WDBD FOX 40 Jackson MS Local News, Weather and Sports

WDBD Television for Jackson, MS

    fox-news/entertainment/events/charity

    Ukraine war: Arizona sends charity estimated $400,000 worth of tactical, defensive supplies

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

    A Ukrainian charity received a whopping donation of roughly $400,000-worth of tactical and defensive gear from Arizona as part of an effort to alleviate supply shortages in the war against Russia. 

    Ihor Koval, 58, was born in Ukraine and served in the Soviet Army prior to its dissolution in 1992. He later moved to America and raised a family, but he returned when conflict erupted in Donetsk in 2014 to help supply troops on the front lines through his charity, Evil Cannot Enter Heaven. 

    The Koval family established an American extension of the charity, which can accept donations through its website or via texting UKRAINE to 56512 or at 1-866-447-6645.

    RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES

    Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, organized the collection and shipment of surplus vests and armor to Ukraine through Ihor Koval’s charity, amassing over 9,000 pounds – roughly 17 palettes – of equipment.

    “We received a letter from the Arizona governor, directly to us, with pictures of them,” Roman Koval, Ihor’s son, told Fox News Digital. 

    Roman Koval said the charity received donations of gear from the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA); Arizona Department of Public Safety; the Mesa, Sedona and Phoenix police departments; a number of sheriffs’ departments; and several Native American reservations, including the Navajo. 

    UKRAINIANS ‘DISTRESSED’ BY BUREAUCRACY PREVENTING AID FROM REACHING FRONTLINES: CHARLES SENNOTT

    “We’ve also been in contact with several other state DEMAs, which is a work in progress,” Roman Koval told Fox. “We’ve had the opportunity to connect with people who are sending anything from $2000 to $5000 in equipment or funds.” 

    He also mentioned people giving “whatever they can.” 

    • Ihor Koval with the palettes of donated tactical and defensive equipment from Arizona.  (Courtesy of EVIL CANNOT ENTER HEAVEN)

    • Ihor Koval with two Ukrainian soldiers helping to deliver gear to the front lines in Eastern Ukraine.  (Courtesy of EVIL CANNOT ENTER HEAVEN)

    • Nodar Karalashvili, a member of the Ukrainian Army who helped deliver donated gear to the Donetsk region.  (Courtesy of EVIL CANNOT ENTER HEAVEN)

    • Ihor Koval with Nodar Karalashvili, a member of the Ukrainian Army who helped deliver donated gear to the Donetsk region.  (Courtesy of EVIL CANNOT ENTER HEAVEN)

    “The DEMA, when they organized it, they sent over 900 bulletproof vests, helmets and a ton of tactical equipment, meaning non-lethal aid like boots and clothing,” he added. He estimated that the total the charity raised on its own amounted to $75,000, but the sizable Arizona donations have been incredible. 

    Ihor Koval, who remains in Lviv, Ukraine to coordinate the distribution of gear to the front lines, said his family has been buying up what they can with the donations while he buys more tactical gear – including night vision and thermal vision goggles, Kevlar vests and thermal underpants. 

    UKRAINE PRIME MINISTER GOES TO CONGRESS, ASKS FOR MORE HELP AGAINST RUSSIA

    He has brushed up against some violence during his deliveries, including a near-miss with the explosion at the train station in Kramatorsk. 

    “On the way back, when I was returning … about a quarter-mile away, we were held up about three minutes at the post, because one of the soldiers wanted to bring something back to Lviv for him, and we heard this explosion,” Ihor Koval said. “As we found out later, that was just around the corner at the railroad station.” 

    SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL NEW MASS GRAVES AT UKRAINIAN CEMETERY NEAR MARIUPOL

    The list of the required equipment has evolved, with troops needing knee pads and body armor, but also generators, phones, pants and general uniforms and clothing. 

    “Yesterday in Poland I bought thermal underwear, boots, socks…mostly everything is going for optics, binoculars, that sort of thing,” he said. 

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    The fighting in Ukraine has shifted eastward after Russia failed to take Kyiv following a month-long siege, meaning the fighting will continue in the very region that first prompted Ihor Koval to start his charity and join the war effort. 

    “It is exactly in the same villages I was going to in 2014 – same area, and they’re holding the line very well,” he said, adding that the Ukrainians are not “giving up one bit.” 

