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EPISODE · Aug 13, 2026 · 13 MIN

We Built a Direct Bridge to Ukraine—Now We Need Your Help

from Professor Gerdes Explains · host Professor Gerdes

For nearly four years, Greg Terry and I have worked together to help Ukrainians affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion. What began with a simple effort to get medical supplies into Ukraine grew into support for humanitarian needs, armored ambulances and vehicles, reconnaissance drones, and Ukrainian defenders. Now we are launching something new: Ukraine Support Bridge. The idea is simple. Ukraine Support Bridge does not collect your donations. It provides one trusted place where you can see verified needs, follow the progress, and give directly to the organizations and people responsible for each project. The money does not pass through Greg or me. Each donation link takes you directly to the appropriate destination. Our first three projects represent three different groups profoundly affected by this war. The first is Sava, a deaf Ukrainian boy whose mother serves in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Sava needs cochlear implant surgery that could allow him to hear. The goal is $31,000, with donations going directly through our Ukrainian and American charitable partners. The second is M, a Ukrainian teenager who fled Ukraine at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. She earned a full-tuition refugee scholarship to attend college in the United States, but that scholarship does not cover room and board. Her remaining need is approximately $12,000 for this year. Because her U.S. immigration paperwork remains in process, we are protecting her identity publicly. I know M and her adopted family personally, and I am personally vouching for this fundraiser. The third is Project Constantine, which is helping equip Ukrainian frontline brigades with vehicles, communications equipment, power systems, optics, night vision, and other critical equipment. Donations through Ukraine Support Bridge go directly to Project Constantine. These needs can look enormous when we see the total. But they become much more achievable when thousands of us participate. As Greg points out in this video, even a $219,000 combined need represents 8,760 people giving $25. You do not have to support every project. Look at the stories. Look at the needs. Decide which one speaks to you. Help a Ukrainian child hear. Help a young Ukrainian refugee continue her education. Help Ukrainian soldiers defending their country. That is what Ukraine Support Bridge is designed to do: see the need, track the progress, and connect your generosity directly with verified support for Ukraine. Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/ Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. 0:00 Why Greg and I are doing this 1:05 Three groups affected by the war 1:57 Introducing Ukraine Support Bridge 2:24 How direct giving works 3:10 Sava needs surgery to hear 5:14 M’s story: From Ukrainian refugee to college 8:22 How to support M directly 9:14 Supporting Ukraine’s frontline defenders 10:14 A message from Ukrainian soldiers 12:03 Three projects—and how you can help 13:11 Why these goals are achievable Ukraine, Ukraine Support Bridge, Professor Gerdes, Greg Terry, help Ukraine, donate to Ukraine, Ukraine fundraiser, Ukrainian refugees, Ukrainian children, Project Constantine, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukraine humanitarian aid, cochlear implant fundraiser, Ukrainian student scholarship, support Ukraine, direct aid Ukraine, Ukraine charity, Ukraine war, Ukrainian military aid, humanitarian assistance Ukraine

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