Viktor and his comrades created a medical patrol to evacuate the wounded after the death of their commander - a 28-year-old Swede, Edvard Selander Patrignani, who died on the battlefield in July of this year in Ukraine while saving his comrade.

Viktor's goal is to build a successful company that will professionally provide effective, high-quality military, medical, and transport assistance to the Ukrainian armed forces as long as Ukraine needs it. To achieve this, Viktor has to fulfill the role of, as he says, "paper pusher" every day.

"Few people want to do it because there is no glory. Volunteers want to "kick Russians' ass", - says Viktor, - but logistics will win the wars.

Since February, Viktor has been in Sweden, coordinating hundreds of Swedish volunteers. Then, step by step, he built a system of supplying equipment to those who went to Ukraine, their correct legal registration in the Ukrainian army, and created a volunteer organization in Sweden - https://312e.se/

Since March 2022, all his guys have been fighting at the expense of their savings. Only very recently, most of them were able to sign contracts with the Armed Forces.

In August, after the death of his commander and friend, Viktor joined his unit in Ukraine. Now they are creating a medical patrol at the brigade from scratch. Viktor came home to Stockholm for a week to find financing for the unit.

"Some of my guys are already on the verge of personal bankruptcy, - he says, - and as a commander, I have to do everything possible to provide my brothers with everything they need".

"The war in Ukraine is my war," Viktor says. - "Russia is trying to destroy everything valuable to me - freedom, democracy. This is what my world stands for. I have to protect what is dear to me".

When I look at his clear eyes, I imagine an ancient glacier on which Sweden stands and, for generations, drinks crystal water from it. Viktor, and people like him, are the foundation of modern Swedish society. His parents were able to grow in this wonderful man the belief that he could change something in the world.

That he can change the world.

So Unit 312 needs all the help we can find. The best way to help is to transfer money through volunteer organizations, indicating in the designation - "for Swedes from 312".

Blue / Yellow for Ukraine is a Lithuanian organization led by Swedish-born journalist and documentary filmmaker Jonas Ohman which has been consistently supporting Ukraine in the war since 2014 https://lnkd.in/d5uSFXkd

Insamlingsstiftelsen Blåljus i Samverkan is a Swedish volunteer organization under the leadership of Pär Johansson which helps the families of policemen, firefighters and doctors, and since the beginning of the full-scale invasion - also Ukraine https://lnkd.in/d5uSFXkd

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But I can not. I have no power in my heart to shorten them. Because every story, every photo, every word, every look, every minute, every kilometer, every Swedish krona, every car, every tourniquet, every box of food or diapers, every generator or sleeping bag, every song or Bayraktar, every hand or life, dedicated to Ukraine, is PRICELESS for me!

Today VOICE4Ukraine sounds great from four incredible men - Swedish paramedic and driver Pär Johansson, Swedish musician, famous drummer Micke Syd Andersson from popular music band Gyllene Tider, Polish publicist and translator Nikodem Szczygłowski and representative of the critical infrastructure organization Roman Tarasovych from Ukraine.

Together with the team of Blåljus i Samverkan - a Swedish foundation that was initiated to support injured colleagues from the police, ambulance and fire services - they have already raised 6 million SEK, bought and brought 9 ambulances, 2 rescue vehicles and brought a lot of medical equipment for the armed forces of Ukraine.

2 days ago, the Blåljus i Samverkan team raised more than 60,000 SEK in 24 hours for the Swedish medical forces which are a part of one Ukrainian military brigade.

War is such a scary, terrible, and unbelievable time for anyone with a heart, I think. And at the same time, it opens in ordinary people the deepest inner resources of help, compassion, and true love for others. The huge mechanisms of states cannot act quickly. That is why people begin to create miracles with their own hands.

“You 'ordinary' people come to us 'ordinary' people to become extraordinary people,” Mike Andersson told me. And this is the truth about this real war and the role of real People from all over the world in it.

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- I remember how the former Minister of Foreign Affairs then constantly informed foreign media that everything was calm in Kyiv. But we watched the beginning of the Maidan from our hotel, - says Olof, - My unforgettable impression of the Ukrainian protest at that time: this revolution was initiated by ordinary people. We saw it with our own eyes and talked a lot with people on the streets.

Now Olof is a freelance journalist. He writes a lot about democracy in the countries of Eastern Europe, and after the Revolution of Dignity - about Ukraine as well. To my question, did he think that the Maidan would end with the victory of the protesters, and then with the annexation of Crimea, the war in Donbas, and a full-fledged bloody invasion on February 24, he replied that he was very naive and believed that after the Helsinki Agreements, respect for borders in Europe is from now on forever. Today, Olof is experiencing great disappointment.

