Fighting For Ukraine

April 2nd 2025

Yuriy reveals the grim reality of new Russian tactics involving high-altitude kamikaze drones and shares a heartwarming story about receiving a donated van from an Estonian supporter. This vehicle is set to become a crucial asset for his media and veteran rehabilitation unit amidst the ongoing conflict.

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It is April 2nd. 

Sorry for not recording anything for so long I was terribly exhausted and deeply overwhelmed by a flood of bad news- starting with Neil Young canceling his concert in Ukraine and ending with endless Russian shelling of our cities. They are using a new tactic now their kamikaze drones have started flying at very high altitudes before diving onto targets. This helps them evade air defense systems though it significantly reduces the accuracy. Not that they care about accuracy, they just hit residential areas, killing random people. 

You know, when White House officials in Washington recently spoke about Putin supposedly being responsible and focused on peace in Kyiv, first responders, were pulling the bodies of a 5-year-old girl and her father from the rubble. That that's Russian's idea of peace. And it's like this almost every day. Endless terror. The weather is not helping either -cold and almost constant rain. 

But there is also good news. I even say great news. 

I now have a vehicle, a whole van that sits, eight people. It's not new, of course, it's 20 years old. But I got it for free. It was simply donated to me by an ordinary Estonian guy who decided to help the Ukrainian army. He started looking for someone who could use his van the most and found our unit, which works on media and veteran rehabilitation. I went to Lviv to pick it up and now, the van is with me. My comrades decided it would be best used for filming videos and recording podcasts- which is exactly what I do. I even dream of converting it into a mobile studio someday, but what will take time. 

I keep saying this: our country would not have survived without outside help. My family would have likely lost several members, if not for foreigners who stepped in to help me. I tried to repay that kindness by making this podcast telling you what's really happening here and what we feel.

And let's be honest, things are tough. Russians are killing people every day. The war has not become any less bloody, but we are holding on thanks to people like Kaarel from Estonia -and you. Thank you.

March 20th 2025

Yuriy discusses the Western world's misguided approach to negotiating with Putin and the catastrophic implications for Ukraine and global democracy. He questions, 'What would Elvis do?' in the face of such evil, invoking the spirit of past heroes who stood against oppression.

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It is March 20. 

It has become physically painful for me to read news because time and time again I see attempts to normalize evil. I watch as the Western world tries to speak with Putin- the very man who kills and terrorize Ukrainians every single day, who has ordered the abduction of thousands and under whose command Ukrainian prisoners are tortured and executed- as if he were a regular politician, the normal president of a normal country. No one demands that he stop the torture, the suffering. Instead, we ask him: what would you like in exchange for stopping your terror?  What can we offer you? So that you will stop killing children every day? And of course, whatever is offered will come at the expense of Ukrainians. 

I know that by saying this, I will lose some American listeners, some will follow Vice President Vance's lead and start shouting that Ukrainians should be grateful for past support and keep quiet when the big wise men in the White House decides what to do with us. But I have to say this, negotiating hockey games with Putin, pressuring Ukraine to give up its occupied territories, these are not peace initiatives. These are the normalization of evil and an attempt to force us into surrender. We are being asked to abandon our occupied lands. And that means abandoning the people who live there. They will continue to be persecuted, tortured, murdered, their  children taken, and turned into Russians, the war will not end. It will simply take another form and only for a time. Given a break in fighting, Russia will seize the opportunity to regroup, correct its mistakes, amass strength, and buy a few more immoral American reporters to spread its propaganda in the West. And then they will return. 

Don't think we only want war ruined cities they have bombed and occupied. They still want to completely erase Ukraine as a state, to either turn Ukrainians into Russians or to kill us. This is an imperial project, a campaign to destroy everything democratic and progressive, to turn it into a swamp and absorb it.  It has always been this way. And the American governments used to understand that in the past. Why did US troops remain in Europe after defeating Nazism? Because Russia was no less of an aggressive threat. When Nazi Germany.  What was Elvis doing in Europe during his military service? He was part of a force that stood ready to fight back if Russia attempted to invade the West.  

Many in the West still don't fully grasp the future of this war. They think it is simply Russia attacking Ukraine. But what is not quite true. This is Russia's attack on the free world, Ukraine is just the first victim and trying to negotiate with murders, bribing them with Ukrainian land, is a betrayal of ideals of democracy. It is a betrayal of a memory of those who fought past wars on the side of good against evil. What would was millions of heroes of the past do if they saw what is happening now? 

