When Peter Ramadge saw news reports about the war in Ukraine he wanted to do something to help. Now he is providing moral support by collecting and sending postcards to the frontline.
Peter Ramadge with some of the postcards he has collected for Ukranian soldiers.abc.net.au/news/postcards-to-the-front-australians-send-messages-ukrainan-troops/102081252In a suburban house in Melbourne's inner west, retiree Peter Ramadge is collecting dozens of postcards to send to soldiers on the frontline in Ukraine.
"To know there is this dude in Australia called Peter who sent me a postcard saying, 'I'm behind you guys', I think that is really powerful." Ms Levit told the ABC she lives in Zaporizhzhia, a city near a nuclear power plant in south-east Ukraine, which has come under attack during the conflict.
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