in the midst of violence and chaos, a grassroots group of americans from former soviet republics are stepping up to help, connecting frontline workers in ukraine and u.s.-based donors through a curated amazon list. critical supplies like kevlar pants, thermal blankets, clips, duct tape, the list goes on and on, all l for immediate district. with me now are direct help for ukraine organizer jean and a volunteer leo. gene, tell me about yourself and how your group came together. so it s interesting. you know, as we learned about the war in the first moments, the sadness and depression kind of set in on the russian side and ukrainian side.