What would Elvis do? Whose side would he be on?  

March 5th 2025

Yuriy reflects on the ironic contrasts between his own life and the themes of Neil Young's music, sharing personal anecdotes of imprisonment and military service while expressing gratitude for the support of listeners and Neil Young's planned concert in war-torn Ukraine.

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It is 5th of March, 

The other day I got a hair cut- an army style one of course done with clippers so that for the next month until the next trim, I wouldn't even have to think about a comb. And while while they were cutting my hair, I found myself humming. Almost Cut My Hair through Masterpiece by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, probably the greatest band in rock 'n' roll history. The irony is what the song tells the story of someone who was on the verge of cutting their long hair, the symbol of rebellion and free spirit for the sake of mundane, bourgeois life. But at the last moment, held back. I, on the other hand, have nothing bourgeois about me, yet I keep cutting my hair short.  

Out of all four musicians in Crosby, steel Smash, and Young, I always liked the last one, Neil Young. The most, the most restless, the most rebellious of them all. I've loved his music since I was a teenager. You know that feeling when a song seems to be telling the story of your own life. That's how it was for me, even when I grew up. When I was arrested by the police in Egypt and sent to prison, Neil Young's Mid East Vacation was playing in my head. By the way, back in 2012, I was arrested on charges of spying for the United States.  I took pride in that for years, but now looking at the United States, I think, no, but was not worth going to jail for, even for was few hours, which the police needed to find out that I was really a journalist covering the Tahrir Revolution. 

At the beginning of a full scale invasion and my military service, I kept recording Youngs Living With War, and when I missed home and my family terribly, his Going Home. 

And just recently I remember it that the very first thing I bought on my first ever trip to the United States years ago was Neil Young's book, Waging Heavy Piece. I bought it in an airport bookstore right after passing passport control.  

And the day after my latest haircut, I read in the news that Mr. Young is coming to perform here in Ukraine. This is a real miracle. I don't quite understand how it's going to happen because gathering people in a stadium or a large concert hall is extremely dangerous- we are under constant bombardment. I don't know if I'll be able to attend the concert because I'm in the Army and it's far from certain that I'd get leave- or that there would be even available seats. But... But! The most important thing is that he's at least planning to come. That at the very least, through his plans, he's supporting Ukraine. 

The only ones, I'm more grateful to when him, are you- my listeners, most of you who go out to rallies for Ukraine, who support our resistance, who make it possible for us sooner or later to finally rocking in a free world.   

March 23rd 2025

Yuriy describes how fear has evolved for the people in Ukraine, shifting from an abstract concept to a practical reality as they learned to live under the constant threat of shelling and missile strikes. Now, as uncertainty looms again, they find themselves gripped by a familiar yet paralyzing fear of the unknown, making it hard to find solace and hope in the chaos.

Yuriy's latest substack article: https://open.substack.com/pub/yuriymatsarsky/p/kurd-klux-klan?r=dzvo1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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It's 3rd of March. 

It's strange how quickly fear evolves before the full scale war began. When the Russians were amassing troops at our borders, and their TV was filled with promises to destroy Ukraine in a matter of days, fear was vague- people, myself included, we are afraid of an abstract war. It was terror of something unknown and not yet fully understood. 

After the invasion began, fear transformed almost immediately. People became afraid of shelling, missile strikes and sought shelter from loud noises. Over time, even that fear changed. People learned to distinguish what was exploding and how far it was just by sound to know whether they needed to hide.

Our children in kindergarten can identify artillery calibers by sound and understand whether the artillery can reach them. Fear didn't disappear; it simply adapted, became more practical- more, if I may say so, functional. 

But now the same fear of unknown, that existed before the full scale war is rising again. Once again, we are faced with uncertainty. We don't know what comes next for us, our fate, the fate of our children, is being decided behind our back without our participation. We are treated like goods with powerful players want to sell for their own profit, and if no buyer is found, simply discard us. Discard living people. People who did not start this war, who never brought weapons to foreign lands, who are only defending their own . 

