Dispatch From Ukraine: Berkeley Student Shares His Experience of War
Maksym Dubkov paused his Ph.D. studies to return home to Ukraine and found a volunteer organization to provide humanitarian aid to the areas most affected by the war with Russia. He joins Cecilia Lei to talk about why he decided to leave UC Berkeley for his home country.
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Show Notes
Maksym Dubkov, a Ukrainian graduate student who spoke to Fifth & Mission shortly after Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, paused his graduate studies to return home over the summer. He founded a volunteer organization to provide humanitarian aid to the areas most affected by the war. He joins Cecilia Lei to talk about his experience and what he wants Americans to understand about Ukraine. Plus, volunteer paramedic Olha Bihotska and university student Kateryna Vazhnenko talk about their lives since Russia's invasion. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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