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Yuriy Boyechko

Yuriy Boyechko is the CEO of Hope for Ukraine, a humanitarian organization overseeing relief operations across war-affected communities in Ukraine.

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Surviving the Russian 'human safari' in Kherson

by Yuriy Boyechko
Olena Naumova is our partner from the Patriot Charity Foundation in Kherson. This southern Ukrainian city remains under constant monitoring of Russian drone operators looking for their next prey. On April 4, a shell hit a transport stop 50 meters (164 feet) from Olena. A 55-year-old nurse died on the spot. At least five more were wounded. Within the hour, ten artillery strikes landed in Olena's block. She sat in her hallway and prayed. "Prayed that it wouldn't hit the house, or if it did, that