Yukon to Ukraine
Jeff Sloychuk and Taras Yurkiv arrive at the Calgary International Airport with 20 large suitcases, all bound with duct tape and baggage tags reading “Yukon to Ukraine.”
Their trip has taken months of planning. Along with fundraising back home in Whitehorse, they’ve had to fill out dozens of documents and letters in order to transport their cargo of donated goods into Ukraine.
Their route: fly to Amsterdam, then head to Rotterdam, Netherlands, to pick up a Volkswagen transporter van that will become a medical evacuation vehicle, then drive it roughly 2,500 kilometers through Germany and Poland to Ukraine.
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This is UCAY’s third mission since February 2023 to deliver supplies to Ukraine. The non-profit is run by volunteers, many with family connections to Ukraine. It was created in January 2023 and has now gained roughly 50 members.
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Small teams have so far hand-delivered more than $150,000 worth of medicine, medical supplies and equipment to Ukraine.
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https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/yukon-ukraine
A heartwarming read, imo.