    BLM co-founder slams ‘triggering’ charity transparency laws after $6M mansion exposed

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

    The co-founder of Black Lives Matter (BLM) slammed the U.S.’s “triggering” charity transparency laws after the organization’s purchase of a $6 million Los Angeles mansion was exposed.

    Patrisse Cullors, a BLM founder, said she found it “triggering” — emotionally compromising — when she hears about financial documents being made public.

    “It is such a trip now to hear the term ‘990,’” Cullors said at the Vashon Center for the Arts Friday. “I’m, like, ugh. It’s, like, triggering.”

    BLM CO-FOUNDER’S CONSULTING FIRM PULLED IN OVER $20K A MONTH AS SHE CHAIRED LA JAIL REFORM GROUP

    Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors under fire for using donations to purchase $6 million dollar mansion (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Viacom)

    “I actually did not know what 990s were before all of this happened,” Cullors continued.

    Cullors claimed that activists’ lives are put at risk and that they endure trauma by having to disclose their charities’ finances, while also claiming the system “is being literally weaponized against us,” the Washington Examiner reported. 

    “This doesn’t seem safe for us, this 990 structure — this nonprofit system structure,” she said. “This is, like, deeply unsafe. This is being literally weaponized against us, against the people we work with.”

    A woman holds a Black Lives Matter flag during an event in remembrance of George Floyd and to call for justice for those who lost loved ones to police violence outside the Minnesota State Capitol May 24, 2021, in Saint Paul, Minn.  (Kerem Yucel / AFP via Getty Images)

    “People’s morale in an organization is so important. But if their organization and the people in it are being attacked and scrutinized at everything they do, that leads to deep burnout. That leads to deep, like, resistance and trauma,” Cullors added.

    BLM DEFENDS MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MANSION PURCHASE IN LENGTHY TWITTER THREAD

    Cullors blasted the media scrutiny of BLM as an “experiment” that will be used as a means to bring down other activist groups similar to her organization.

    “They know what they’re doing: how to create the infighting, how to create the distrust,” she said. “We have to stop it before they do it. We have to shut it down. We have to be showing up against it.”

    Patrisse Cullors, one of the three co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, participated in a peaceful march in Hollywood June 7, 2020.  (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

    Cullors left her leadership post with BLM in May 2021 amid scrutiny of multiple real estate purchases.

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    She also used the $6 million mansion purchased by the BLM Global Network Foundation as a “safe place” for at least four nights during an FBI investigation into a death threat made against her.

    Cullors is facing renewed scrutiny over the multimillion-dollar mansion, with the BLM co-founder defending the purchase in a lengthy Twitter thread Monday.

    Ohio athlete raises over $12K for Ukraine on stair climber, reveals her biggest motivating factor

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

    An 18-year-old athlete climbed her way to $12,500 in support of the country of Ukraine after she walked a stair climber for 24 hours at her local gym. 

    Originally from Ukraine, Sadovska told Fox News Digital that she was born in Lviv. When she was 9 months old, her family moved to the U.S. — Ohio, specifically.  

    Aside from her parents, her brother and an aunt and uncle, all other members of Sadovska’s family are still in Ukraine. Hosting a fundraiser to support her home country seemed like the natural thing for her to do. 

    RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES

    “We’re Skyping them nearly every day,” Sadovska told Fox News Digital. “And they’re doing OK physically, but they’re just really stressed out.” 

    She added, “They’re in their basement and [are] just trying to do their best to stay calm and stay safe.”

    UKRAINIAN AMERICAN SCHOOL CUSTODIAN STUNNED BY STUDENT ARTWORK HONORING UKRAINE

    To raise funds for those struggling in Ukraine, Sadovska walked on a stair climber from 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, until 6 a.m. on Sunday, March 27.

    Olena Sadovska, 18, from Cleveland, Ohio, will be swimming for Ohio State University in the fall. She has many family members still in Ukraine. (Olena Sadovska)

    Sadovska — who lives in Cleveland who will be swimming for Ohio State University this fall — livestreamed the fundraiser on TikTok for the full 24 hours. She also posted several videos of the event on her TikTok page. 

    The first video has been viewed more than 13.1 million times, while another video was viewed more than 3.2 million times.

    Roots of her inspiration

    Sadovska said she was inspired to hold a fundraiser after she learned that members of a swim team in the U.K., at the University of Central Lancashire, were swimming 346.4 miles — that’s the total area size of Ukraine.

    “Obviously, it was something crazy that they did,” Sadovska said, adding the team swam in support of Ukraine.

