Zaporizhzhia Volunteers Ukraine USAGM
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- Zaporizhzhia Volunteers Ukraine USAGM
- July 18, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((TITLE: TV Zaporizhzhia Volunteers Ukraine – Markova HEAD: Zaporizhzhia Volunteers Send Cars To Frontlines In Ukraine’s East TEASER: DATE: 07/18/2022 AT 8:45AM PUBLISHED AT: BYLINE: Kateryna Markova CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Viktor Petrovych VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA + TBD PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: KE, Reifenrath PLATFORMS: TV only TRT: 3:03 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: )) ((INTRO:)) [[When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, many ordinary Ukrainians started helping their military, even if they couldn’t fight. Kateryna Markova has the story.]] ((NARRATION)) Serhiy Abramov has been volunteering since Russia invaded Ukraine. At first, he helped with clothes and food. These days, he delivers cars to the front lines. ((Serhiy Abramov, Volunteer)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I started by sending sausages, helping transport food. Then we started sending cars – and everyone was ecstatic. Cars break at the front lines, and when they do, there’s no place to fix them.” ((NARRATION)) No matter how many he delivers, the demand remains steady. (('Spaniard,' Armed Forces of Ukraine)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “We just lost three cars, so there was a need for more. It works this way here. War, what can you do? Someone heard or saw something — and our cover was blown, our cars destroyed. I can’t say how exactly we’re using them, but that’s the reality…” ((NARRATION)) Abramov says it takes at least a week to get a car from Europe to the front lines in Ukraine. The car must get a technical inspection and then get repainted, which takes another two days. Finding cars to send to the front has gotten more difficult since the war began. Inventory has gone down, and that has pushed demand — and prices — way up. Abramov’s group has sent more than ten cars to the front lines. But Abramov says the total number from a coalition of aid groups is much higher. ((Serhiy Abramov, Volunteer)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I sometimes wonder how we manage to find cars in Europe. … We’ve already purchased thousands, maybe dozens of thousands, all thanks to volunteer efforts and money they raise.” ((NARRATION)) Abramov says money comes from private donations from all over the world. The funds to purchase a car for “Spaniard” came from orthopedics department of a city hospital in Brzesko, Poland. ((Oles Maznev, Doctor and Volunteer)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I have worked as doctor in Poland for over three years now; my employees support Ukraine. Everyone understands that right now our Motherland is protecting all of Europe from Russia. That's why I asked my colleagues to help raise money for a car — and many were happy to help. And so the Polish Department of Orthopedics bought a car for Ukraine’s Armed Forces. I am very grateful to my colleagues that we could help the guys at the front.” ((NARRATION)) Volunteer work takes time, energy and financial resources. But Abramov says it’s hard to stop volunteering once you've tried it. ((Serhiy Abramov, Volunteer)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “It's an addiction. At this point it’s impossible to say no. It’s like a job no one is paying you for. So when people ask for something, you jump into action and try to help…" ((NARRATION)) Along with cars, Abramov’s group is also sending bulletproof vests, walkie-talkies and other equipment. ((Kateryna Markova, for VOA News, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((TITLE: TV Zaporizhzhia Volunteers Ukraine – Markova HEAD: Zaporizhzhia Volunteers Send Cars To Frontlines In Ukraine’s East TEASER: DATE: 07/18/2022 AT 8:45AM PUBLISHED AT: BYLINE: Kateryna Markova CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Viktor Petrovych VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA + TBD PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: KE, Reifenrath PLATFORMS: TV only TRT: 3:03 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: )) ((INTRO:)) [[When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, many ordinary Ukrainians started helping their military, even if they couldn’t fight. Kateryna Markova has the story.]] ((NARRATION)) Serhiy Abramov has been volunteering since Russia invaded Ukraine. At first, he helped with clothes and food. These days, he delivers cars to the front lines. ((Serhiy Abramov, Volunteer)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I started by sending sausages, helping transport food. Then we started sending cars – and everyone was ecstatic. Cars break at the front lines, and when they do, there’s no place to fix them.” ((NARRATION)) No matter how many he delivers, the demand remains steady. (('Spaniard,' Armed Forces of Ukraine)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “We just lost three cars, so there was a need for more. It works this way here. War, what can you do? Someone heard or saw something — and our cover was blown, our cars destroyed. I can’t say how exactly we’re using them, but that’s the reality…” ((NARRATION)) Abramov says it takes at least a week to get a car from Europe to the front lines in Ukraine. The car must get a technical inspection and then get repainted, which takes another two days. Finding cars to send to the front has gotten more difficult since the war began. Inventory has gone down, and that has pushed demand — and prices — way up. Abramov’s group has sent more than ten cars to the front lines. But Abramov says the total number from a coalition of aid groups is much higher. ((Serhiy Abramov, Volunteer)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I sometimes wonder how we manage to find cars in Europe. … We’ve already purchased thousands, maybe dozens of thousands, all thanks to volunteer efforts and money they raise.” ((NARRATION)) Abramov says money comes from private donations from all over the world. The funds to purchase a car for “Spaniard” came from orthopedics department of a city hospital in Brzesko, Poland. ((Oles Maznev, Doctor and Volunteer)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I have worked as doctor in Poland for over three years now; my employees support Ukraine. Everyone understands that right now our Motherland is protecting all of Europe from Russia. That's why I asked my colleagues to help raise money for a car — and many were happy to help. And so the Polish Department of Orthopedics bought a car for Ukraine’s Armed Forces. I am very grateful to my colleagues that we could help the guys at the front.” ((NARRATION)) Volunteer work takes time, energy and financial resources. But Abramov says it’s hard to stop volunteering once you've tried it. ((Serhiy Abramov, Volunteer)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “It's an addiction. At this point it’s impossible to say no. It’s like a job no one is paying you for. So when people ask for something, you jump into action and try to help…" ((NARRATION)) Along with cars, Abramov’s group is also sending bulletproof vests, walkie-talkies and other equipment. ((Kateryna Markova, for VOA News, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date July 18, 2022 08:49 EDT
- Byline Kateryna Markova
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America