Ben Dusing is a former federal prosecutor who practiced law for twenty years in the Cincinnati, Ohio area before discovering his “purpose and passion” is doing humanitarian work. He is co-founder and Director of Humanitarian Operations for World Aid Runners in Kherson, Ukraine. Mr. Dusing, a Russian-speaker, operates the Free Store at the Front that is less than 1-kilometer from the front in Kherson. His colleague Kristina Synia is a native of Kherson, Ukraine and a graduate of Kherson State University,  Ms. Synia and her family are survivors of the Russian occupation of Kherson by  the Russians who unleashed a reign of terror amounting to war crimes, systematically torturing, sexually violating, and executing tens of thousands of local civilians.   Other international groups such as Rotary International and several United Nations agencies have also been on the ground providing food, medicine, generators, hygiene products, and financial assistance since the Russians invaded.