    “I just went into it and hoped for the best.”

    — Olena Sadovska to Fox News Digital

    That “crazy” fundraiser inspired her to think of her own project.

    “I knew [that working out on] the Stairmaster was hard. I knew it would grab a lot of attention, so I decided to do that and see how much money we could raise,” Sadovska said.

    UTAH MAN DELIVERS 100 POUNDS OF HANDMADE CARDS TO UKRAINIAN CHILDREN IN POLAND

    Sadovska added that she’s noticed videos on TikTok showing people doing stair climbing machines for 90 minutes. 

    “All of those [videos]were blowing up, so I decided to do 24 [hours],” Sadovska said. 

    Sadovska (at left, on the stair climber) is originally from Ukraine and wanted to hold a fundraiser to support the country, so she did a 24-hour stair climber workout last weekend. One of her friends, Lily Klingsmith, is shown at right.  (Olena Sadovska)

    Although she is an athlete and regularly works out, Sadovska said she didn’t do any special training or preparation for her fundraiser. 

    She also said she had only worked out on a stair climber “a couple times” before the 24-hour challenge. “I just went into it and hoped for the best,” Sadovska said.

    Friends were ‘supporting me’

    Sadovska said that once she got started, the first 12 hours of her fundraiser were “fine.”

    “The time was going by fast,” she said. “I had the viewers on the [TikTok livestream] and my friends around me, pushing me and supporting me.” 

    She said that for the first 12 hours, her two best friends were with her to refill her water, give her snacks and keep her company.

    At the halfway point, another friend arrived and spent “multiple hours” with her, even joining her on the stair climber beside her for an hour. That friend also came back at the end of the fundraiser and did the stair climber again for Sadovska’s last hour. 

    Even with the help, though, things got tough, Sadovska said. 

    “After the 12-hour mark, I had my 10-minute break — which was the longest break I had — and then from there, time just slowed down so much,” she added. “That’s when the pain was really bad.”

    UKRAINIAN BAKER WHO RAISED $150K FOR HER HOME COUNTRY HELPS FAMILY REACH SAFETY AMID RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

    Though she did think about stopping “multiple times,” Sadovska said she was encouraged by her friends who were with her at the gym and her viewers on the livestream. 

    “I knew I had to keep going, because the longer I went, the more money I would raise,” she said.

    Sadovska also got news early on that gave her extra motivation when things got tough.

    “My parents called [during the] fundraiser … A missile landed two miles away from where I used to live and where my family currently lives in Ukraine.”

    — Olena Sadovska to Fox News Digital

    “It was getting really difficult,” Sadovska said. 

    “But my parents actually called me when I was a couple [of] hours into this fundraiser. They told me that a missile landed two miles away from where I used to live and where my family currently lives in Ukraine.”

    BOSTON-BASED UKRAINIAN WOMAN REVEALS TEXT FROM BROTHER: ‘WE ARE ALIVE’

    “That was my biggest motivating factor,” she added.

    During the climb, Sadovska said she didn’t listen to any music or podcasts and instead, she was airing her livestream. She also took a few short breaks, which she did not include in her 24-hour countdown.

    “After the 12-hour mark, I had my 10-minute break — which was the longest break I had — and then from there, time just slowed down so much,” Sadovska said. “That’s when the pain was really bad.” (Olena Sadovska)

    During her walk, Sadovska said she ate high-carb and high-sugar snacks such as beef jerky, protein bars, fruit bars, dried fruit, gummies and Pop-Tarts. 

    “Not the healthiest, but it kept my blood sugar and glycogen high so I could push through the 24 hours,” Sadovska said. 

    She added that she also had “tons of water,” sports drinks and electrolyte drink mix on hand. 

    ‘Decrease your chance of injury’

    Dr. Robert Parisien, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Mount Sinai in New York City, told Fox News Digital that for an average person to do a 24-hour stair climber workout, that person would need to prepare for at least three months, “if not longer,” in order to prevent injury and do the event safely. 

    “This is really something that you would need to prepare for, much like an endurance athlete would prepare for an event, or even an ultra-endurance athlete, like an ultra-marathon runner,” Parisien said. 

    “You really need to be taking in probably about 100 to 250 carb calories per hour after the first hour of competing.”

    — Dr. Robert Parisien to Fox News Digital

    Average people who may be considering doing an event like Sadovska’s should make sure they have a solid base of physical fitness; they should also taper their workouts before the event. That way, their muscles can recover and be at “peak physical condition” in time for the event, Parisien said. 