This fear keeps us awake at night, clouds our judgment, and makes it impossible to live normally. We all try to distract ourselves in some way. I, for example, have started to write about the Middle East on Substack again, but it does not help much. Uncertainty is a terrify thing. It's no coincidence they say that waiting for death is worse than death itself, and we don't even know what we are waiting for- for death, betrayal being sold out to Putin, or if we're just being scared for some incomprehensible purpose. But regardless, it's terrifying. 

Of course, fear has been with us all these years. But we had hope, the free world showed at us that we are not alone, that it stood with us. But now the free world is lost in confusion. And that confusion could come at the high price, not just for us, but for everyone else too. 

It's so strange, when the full scale war began. My daughter was 16, in just a few days, she will turn 20. The Russians stole her best years. War stole them. And there is a danger that this is only the beginning, that it's not just three years of war, but the first three years of war.  

February 25th 2025

Yuriy reflects on three years of relentless warfare on the Ukrainian front lines, sharing his raw emotions and the harsh realities of a soldier's life. Amidst despair and international betrayal, he finds hope in the unwavering support from ordinary people around the world.

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It is February 25th. 

Today marks three years and one day since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the largest war on the European continent since World War II. And exactly three years since I became a soldier.  

What has changed over these years? Everything and nothing at the same time. I've received several awards, but not a single promotion- I remain a private. I'm not chasing a career, just as I didn't in my past,  peaceful life. We have a saying 'a clean shoulder board means a clean conscience.' A private has nothing on his shoulder board. No stripes, no stars. 

What else? We still have the same enemy, the same thirst for victory, the same Ukraine. What has changed? Tens of thousands of countries best sons and daughters are gone- murdered by Russian invaders. Thousands more will die in the future.  We will be no deal to stop the bloodshed- Russians won't stop until they destroy us all, or until they inflict a defeat so Russian that we lose our ability to continue the war. 

And it's getting harder for us. One of our key partners, the United States, is increasingly drifting toward our enemies. Just recently at the United Nation General Assembly where Americans stood in a united front with Putin and Lukashenko, it happened so quickly. Three years ago, we began resisting one nuclear-armed state then another- North Korea joined the fight against us. Now on the diplomatic front, yet another nuclear power- the United States -is beginning to support our enemies.  

You know when you read history books, you can always find the moment of greatest crisis in any given era- the darkest hour. The battle on the Somme in World War I, the fall of France in World War II and so on. But for us, this entire war is one endless darkest hour where is no single moment of crisis. It's constant, or at least what's how it feels. 

Three years of stolen in life, three years of endless death and pain, three years of genocide. It's incredibly difficult not to despair. Truly difficult. It's hard not to lose your mind when you read the news, that our once greatest foreign ally now refuses to call Russia an aggressor or Putin a murderer, and instead shifts the blame for genocide onto its victims.

And that is why the support from ordinary people in the West is invaluable. People who continue to stand with Ukraine, even when, their governments are ready to throw themselves back into Putin's arms for a few bucks- these people are incredible. Without these people, we wouldn't have lasted this long. Never as a country nor I as a individual. Thank you, and we are not given up.  

February 19th 2024

Yuriy recounts a vivid and disturbing dream about a hypothetical U.S. president who allies with Hitler during World War II. The dream explores the consequences of such an alliance on the principles of freedom and democracy.

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It is February 19. 

The other night I was sleeping and had a terrifying dream, just horrible. It was about how, in the midst of Second World War, a man came to power in the United States after promising during his election campaign to end the war. In just a few weeks or even days by making everyone come to an agreement.

At that time, the United States was an extremely important country, the main stronghold of a Western world, the arsenal of democracy, the land of the free, and the home of a brave.  

And so as this man was elected, he immediately started talking about his great relationships with Adolf Hitler. He even called him "Mr. Hitler" and did not hide his admiration for him. Many in Europe thought this was some kind of clever game, that the United States president was actually making calculated moves to flatter the furor into a trap. But very quickly it became clear that this was not the case. 

The new United States President accused Europe of refusing to negotiate with Mr. Hitler about peaceful coexistence. He claimed that the war would not have started if only Europeans had peacefully agreed to hand over their rights, their laws, their borders, and their history to Nazi control. 

"This is your fault!" The new American president, shouted at the Europeans "Because of you we can't freely trade without Nazi partners. Because of you we have inflation and, an influx of refugees who for some reason refuse to die in the comfortable and welcoming concentration camps of Mr. Hitler." 

