{"id":460,"date":"2025-09-29T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=460"},"modified":"2026-05-16T14:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:41:34","slug":"donation-to-ukrainian-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=460","title":{"rendered":"A promise fulfilled: Help for Ukrainian refugees\u2014special episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?resize=640%2C645&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ROME, ITALY, 25.02.2022: Torches with the colors of Ukraine during Ukrainian and Italian protesters with candles gather in Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, against the war operations of Russia in Ukrainian territory.\" class=\"wp-image-462\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9921919203349553;width:285px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?resize=1016%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?resize=768%2C774&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?resize=300%2C302&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?resize=850%2C857&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?resize=600%2C605&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BB84-special-logo.jpg?w=1322&amp;ssl=1 1322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Beyond Barbarossa fulfills a promised made at the start of this podcast: a meaningful donation to help refugees of Russia\u2019s unjustifiable war of aggression against &nbsp;Ukraine, to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re joined by Valeriy Kostyuk, Executive Director of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, which runs the appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/great-race-98-154868160\">Support on Patreon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smartlink.ausha.co\/beyond-barbarossa-the-eastern-front-of-world-war-2\/the-great-race-begins\">Listen to the audio version for free.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cufoundation.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada-Ukraine Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cufoundation.ca\/our-projects\/#ukraine-humanitarian-appeal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical javelins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thornhillmedical.com\/moves-slc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thornhill Medical and their MOVES SLC mobile life-support system.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Beyond Barbarossa fulfills a promised made at the start of this podcast: a meaningful donation to help refugees of Russia\u2019s unjustifiable war of aggression against &nbsp;Ukraine, to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. 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