    He also encouraged people to make sure they have appropriate gear and equipment on hand. 

    That includes petroleum jelly, bandages, protective adhesive to help with blisters, as well as multiple pairs of sneakers that are already broken in, multiple pairs of socks and other dry clothes to alternate wearing during the event. 

    Another “vital” element to a 24-hour workout is having a nutritional plan, Parisien said. 

    He said that it’s important to take in carbs and calories and to be hydrating “throughout this entire event.”

    “Let’s face it, this has a high chance of injury.”

    — Dr. Robert Parisien to Fox News Digital

    “You really need to be taking in probably about 100 to 250 carb calories per hour after the first hour of competing,” Parisien said. “You can’t just go into this event without having that [nutrition] plan in place, because that needs to be organized and set up ahead of time.”

    During an event like this, Parisien said people should remember to be “slow and steady” and start out at a “conservative” pace so that they don’t burn through all their energy too early. 

    He also encouraged people to take small breaks for changing clothes and shoes and even stretching, “just to decrease your chance of injury,” he said. “Let’s face it, this has a high chance of injury,” he added. 

    “It may be that she has muscle strains that take days or weeks to recover from, or maybe it could even be something more severe, where you actually tear a large part of your muscle or your tendon if you’re not prepared for this event,” he added.

    In the case of Sadovska, who didn’t have much preparation, Parisien said that as a young, physical fit athlete, she is the exception.

    “It just shows the power of what any of us can do just by utilizing our strengths.”

    — Dr. Robert Parisien to Fox News Digital

    Parisien said he himself has done endurance events and covered similar events as a doctor; he said he appreciated Sadovska’s efforts.

    “I think it’s a wonderful thing, a very altruistic thing that she did to raise money and to utilize her skill set, which is being a young, healthy athlete,” Parisien said. “It’s very impressive.”

    Sadovska told Fox News Digital she is a mid-distance swimmer. She swims the breaststroke and the individual medley event — so she primarily does events that range from 100 to 400 yards.  (Olena Sadovska)

    “It just shows the power of what any of us can do just by utilizing whatever our strengths are,” he added.

    Way above her original goal of $5,000

    During her 24-hour stair climber workout, Sadovska collected money using a bucket beside her machine for in-person donations, as well as through her livestream and a GoFundMe page she set up. In total, she raised about $12,500 — way above her original goal of $5,000.

    In the end, after 24 hours on the stair climber, Sadovska raised $12,500 to support Ukraine. “It’s absolutely insane,” she said. “I don’t even know how it happened, but I’m so grateful.” (Olena Sadovska)

    “It’s absolutely insane,” Sadovska said of the donations received from people all over the world. “I don’t even know how it happened, but I’m so grateful.”

    Sadovska said she will be giving all in-person donations that she received at the gym to a local Ukrainian bank that sends money directly to people in Ukraine.

    “It’s not going to prevent what’s going on, but it was the most I could do, so it makes me proud and happy.” 

    — Olena Sadovska to Fox News Digital

    Meanwhile, all the funds raised on her GoFundMe page went directly to the organization Ukraine Relief. 

    “It’s something very little and it’s not going to prevent what’s going on [in Ukraine], but it was the most I could do, so it makes me proud and happy,” she said.

    Sadovska also wanted to bring awareness to and support a no-fly zone over Ukraine. During her stair climb, she posted a petition for a no-fly zone and received 2,000 signatures.

    ‘Almost fully recovered’

    Since she finished her fundraiser last Sunday morning (March 27), Sadovska said her recovery has gone well. She said she’s been taking Epsom salt baths and ice baths; she even did cryotherapy (cold therapy).

    CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER 

    Sadovska said she’s also been stretching, resting and taking supplements and vitamins. 

    “The legs were really sore and the knees were in a lot of pain, but I’m almost fully recovered,” she noted.

    As she’s allowing her body to recover, Sadovska is processing her newfound internet fame and will use her platform for more challenges in the future. 

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 

    Sadovska said her friends and family are proud and pleased with the outcome of her viral exercise event.

    FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS

    “I am so blessed and grateful to have had such supportive friends by my side helping me stay positive and push through the 24 hours,” she added.

    Ukrainian charity collects $500K, tons of supplies within 1 month to aid the war effort

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

    Vlada Galan, a Ukrainian-born U.S. citizen, couldn’t stand to sit back and watch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the United States while her father joined the country’s war effort.

