US Volunteers in Ukraine WEB
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- US Volunteers in Ukraine WEB
- December 5, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV – US Volunteers in Ukraine – Kosstutschenko HEADLINE: Foreigners Risk Lives in Ukrainian Struggle TEASER: Two non-Ukrainian volunteers take part in the country's war against Russia PUBLISHED AT: 12/05/2022 at 9:30am BYLINE: Anna Kosstutschenko CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Kyiv, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Paviel Syhodolskiy VIDEO EDITOR: Paviel Syhodolskiy SCRIPT EDITORS: Kenochs; Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, Story Hunter PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:59 VID APPROVED BY: KE EDITOR NOTES: PLEASE RETURN TO ANNA RICE AND COPY TO HFR PLEASE)) ((INTRO)) [[Scattered among the Ukrainians fighting the Russians are non-Ukrainians inspired by the country's struggle. VOA's Anna Kosstutschenko met two of them.]] ((NARRATION)) 36-year-old Bermudian [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bermudian ] volunteer Jason Rhind teaches soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the basics of tactical medicine. ((Jason Rhind, Tactical Combat Casualty Care Instructor)) ((ENG)) “I was looking for something to do. I wanted to help. I spent a good bit of that time training recruits. I was in the medics for two years then I also worked in a unit that worked with the police. “ ((NARRATION)) Rhind is a former member of the defense force of Bermuda, a self-governing British colony in the Atlantic. In late May, he arrived in Ukraine at the invitation of the U.S.-based aid group Task Force Yankee and has crisscrossed the country since his arrival. ((Jason Rhind, Tactical Combat Casualty Care Instructor)) ((ENG)) “Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv… I’ve also gone to Balakliya...” ((NARRATION)) When in Kyiv, Jason teaches tactical combat casualty care at the Ukrainian volunteer training center. Since late March, this center has taught more than 7,000 people a basic course in pre-medical care. ((NATS, part of course)) ((IN UKR)) “If you are dragging a person on the ground, consider that rocks and broken glass can cut not only the stretcher, but also the person lying on it.” ((NARRATION)) After this basic course, trainees can take another in-depth course and apply for a combat medic position. ((NARRATION)) Such training helped save the life of 30-year-old Private Anthony, who didn’t want to provide his last name. An American, he left New York in July to join the International Legion in the Donetsk region and was wounded in the foot and elbow. ((Anthony, International Legion Fighter)) ((ENG)) “I decided I wanted to help out; it is simply horrible what Russians are doing here. // I was in the Marine Corps for nine years. ((Mandatory courtesy: Anthony)) I was an artillery forward observer, deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan three times.” ((End courtesy)) ((NARRATION)) Now the U.S. volunteer soldier is recovering in a Kyiv hospital. ((Anthony, International Legion Fighter)) ((ENG)) “They are taking really good care of me. I’ve had seven surgeries so far. Now I am at the point that we are doing physical therapy three times a day to help me get the movement back.” ((NARRATION)) Anthony is confident Ukraine will win and says he admires the bravery of Ukrainian soldiers. ((Anthony, International Legion Fighter)) ((ENG)) “On the battlefield they are tough soldiers; they are not defeatable.” ((NARRATION)) Anthony hopes to visit his relatives in New York for Christmas before returning to Ukraine. Rhind also plans to return to Ukraine after the winter holidays. He says he has met a lot of American volunteers here who will continue to help Ukraine as well. ((Anna Kosstutschenko, for VOA News, Kyiv, Ukraine))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV – US Volunteers in Ukraine – Kosstutschenko HEADLINE: Foreigners Risk Lives in Ukrainian Struggle TEASER: Two non-Ukrainian volunteers take part in the country's war against Russia PUBLISHED AT: 12/05/2022 at 9:30am BYLINE: Anna Kosstutschenko CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Kyiv, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Paviel Syhodolskiy VIDEO EDITOR: Paviel Syhodolskiy SCRIPT EDITORS: Kenochs; Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, Story Hunter PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:59 VID APPROVED BY: KE EDITOR NOTES: PLEASE RETURN TO ANNA RICE AND COPY TO HFR PLEASE)) ((INTRO)) [[Scattered among the Ukrainians fighting the Russians are non-Ukrainians inspired by the country's struggle. VOA's Anna Kosstutschenko met two of them.]] ((NARRATION)) 36-year-old Bermudian [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bermudian ] volunteer Jason Rhind teaches soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the basics of tactical medicine. ((Jason Rhind, Tactical Combat Casualty Care Instructor)) ((ENG)) “I was looking for something to do. I wanted to help. I spent a good bit of that time training recruits. I was in the medics for two years then I also worked in a unit that worked with the police. “ ((NARRATION)) Rhind is a former member of the defense force of Bermuda, a self-governing British colony in the Atlantic. In late May, he arrived in Ukraine at the invitation of the U.S.-based aid group Task Force Yankee and has crisscrossed the country since his arrival. ((Jason Rhind, Tactical Combat Casualty Care Instructor)) ((ENG)) “Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv… I’ve also gone to Balakliya...” ((NARRATION)) When in Kyiv, Jason teaches tactical combat casualty care at the Ukrainian volunteer training center. Since late March, this center has taught more than 7,000 people a basic course in pre-medical care. ((NATS, part of course)) ((IN UKR)) “If you are dragging a person on the ground, consider that rocks and broken glass can cut not only the stretcher, but also the person lying on it.” ((NARRATION)) After this basic course, trainees can take another in-depth course and apply for a combat medic position. ((NARRATION)) Such training helped save the life of 30-year-old Private Anthony, who didn’t want to provide his last name. An American, he left New York in July to join the International Legion in the Donetsk region and was wounded in the foot and elbow. ((Anthony, International Legion Fighter)) ((ENG)) “I decided I wanted to help out; it is simply horrible what Russians are doing here. // I was in the Marine Corps for nine years. ((Mandatory courtesy: Anthony)) I was an artillery forward observer, deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan three times.” ((End courtesy)) ((NARRATION)) Now the U.S. volunteer soldier is recovering in a Kyiv hospital. ((Anthony, International Legion Fighter)) ((ENG)) “They are taking really good care of me. I’ve had seven surgeries so far. Now I am at the point that we are doing physical therapy three times a day to help me get the movement back.” ((NARRATION)) Anthony is confident Ukraine will win and says he admires the bravery of Ukrainian soldiers. ((Anthony, International Legion Fighter)) ((ENG)) “On the battlefield they are tough soldiers; they are not defeatable.” ((NARRATION)) Anthony hopes to visit his relatives in New York for Christmas before returning to Ukraine. Rhind also plans to return to Ukraine after the winter holidays. He says he has met a lot of American volunteers here who will continue to help Ukraine as well. ((Anna Kosstutschenko, for VOA News, Kyiv, Ukraine))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date December 5, 2022 10:04 EST
- Byline Anna Kosstutschenko
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America