I was there in Kyiv and uh Odessa when the Russians were still advancing on Kyiv. My basically I found myself um helping these civilians who were basically shooting at them with a rifle because that's your job. So what we basically did was you set up a location to do basic TCCC training but not even the full level of TCCC so they could defend themselves. We actually limit the amount that people can give us per month when they when they sign up for monthly donor is a dollar a day. The way that we raise our support is we have thousands of people who each donate just a little bit every month just like a Netflix subscription. And whenever somebody signs up to be a
Ephraim Mattos is the founder of Stronghold Rescue & Relief, a non-profit organization that protects and cares for families in conflict zones.
He is a former Navy SEAL, and the author of “City of Death: Humanitarian Warriors in the Battle of Mosul”.
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