    Galan, an international political consultant who was born in Odesa, Ukraine, has used her connections from all over the world — including Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko — to create a nonprofit called the International Ukrainian Crisis Fund. In just one month, her fund has raised more than $500,000 in cash and collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in humanitarian supplies for Ukrainians in need.

    “I linked up with the Klitschko brothers, my client, and I said, ‘Look, maybe I should start a fund. Maybe I should start a nonprofit.’ And there is a fund, Fund Future Kyiv, that they’ve had since the last war with Russia. I said, ‘Maybe we can partner the funds,’” Galan explained. “I could create a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that’s fully tax-exempt in the U.S. And I put together a team of lawyers, and in 24 hours I had a registered fund, and I had tax-exempt status in two weeks.”

    Ukrainian boy accepts donations from the International Ukrainian Crisis Fund.  (International Ukrainian Crisis Fund)

    Galan immigrated to the United States with her mother when she was eight years old. Her father still lives in Ukraine and recently volunteered with the country’s armed forces to help defend the sovereignty of his homeland.

    RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES

    “I think it just gives me purpose every day because I feel like I should just be there. It’s really hard. It’s just horrible. It’s been hard to talk about it,” she said. “We are now working on a huge shipment of air cargo medical supplies from the U.S. Some facilities donated to us about 25-30 pallets worth, still quite a bit.”

    The fund delivers at least two truckloads of supplies worth about $50,000 each week.

    The International Ukrainian Crisis Fund nonprofit delivers humanitarian supplies. ( International Ukrainian Crisis Fund)

    Galan has connected various funds, relief efforts and volunteers across the United States, Europe and Ukraine to create a large network of “at least a couple hundred people” working to get supplies into Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities such as Lviv, Kharkiv and Odesa.

    UKRAINE REACTS AFTER RUSSIA ACCUSES ITS HELICOPTERS OF LAUNCHING AIRSTRIKES ON OIL DEPOT ACROSS THE BORDER

    Donations range from food and medical products to hygiene and baby products. Galan has purchased vehicles to deliver the supplies and bulletproof vests for her volunteers. 

    She has also shipped goods into Ukraine from Warsaw, Poland, and helped thousands of families — mainly mothers and children — evacuate war zones via train and bus.

    “We just launched a program in Kyiv two weeks ago. It’s been a huge success. We launched a hotline where people … who can’t make it to one of our distribution centers can call in if they’re elderly or have young children or they’re in a bomb shelter, and we deliver the food to them through a courier service. I’m just in shock. Our hotline is ringing off the hook,” she said.

    ‘HEAVY FIGHTING’ EXPECTED IN SUBURBS OF UKRAINE’S CAPITAL, KYIV, IN THE ‘COMING DAYS,’ INTEL SAYS

    Galan added that the fund has kept its promise of converting aid into supplies that go directly to people in need within 24 to 48 hours.

    Russian officials announced earlier this week that they were scaling back forces in Kyiv, but Galan said that means the city will “see more and more and more aerial bombings, missiles flying.”

    The International Ukrainian Crisis Fund nonprofit delivers humanitarian supplies. (International Ukrainian Crisis Fund)

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 

    “It’s going to ramp up because they are, right now, scaling troops back. They’re regrouping right now. But that only means they’re going to come back regrouped. And that only means that in the period that they’re gone or not at full force, they will be bombing nonstop,” Galan explained.

    More than 4 million Ukrainian refugees have fled the country since Russia invaded in February, according to the U.N.

    Ukraine refugees to receive help from Franklin Graham’s humanitarian aid nonprofit

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

    As Russia continues its attack against Ukraine, Samaritan’s Purse International Disaster Relief is sending humanitarian relief to Ukrainian citizens impacted by the war. 

    Franklin Graham, the organization’s president and CEO, spoke with “Fox & Friends” on Sunday to share that Samaritan’s Purse “is on the ground.”

    He expects the charity’s volunteers to be there for a while, he said.

    RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES 

    “We’re talking to the ministry of health,” Graham said on Sunday morning. 

    “We have five field hospitals that we keep here in North Carolina ready for deployment and we’re getting one of those ready right now.”

    A girl looks at a notebook next to her mother as they stand in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter, in Ukraine, on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

    He added that the 501(c)(3) charity is also preparing a cargo aircraft that will likely deliver materials to hospitals near the Ukrainian border.