"Putin understands that nuclear weapons will make *ussian land uninhabitable..." - Olof assures me. In addition, he believes that ordinary *ussian people cannot be condemned because they are not Ukrainians who have always lived more freely and had strong public organizations. "It is not their fault that their country's leader is a dictator", - says Olof.

In any case, I am sincerely grateful to Olof Kleberg for being a regular participant in all demonstrations in support of Ukraine in Stockholm during the entire 8 months of the war. He diligently tries to explain to his readers and familiar Swedes everything he understands about Ukraine, Ukrainians, and our war. He is sincerely convinced that Ukrainians are also fighting for Europe.

And this is another small Ukrainian victory in our big information war with the "narrow" neighbors.

We continue to work so that there will be more such victories every day.

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🇺🇦 🇸🇪 Слава Україні!

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During the Summer, Sarah made her photo project showing Ukrainian children in Uppsala. The result of her hard but soul-beautiful work became her photo exhibition "Luxate" which was shown at the Uppsala International Photo Festival in September 2022.

LUXATE (DISJOINTED)

In the first six months after Russia's war against Ukraine, over 40,000 Ukrainian refugees had received protection in Sweden, a large part of them are children. There is roughly the same number of people who live in Kalmar or Kristianstad or a quarter of Uppsala's population.

With a focus on the children, Sarah Toure's portrait project LUXATE (Disjointed, in Swedish "disjointed, taken apart") wants to shed light on this enormous amount and show the people behind the statistics. Who are they, their names, and what do they dream about?

Around 40 children living in Uppsala after fleeing Ukraine have been photographed and interviewed. They are individual portraits, but they are shown grouped to reinforce the impression of the multitude of children whose lives have been drastically affected by the war. In all seriousness, there is still light in children's dreams and thoughts.

More details of the project and answers of Ukrainian children are here https://cutt.ly/jB2VFPM

Thanks a lot to Oksana Dudarko and Elena Chaykina for their help and feedback!

With every such beautiful story of support, I believe even more that Ukraine will win this war because of the light and fire in the heart of our friends around the world.

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This day came! And we recently made a great video about the great team of Refugee Support Uppsala for VOICE4Ukraine

Refugee Support Uppsala is spreading weekly more than 1000 kilos of food and helping more than 1000 Ukrainians monthly.

The center exists by donations only. Now it is situated at the art gallery of Mankan Thorneus, and the state does not help with its maintenance.

The team needs more donations because the flow of Ukrainians is increasing only. The war is continuing, and winter is coming...

If you want to help the team and hundreds of Ukrainians, please:

SWISHa går bra till föreningens Ordförande Maria Talajić Fredlund på 0733960036, märk med UKRAINA

Such light stories of support give us hope that it is possible to live further and have more power of spirit till Ukraine Victory day.

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The young man in a snow-white summer t-shirt smiled sincerely when he went to us through the green Summer city park of Uppsala.

This meeting brought to my mind another day when I met with a good friend from childhood who became a volunteer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Autumn of 2014. When he returned from the frontline, he came to my house in a snow-white t-shirt with a big white creamy cake and almost without words about this war.

Conversation with the Swedish soldier is significant for me. Because it is about simple, clear, and honest nobility in action.

"The decision for me to go to fight for Ukraine was like if your neighbor's house burns, you will go and help him put out the fire. You will not just sit and wait. It is weird for me," - the young man told me, who came to fight for Ukraine right that day when my family and I decided to close the door of our home and go out far from russian air attacks.

"I went because I could not stand and watch what Russia was doing; they have done the same to many countries, and it was enough for me; it could be Sweden someday. I had to act, my neighbor needed help, so I helped. I have been a soldier all my life, and that is what I do best", - Michael said.

This interview is the first where it is only me on screen for safety reasons for Michael. It is an unusual but interesting experience to perceive someone's story through the eyes of another one.

"It is nice to be alive!" - Michael told me. I believe that many Ukrainians he fought for would say the same to you.

It is priceless to hear such stories. Stand with Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!

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Their arrival was organized by the fantastic team of Help Ukraine Gothenburg and Stockholm Pride.

The purpose of organizing the band's performance was to collect as much money as possible to purchase a new ambulance (already the sixth on account of Help Ukraine Gothenburg) for Ukraine, as well as a lot of necessary medical equipment for Ukrainian soldiers.

The winners of Eurovision 2022 performed brightly, professionally, and coolly and grabbed the hearts of the viewers !

The team of VOICE4Ukraine spoke with the guys about Ukrainian music, the war in Ukraine, and their mission in this cruel war against russian evil.

