ICYMI: Canadian combat vet fought ISIS, now using skills to support Ukraine
Fundraising events such as the Stand with Ukraine Benefit Day on June 12 in Regina will see proceeds going to displaced Ukrainians in Saskatchewan. Additionally, individuals and non-profit organizations are gathering humanitarian aid and sending volunteers to Ukraine. One Canadian veteran and his volunteers are helping by moving humanitarian aid through Ukraine.
“I was having this discussion in my head. I feel like I am pretending to be an electrician where all I know for the last 11 years is the army. I have had these refined skills that were just sitting on a shelf — in my head. I made the choice to go to Iraq and Syria.”Article content Then Russia brutally invaded Ukraine in February in an unprovoked attack. Krsnik, now with a young family, struggled with the urge to do what he has always done. He needed to find a way to help from home.
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