    “We’ll have to look at that a little more carefully,” Graham noted.

    RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE: ‘BABIES AND CHILDREN PAY HIGHEST PRICE’

    Samaritan’s Purse works with a network of over 3,200 churches, which contribute to the organization’s Operation Christmas Child gift initiative. 

    To aid the people of Ukraine, the charity’s network of volunteer partners has sent 660,000 shoebox gifts and has been distributing these packages to children in areas where conflicts aren’t actively taking place.

    “The people of Ukraine are suffering,” Graham said. “We’re going to help as much as we can.”

    Samaritan’s Purse volunteers who are on the ground and providing aid in Ukraine estimate that close to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have crossed over to Poland.

    “It’s a continual stream of people,” Graham said. 

    UKRAINE ASKS TWITTER USERS TO SPAM RUSSIA WITH THOUGHTS ON THE WAR: ‘TELL THEM WHAT YOU THINK’

    “And the problem is with Moldova, Romania and Poland — they’re just not set up to handle this refugee crisis.”

    On Feb. 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine, a girl looks at the crater left by an explosion in front of an apartment building, which was heavily damaged during ongoing military operations. (UNICEF)

    He continued, “So, it’s going to take all of us working together to try to help these people. It’s just going to get worse, I think, in the days to come.”

    “It’s not going to get better. It’s going to get worse.”

    EXPLAINING WAR TO KIDS AS RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: WHAT TO SAY, HOW TO SAY IT 

    Graham, an American evangelist and missionary, also took a moment to ask people of faith to keep Ukraine in their prayers.

    “I’m just calling for people watching across this country to pray for the people of Ukraine,” Graham said on “Fox & Friends.” 

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “I think it’s important that we have a day of prayer for the people who are suffering tremendously. They’re afraid. They’ve been running,” he continued. 

    “Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground and will be there for some time.”

    Ukraine refugees to receive help from Franklin Graham’s humanitarian aid nonprofit

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

    As Russia continues its attack against Ukraine, Samaritan’s Purse International Disaster Relief is sending humanitarian relief to Ukrainian citizens impacted by the war. 

    Franklin Graham, the organization’s president and CEO, spoke with “Fox & Friends” on Sunday to share that Samaritan’s Purse “is on the ground.”

    He expects the charity’s volunteers to be there for a while, he said.

    RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES 

    “We’re talking to the ministry of health,” Graham said on Sunday morning. 

    “We have five field hospitals that we keep here in North Carolina ready for deployment and we’re getting one of those ready right now.”

    A girl looks at a notebook next to her mother as they stand in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter, in Ukraine, on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

    He added that the 501(c)(3) charity is also preparing a cargo aircraft that will likely deliver materials to hospitals near the Ukrainian border.

    “We’ll have to look at that a little more carefully,” Graham noted.

    RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE: ‘BABIES AND CHILDREN PAY HIGHEST PRICE’

    Samaritan’s Purse works with a network of over 3,200 churches, which contribute to the organization’s Operation Christmas Child gift initiative. 

    To aid the people of Ukraine, the charity’s network of volunteer partners has sent 660,000 shoebox gifts and has been distributing these packages to children in areas where conflicts aren’t actively taking place.

    “The people of Ukraine are suffering,” Graham said. “We’re going to help as much as we can.”

    Samaritan’s Purse volunteers who are on the ground and providing aid in Ukraine estimate that close to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have crossed over to Poland.

    “It’s a continual stream of people,” Graham said. 

    UKRAINE ASKS TWITTER USERS TO SPAM RUSSIA WITH THOUGHTS ON THE WAR: ‘TELL THEM WHAT YOU THINK’

    “And the problem is with Moldova, Romania and Poland — they’re just not set up to handle this refugee crisis.”

    On Feb. 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine, a girl looks at the crater left by an explosion in front of an apartment building, which was heavily damaged during ongoing military operations. (UNICEF)

    He continued, “So, it’s going to take all of us working together to try to help these people. It’s just going to get worse, I think, in the days to come.”

    “It’s not going to get better. It’s going to get worse.”

    EXPLAINING WAR TO KIDS AS RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: WHAT TO SAY, HOW TO SAY IT 

    Graham, an American evangelist and missionary, also took a moment to ask people of faith to keep Ukraine in their prayers.

    “I’m just calling for people watching across this country to pray for the people of Ukraine,” Graham said on “Fox & Friends.” 