Despite the record number of tickets sold for the concert, unfortunately, it was not possible to raise funds for an ambulance for Ukraine .

While watching this video, give up your daily cup of coffee to the Help Ukraine Gothenburg so that all the efforts spent on organizing such an important event, which is tremendous for this small but fantastic team, in addition to information resonance in Swedish society, will also bring a new powerful ambulance that will save our military and civilian compatriots.

The concert of Kalush ended. The war continues. We cannot stop volunteering, fighting, and supporting until we win this war!

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Several times a day, our brain, like a drug addict, dives into the numbers of enemies who went to fertilize the Ukrainian land; the numbers of weapons and aid promised daily by the Allies; the numbers of victims who are mourned every day by the whole our country.

We count economic losses, years of recovery, and kilometers of reclaimed land in Ukraine.

Ukrainians and people worldwide worry that they are not helping enough now. Not thousands of dollars, but hundreds of hryvnias. Not hundreds of people, but "only" dozens. Not dozens, but "only" units. Not help to many, but "only" to someone: one soldier, one refugee, one woman, one child...

But only when you become this "someone" by yourself you can realize how invaluable such help is.

After leaving Vyshgorod in the third week of the war, we were sitting on three backpacks in the Lviv railway station flooded with silent black people in March with two frightened children and a two-month-old baby in front of us. It seemed to me that there was no way out.

But step by step, person by person, it became clear. A call from an old friend with a clear plan for the near future. A conversation with my Mom who supported my decision to take the children out. A timely mention of an old acquaintance of our family when someone in Sweden wanted to help someone from Ukraine. The support of the partners in more than ten years ago project - they paid for the night in the hotel, where we were able to wash for the first time after a three-day journey. This is how our family ended up in the homeland of the Vikings.

Sara Friman is the next heroine of Voice4Ukraine. A professional nurse with many years of managerial experience, she is the director of a private clinic for people with mental and social disabilities. She and her team helped our family with housing, job, and everything from food to clothes when we arrived in Uppsala.

We have never met before. They knew almost nothing about Ukraine. But they got used to helping people in need. Göransgården has a long tradition of helping people seeking refuge in Sweden during different wars. And from now on, our family is inscribed in their light history of supporting and practical love to a neighbor.

More about Göransgården's unique approach to all those in need is in our conversation with Sara and also at their website: https://www.goransgarden.se/

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With tremendous gratitude from the bottom of my heart to Sara and Göransgården, I want to say to everyone who wants to help more. If you think you have helped "only" one person, you have saved the unique universe.

So please never let big numbers go ahead of the one human life and soul.

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Але боротьба за наш народ зараз іде не тільки на теренах нашої Батьківщини. Не зупиняючись, триває й інша війна по всьому світові. Війна світоглядна і інформаційна. І вона вже сьогодні дає свої дуже важливі результати для перемоги України.

Дев'ятий випуск Voice4Ukrainе ми записали прямо на демонстрації у Стокгольмі.

Поговорили з неймовірною Аліною Зубкович, директоркою Nordic Ukraine Forum. Ця організація активних українців Швеції з 2013 року невпинно ділиться зі шведами українською експертизою, розповідає про українську культуру, історію, наші здобутки та особливості, будуючи міцні містки та живі зв'язки між шведською та українською спільнотами.

Сьогодні надзвичайно важливо голосно і чітко говорити про Україну у світі.

І команда Nordic Ukraine Forum це робить неперевершено. Від початку повномасштабного вторгнення росії вже четвертий місяць поспіль збираючи сотні шведів і українців на майданах Стокгольму, допомагаючи українцям, що отримали прихисток у Швеції, надихаючи шведський уряд та політиків на прийняття доленосних рішень для нашої держави.

Говоримо з Аліною українською! Надихніться і ви!

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That's how I learned what professional solidarity is for Swedish workers. We talked about how difficult it is for Swedes to overcome courts and bureaucracy and find a way to support Ukrainian dockers further. What support from Ukrainians (in Ukraine and Sweden) do they need to continue the boycott of russian ships. What they are going through imposing a blockade across Sweden. What Ukrainian workers should do after the victory to be as robust and influential as the Swedes.

I started my first steps in journalism in the newspaper of one of the Zaporizhzhia factories. The trade union, unfortunately, was fed from the hands of the factory's leader and was a "whip and gingerbread" for ordinary workers. Talking to Eric, I felt tremendous gratitude and faith that with such support, Ukraine would survive in this buttle. In the face of the Swedish Dockworkers Union, we can have a great example of how well-conscious citizenship and professional solidarity work in reality.

