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Kaatscast: the Catskills Podcast - Ukraine Revisited 🇺🇦 Michael DiBenedetto at Hell's Kitchen

Ukraine Revisited 🇺🇦 Michael DiBenedetto at Hell's Kitchen

Kaatscast: the Catskills Podcast

02/27/24 • 26 min

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When we spoke with Michael DiBenedetto for our special Ukraine report in August, 2023, he mentioned he'd consider returning in winter, when the volunteer pool was likely to thin.

Well, Michael's a man of his word, and we caught up with him this week in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city just about 20 miles from the Russian border. He's volunteering at Hell's Kitchen, where borscht, bread, and other foods are prepared daily for soldiers on the front lines.

Liuda is a cofounder of the organization, and she explained how the war in Ukraine, now 2 years running, changed the direction of hers and husband Yehor's lives (they both had careers in IT -- internet technology) before Russia's invasion.

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Bonus interview: Click here for our followup interview with volunteer coordinator Franklin Orosco.

Click here for Franklin's FAQ document on volunteering with Hell's Kitchen.

Want to volunteer or contribute? Franklin's Instagram page is a good place to start. You can also follow Hell's Kitchen (Ukrainian alphabet, though!).

02/27/24 • 26 min

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