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “I think it’s important that we have a day of prayer for the people who are suffering tremendously. They’re afraid. They’ve been running,” he continued. 

    “Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground and will be there for some time.”

    Ukraine refugees to receive help from Franklin Graham’s humanitarian aid nonprofit

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

    As Russia continues its attack against Ukraine, Samaritan’s Purse International Disaster Relief is sending humanitarian relief to Ukrainian citizens impacted by the war. 

    Franklin Graham, the organization’s president and CEO, spoke with “Fox & Friends” on Sunday to share that Samaritan’s Purse “is on the ground.”

    He expects the charity’s volunteers to be there for a while, he said.

    RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES 

    “We’re talking to the ministry of health,” Graham said on Sunday morning. 

    “We have five field hospitals that we keep here in North Carolina ready for deployment and we’re getting one of those ready right now.”

    A girl looks at a notebook next to her mother as they stand in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter, in Ukraine, on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

    He added that the 501(c)(3) charity is also preparing a cargo aircraft that will likely deliver materials to hospitals near the Ukrainian border.

    “We’ll have to look at that a little more carefully,” Graham noted.

    RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE: ‘BABIES AND CHILDREN PAY HIGHEST PRICE’

    Samaritan’s Purse works with a network of over 3,200 churches, which contribute to the organization’s Operation Christmas Child gift initiative. 

    To aid the people of Ukraine, the charity’s network of volunteer partners has sent 660,000 shoebox gifts and has been distributing these packages to children in areas where conflicts aren’t actively taking place.

    “The people of Ukraine are suffering,” Graham said. “We’re going to help as much as we can.”

    Samaritan’s Purse volunteers who are on the ground and providing aid in Ukraine estimate that close to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have crossed over to Poland.

    “It’s a continual stream of people,” Graham said. 

    UKRAINE ASKS TWITTER USERS TO SPAM RUSSIA WITH THOUGHTS ON THE WAR: ‘TELL THEM WHAT YOU THINK’

    “And the problem is with Moldova, Romania and Poland — they’re just not set up to handle this refugee crisis.”

    On Feb. 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine, a girl looks at the crater left by an explosion in front of an apartment building, which was heavily damaged during ongoing military operations. (UNICEF)

    He continued, “So, it’s going to take all of us working together to try to help these people. It’s just going to get worse, I think, in the days to come.”

    “It’s not going to get better. It’s going to get worse.”

    EXPLAINING WAR TO KIDS AS RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: WHAT TO SAY, HOW TO SAY IT 

    Graham, an American evangelist and missionary, also took a moment to ask people of faith to keep Ukraine in their prayers.

    “I’m just calling for people watching across this country to pray for the people of Ukraine,” Graham said on “Fox & Friends.” 

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “I think it’s important that we have a day of prayer for the people who are suffering tremendously. They’re afraid. They’ve been running,” he continued. 

    “Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground and will be there for some time.”

    Ukraine refugees to receive help from Franklin Graham’s humanitarian aid nonprofit

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

    As Russia continues its attack against Ukraine, Samaritan’s Purse International Disaster Relief is sending humanitarian relief to Ukrainian citizens impacted by the war. 

    Franklin Graham, the organization’s president and CEO, spoke with “Fox & Friends” on Sunday to share that Samaritan’s Purse “is on the ground.”

    He expects the charity’s volunteers to be there for a while, he said.

    RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES 

    “We’re talking to the ministry of health,” Graham said on Sunday morning. 

    “We have five field hospitals that we keep here in North Carolina ready for deployment and we’re getting one of those ready right now.”

    A girl looks at a notebook next to her mother as they stand in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter, in Ukraine, on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

    He added that the 501(c)(3) charity is also preparing a cargo aircraft that will likely deliver materials to hospitals near the Ukrainian border.

    “We’ll have to look at that a little more carefully,” Graham noted.

    RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE: ‘BABIES AND CHILDREN PAY HIGHEST PRICE’

    Samaritan’s Purse works with a network of over 3,200 churches, which contribute to the organization’s Operation Christmas Child gift initiative. 

    To aid the people of Ukraine, the charity’s network of volunteer partners has sent 660,000 shoebox gifts and has been distributing these packages to children in areas where conflicts aren’t actively taking place.

    “The people of Ukraine are suffering,” Graham said. “We’re going to help as much as we can.”

    Samaritan’s Purse volunteers who are on the ground and providing aid in Ukraine estimate that close to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have crossed over to Poland.