Then the president continued, "Of course we are still the land of the free, but we are willing to give up quite a bit of what, that 'free' includes. If it means the price of eggs drops by a few cents. And naturally we are still the home of the brave, but you must understand we are not brave enough to risk upsetting Mr. Hitler." 

I woke up at the moment when the main stronghold of a western world raised a white flag, and the padlock was placed on the gates of the arsenal of democracy, along with a sign that read: "Closed at the request of our partner, Mr. Hitler" Phew! I thought, what a relief, but it was just a dream, just a terrible, bad dream, right.  

February 14th 2025

Yuriy provides a powerful reminder of the enduring importance of dignity, freedom, and resistance against oppression. We delve into historical parallels and current threats, reinforcing the necessity of standing with Ukraine against tyranny and occupation.

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It is February 14. 

Today, I just want to remind you what a deal in which dignity, freedom, and human lives are measured in dollars is a very bad deal because there are things more variable than dollars. 

Let me remind you that the war will not end as long as there is even a single inch of occupied land in Ukraine. Because even if the guns fall silent, the torture chambers and concentration camps will not disappear. And every day, just like now, people will be tortured and murdered there. So, leaving towns and villages under occupation while saying what the most important thing is to prevent people from dying is hypocrisy and a lie. People will continue to die.  

It is strange but it has to be repeated in the 21st century. But I will remind you anyway: Nazis are scum, occupation is a crime, and appeasement of an aggressor never works. "Blessed are the peacemakers said Jesus," but he did not mean those who give the aggressor everything they desire and when, call it peace. 

The other day, my brother in arms said that the West is now in the same position as Ukraine was during the Balkan Wars of 1990s. Back then we were all going about our lives, not even thinking that one day, we too could face a siege like Sarajevo or mass executions like in Srebenica. Right now, you are not thinking about it, but the threat of war escalating is very real.

I will finish today on a somewhat solemn note, but forgive me for that. Before the start of Second World War, Winston Churchill said that a nation that chooses shame over war will get both shame and war. Do not choose shame. Stand with Ukraine. Stand for freedom and dignity.  

February 7th 2025

Yuriy reflects on the decline of global moral values and the impact on war-torn regions like Ukraine and Gaza. He shares poignant personal stories, urging listeners to support the fight for freedom and dignity.

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Is February 7th. 

It's a little strange to think about it now, but I remember very well with times when politicians, intellectuals, and even big business representatives emphasized with human life and dignity were the main value. That freedom was at treasure, that had to be preserved and for which one could sacrifice a lot. Those times are long gone now politicians are looking for an understanding with scoundrels and murderers advising Ukraine to give Putin its territories so that he can show his people at least something as proof of victory and seriously discussing the possibility of stopping military aid so that the war can end as soon as possible. 

We live in an era of cowards and sellouts, people who are willing to sell freedom and dignity to anyone who is willing to buy them. We stand on the shoulders of the giants who defeated Nazism and destroyed the insane and senseless evil empire called the USSR, and these giants are ashamed of how we have distorted the world we built. Human life is no longer the main value. People no longer mean anything their opinion can no longer be taken into account if you are rich and powerful enough. 

And this is exactly what we are seeing now in the Gaza Strip, which is probably the most cursed and terrible place on Earth. I've been there many times as a reporter, I had friends there, I knew how scary it could be during the bombing. I almost stayed there forever after Hamas accused me of spying for Israel. But you know what the main impression of Gaza is? People there are humiliated and intimidated, they have no hope for anything good. The blockade, endless wars, and the dictatorship of the Hamas facts have deprived them of their freedom and dignity.

And now rich people from wealthy, powerful countries are deciding what to do with these Gazans, coming up with plans that would have seemed completely detached from reality a few years ago, but now can easily be implemented.  I have written a new text about this on Substack. There will be a link to it in the episode description where some of my photos there. They show a terrible Gaza ruled by cruel people, but which was home to many. There is a photo with a girl on the street. I don't know who she's or where she's from, I just took it this photo by accident. But every day I think about her, about whatever she is alive or not crippled. I think about her parents and about millions of other people, first of all, here in Ukraine. We must somehow hold on until the time when Freedom and Dignity become the main values again. 

And while we are holding on, read my text and if you like, send me a few dollars. Thank you.  

