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I’m getting high motivation to serve and help reading such a stories like Paul Hughes, Canadian man, who is in Ukraine now and fixing military and volunteer vehicles.
A Canadian volunteer, Paul Hughes, opened a workshop in Kharkiv where more than 300 military and volunteer vehicles have been repaired in one year.
The 59-year-old farmer and hockey coach from Calgary moved to Ukraine at the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion and also created the humanitarian organization H.U.G.S., which provides food, clothing and medicine to residents of frontline areas.
"On my farm in Canada, we grow food and provide it to people in need," Paul says.
Although Mr Hughes does not have Ukrainian roots, he has been surrounded by Ukrainians in Canada since childhood.
"I played hockey with Ukrainians, went to school with them, my first girlfriend was Ukrainian. I know Ukrainian food, varenyky, I know Ukrainian music, culture, I know what a vyshyvanka is. Ukraine has had a great influence on Canada, it helped build the country, so many Canadians want to help Ukraine resist the invaders," Paul says.
"I left Canada on March 1, 2022, crossed the Polish border two days later, and I've been in the country ever since. Over time, I realized that Kharkiv is a very important center for helping people in Ukraine. Moreover, Kharkiv is a place where people know how to achieve their goals."
Mr. Hughes was joined in Ukraine by his 21-year-old son Mac, who volunteers in Kherson region.
"It's hard to be in the trenches. It's hard to be a combat medic, it's hard to be under fire, it's hard to be a person who has lost their family," the volunteer says.
"We help with medical care, we supervise three clinics in Kharkiv. We also implement the Smart program for displaced children in shelters, involve them in various activities, and try to make children smile," Paul says.
The volunteer has no plans to leave Ukraine until the war is over.
"It's like being a firefighter. It's fighting fire. And you ask a firefighter, 'When are you going home?' When the fire is out! Then we can go back," Paul says.
Thank you! Ukraine is honored to have such amazing friends!
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