    “It’s a continual stream of people,” Graham said. 

    UKRAINE ASKS TWITTER USERS TO SPAM RUSSIA WITH THOUGHTS ON THE WAR: ‘TELL THEM WHAT YOU THINK’

    “And the problem is with Moldova, Romania and Poland — they’re just not set up to handle this refugee crisis.”

    On Feb. 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine, a girl looks at the crater left by an explosion in front of an apartment building, which was heavily damaged during ongoing military operations. (UNICEF)

    He continued, “So, it’s going to take all of us working together to try to help these people. It’s just going to get worse, I think, in the days to come.”

    “It’s not going to get better. It’s going to get worse.”

    EXPLAINING WAR TO KIDS AS RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: WHAT TO SAY, HOW TO SAY IT 

    Graham, an American evangelist and missionary, also took a moment to ask people of faith to keep Ukraine in their prayers.

    “I’m just calling for people watching across this country to pray for the people of Ukraine,” Graham said on “Fox & Friends.” 

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “I think it’s important that we have a day of prayer for the people who are suffering tremendously. They’re afraid. They’ve been running,” he continued. 

    “Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground and will be there for some time.”

    Michigan mom severely burned after saving 4 kids from fire

    A Michigan woman is recovering in a hospital after walking through fire to save her children. 

    Mikala Vish’s home caught fire Tuesday while she was inside with her four children, the youngest an infant and the oldest 13. Vish heroically pulled her children out of the home and suffered burns to 60% of her body. 

    “She has … first-, second- and third-degree burns,” Susan Sutton, Vish’s mother, told Fox 2 Detroit. “She has many tubes in her, she can’t talk. She’s wrapped up like a mummy.” 

    MICHIGAN URGENT CARE DENIED COVID TEST FOR VACCINATED WOMAN WHO LATER DIED OF THE DISEASE, DAUGHTER SAYS

    Vish is awake and aware, her mother said. Both Vish and her 6-year-old, Torin, will undergo skin graft surgery this week. 

    Vish could remain in a hospital for up to eight months, according to Sutton. 

    TWO CHILDREN KILLED AT TEXAS DRAG RACING EVENT WHEN CAR SLAMS INTO SPECTATORS

    The wife of a firefighter who responded to the fire has set up a GoFundMe to help the family through its difficult time. 

    After three days, the GoFundMe has pulled in support from over 2,400 donors who have committed $145,856, just shy of the $150,000 goal. 

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “She is a woman of great faith and prayer, and I think that, along with her very spitfire personality, is what’s getting her through, and it gives me the courage to know this is going to work,” Sutton said.

    NY cops pick up tab for homeless man trying to steal socks

    A discount store in Westchester County called the cops on a homeless man trying to steal socks – but instead of cops taking him out in cuffs, they picked up his tab.

    Body camera video posted on the Mount Vernon Police Department’s Facebook page shows the officers arrive at a Dollar Tree on Saturday and speak with a manager before approaching the would-be shoplifter, who admits he was taking the merchandise.

    “You’re a little light on some socks?” one of the officers, identified as Officer Cartwright, asks the man after he has been patted down.

    LOUISIANA CAR DEALER HELPS HOMELESS MAN – AND INSPIRES MILLIONS TO DO THE SAME

    “All right, I’ll tell you what,” he continues. “I’ll buy you a couple pairs of socks though, but you gotta stop stealing.”

    Cartwright then says he’ll pay for $15 worth of socks. Cartwright asks the man what color he wants for the socks, but the man tells him any color will do.

    TUNNEL TO TOWERS HELPS FAMILY OF FALLEN NYPD OFFICER BY PAYING MORTGAGE

    “Listen, I know how important it is to have a nice pair of socks,” Cartwright says, “especially when you’re out running around and, you know, you got nothing else going on, so we’ll get you taken care of.”

    He tells the man he only paid for the socks because he was honest about trying to take them.

    NASHVILLE COVID ICU NURSES GIVE PATIENT A SPA DAY

    The other officer, identified as Officer Velez, tells the man he could go to police headquarters for help if he was in need of services.

    In its Facebook post, the department thanked the officers and the manager of the store who not only authorized the man not being booked but told him “if he was in need, he could just tell her.”

    CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

    “Mount Vernon is a fiercely hard working community that never gets the positive attention it needs,” the Facebook post said. “These positive incidents happen every day in our city, not only with the police, but also with our other municipal employees and with our business partners.”