January 24th 2025

Yuriy delves into the upcoming presidential elections in Belarus and the oppressive regime of Alexander Lukashenko. He explores the impact of his 30-year rule and the international implications of his policies.

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It is January 24. 

If you think the American elections weren't enough, well in just a couple of days you are in for another one. This Sunday, Belarus will be electing its president. Most likely you have not heard anything about it, even in Ukraine, where the common border with Belarus is almost a thousand miles long few people know about it. Why? Because these are elections with a predetermined outcome.  Everyone already knows who the president will be, even if no one votes for him. Under any circumstances, Alexander Lukashenko will remain the ahead of a state. 

This mentally ill man and he truly is ill, having undergone treatment in the 1980s without success has helped Belarus hostage for 30 years and plans to secure another five year term.  He's a true maniac, willing to do anything to clink, to power. What's more, he despises the country he governs. He has no respect for Belarusian history, culture, or language. To give you an idea, there is no complete version of the Belarusian constitution in the national language. It exists only in Russian. The country's official symbols are not the national flag and code of arms, but slightly modified Soviet ones. 

All talented artists, writers and musicians have either been exiled from Belarus or are behind bars. Today as it was in the USSR, creativity is only allowed with state's permission and under its control. Lukashenko uses violence to stay in power, killing and torturing war who seek freedom and democracy. He's been doing this for 30 years and plans to continue. 

Despite all these many in Ukraine. Just a few years ago, considered Belarus an ideal state and Lukashenko the best leader. Why this happened and what it led to, I won't explain here better yet, I'll give you a link to my substack. I recently published a piece there about Belarus. If you find it interesting, please share it and if you are not interested, you can check my other articles. There is one about Christmas in the Middle East, another about the founder of World's First anarchist republic one about Bethlehem and much more. 

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By the way, Belarus is not a foreign land to me. My last name likely has a Belarusian roots. I've worked there, narrowly avoided  ending up in one of the Lukashenko's prisons and have plenty of stories to share about Belarus. If you are interested, let me know and I'll dedicate an entire episode to this topic because the Lukashenko regime is really a sleeping monster filled with hatred towards democracy,  obsessed with a Soviet past, and now armed with Russian nuclear bombs. And this monster is right in the center of Europe.  

January 17th 2025

Yuriy describes through the brutal realities faced by the Ukrainian territorial defense forces. He details the unwavering spirit of everyday people standing up to defend their homeland.

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It is January 17. 

Over the past year, Russians have killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war. This year, they continue to execute people who surrender. We do this openly knowing that were being recorded by Ukrainian reconnaissance drones, and often they film this acts themselves and post them online. They take pride in killing wars who lay down their arms. They want everyone. To see how brutal they are, how deeply they hate territorial defense fighters. Because it is people from territorial defense whom Russians kill in the first place. 

Why such hatred specifically for the territorial defense forces? Why are my comrades and I at maximum risk? What infuriates work so much about us? From the very start of the full scale invasion, Russian propaganda portrayed the territorial defense as a gathering of fanatics who voluntarily joined the military solely to kill Russians. For years propagandists spread tales that only crazed sadists served in the territorial defense. People who lined up to join the Army just to get weapons and finally kill Russians. 

They took one real fact- we really did stand in lines for hours during the first day of a war and built a myth around it depicted territorial defense members as savages, whose sole purpose in life is to kill Russians. In reality, the territorial defense now includes not just volunteers; many were mobilized after the volunteer numbers became insufficient. None of us would have taken arms to kill Russians if they had not invaded our land with weapons and the intent to destroy our country. Killing invaders has become a way of life for thousands of very different people, not just war and the Territorial Defense. 

You know, it's a very strange story. The Territorial Defense began as  groups of people protecting their towns or neighborhoods with a vast majority having no real military experience before the full scale war. Now, the territorial defense fights on the hottest front lines, often hundreds of miles from their homes. They fight fiercely and bravely. And it is us, once entirely civilian people, who invaders have joined into the most relentless enemies. 

The killing of prisoners of war is a horrific crime, a sign of inhumanity of true monsters. But in this war, there is no crime the Russians have not committed. I am proud to stand on the side of good, proud to be among those who fight with blood thirsty, senseless heart, risking our lives every day. Eternal glory to those who have fallen at the hands of the scum that invaded our land and let it be a reminder two wars who torture and kill prisoners- we will find you. Every last one of you.