Every time we record interviews with wonderful Swedes, I try to keep the story short. Because people don't like long reads, and long videos they also don't watch, - YouTube says to me.
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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