We talked to Eric twice because my baby doesn't like it when his mother doesn't pay attention to him for a long time. The second attempt to speak with each other was on Sweden's National Day. I was very grateful to Eric for his patience and the fact that he paid attention to me during the celebration. But he said that 1st May Day is much more critical for him. For him, Labor Day is a celebration of a natural, applied democracy that works the way people need. And for me, it was a real discovery.

Listen to this remarkable strong, and wise man. Behind him are almost 12,000 other beautiful iron people who will not give up their decision to support Ukraine until our victory.

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I spoke with the school's principal, Hilde Allen, about why it was important for her students to help Ukraine and Ukrainians.

A big thank you for brave Otto from 5-grade IES!

If you have a story of support for Ukraine and Ukrainians from Sweden, please share it with me by email at voice4ukraine@voice.se

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Today is the Day of Kyiv. The capital of Ukraine, the capital of brave people, is 1540 years old today. 

And our next episode of the Voice4Ukraine is dedicated to 3 Ukrainian women helping our homeland from Gothenburg.

On the second day of the war, Katja Blank, Kateryna Aleksandrova, and Nadya Kvasha met each other for the first time. They gathered a big team of volunteers and began a great deed of help and love to Ukraine and Ukrainians.

They gathered twenty-one buses with the 25 tonnes of humanitarian aid and sent them to Ukraine. They bought four emergency cars with the medical equipment at 300 000 euros. They helped 200 Ukrainians to come to Sweden from Ukraine. A lot of money was gathered. A lot of needs were covered. 

Now they are experienced, unique, and crazy enough to invite the winners of the Eurovision Ukrainian musical band "Kalush" to Gotheburg. With their help, they want to gather more money for Ukraine during the great ethnical Ukrainian festival in the middle of June.

So please, meet the core of the Help Ukraine Gothenburg - https://www.facebook.com/groups/helpukraineingbg!

Watch evidence of their work here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy9bQxicNcs

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Fia is a fantastic woman who immediately answered my letter after we arrived in Sweden about the possible cooperation with us. She invited me and my husband, a videographer and photographer, to her studio in Stockholm to meet.

Because of her enthusiasm, this pod was born.

Helping may have very different faces and ways. Swedish people are so creative when they see someone in need. Thank you, Fia, for your trust in me and your time and your voice for Ukraine against Russia in this cruel, ugly war.

If you want to share your story with me, please send it to voice4ukraine@voice.se

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Today I want to share with you the story of the Swedish hero from Ljundskile.  Nils Abrahamsson the father of three children, and the driver of the track who is working with a concrete company, sold his big boat to buy 2 emergency cars for helping Ukraine. Why did he do this? How this story is developing during the war - we will know from Nils right now.

After the record of our conversation yesterday Nils took a bank loan for 2 million Swedish krona to buy a brand new Ambulance for Ukraine. He told me that he cant find already any second-hand ambulances in Sweden. When I asked him why he is continuing to do so much for my people and my country he showed me these photos of 2 civilian Ukrainian women, young mothers who were wounded because of mine blast and lost their legs and health and normal life because of this war… Nils want to take them to Sweden because there they can have so needful rehabilitation for further life.

Nils will get a new car at the beginning of July and go to Ukraine. His plan is to stay 15 days per a month in Ukraine as a driver and use the ambulance inside Ukraine to drive wounded people from the frontline to hospitals and then he will take patients who are ready to transport with him up to Sweden... 15 days per a month he is planning to work as a truck driver to pay for the ambulance. 

“There is no price on a human soul” - Nils told me.

I ask everyone who hears this pod to support Nils Abrahamsson in his help to Ukraine. Because Nils will not stop. 

Kontonummer

6683-415758998

Kontoform

Allkonto

Kontohavare

Nils Abrahamsson

IBAN

SE18 6000 0000 0004 1575 8998

BIC (Nationellt bankID)

HANDSESS

https://ambulanssverige.se/

https://www.instagram.com/ambulans_ukraina_donation/

https://www.facebook.com/AmbulansLjungskile

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Слава Україні!

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• What would you think about if you would stay in the middle of Bucha after the Russian invasion of this peaceful Ukrainian city? The interview with Karina Karlsbro (https://www.facebook.com/karin.karlsbro), a member of the European Parlament from Sweden since 2019, Brussels.

• How Swedish woman and two of her friends are caring about 20 Ukrainians and their children, with different levels of disabilities. The interview with Anna Söderqvist from Kooperativet Industrihuset, Norrtalje, Sweden.

• How Ukrainian girl is helping Ukrainians keep their dignity. She is providing a free shop for refugees in Umeå, Sweden. The interview with Natalia Berglund Vorona from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

If you want to share your story about helping Ukraine and the Ukrainian people please send it to voice4ukraine@voice.se

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