are –Bake for [email protected] –Good Bread for Good People@from_good_peopleTo follow Denis’s recommendations for accurate news on Ukraine check out –Ground Newshttps://ground.news/And -The Silicon Curtain Podcast with Jonathan Finkhttps://podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/silicon-curtain/id1661722315And -The YouTube channel of Dr. Jason Jay Smart  https://www.youtube.com/@JasonJaySmart Here are two other sites that I personally follow –The Kyiv Independenthttps://kyivindependent.com/And -Euromaidan Presshttps://euromaidanpress.com/