As Russia continues its deadly assault on Ukraine, a small group of American veterans is rescuing the country's orphans in areas under attack and bringing them to safety.
Aerial Recovery COO Jeremy Locke is part of a small team of U.S. veterans rescuing orphans from Ukraine's east, which has been targeted by Russian airstrikes."It's an honor," Locke, who has a total of five combat deployments to
The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, said 1.5 million children have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion began nearly four weeks ago, opening the door to child trafficking and exploitation. From Feb. 24 to March 17, more than 500 unaccompanied children were identified crossing into Romania, the group said in a statement on Saturday.
Aerial Recovery has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ukrainian government, which ultimately makes the decision whether to move the kids across its border, to help rescue children in Ukraine, Locke said. Immediately, the group adopted a policy that it would take children out of dangerous areas in the country's east but not to any borders.
Children wearing backpacks gathered inside a train station in Ukraine. A small group of U.S. veterans are helping to taking orphans out of the country's east into safer parts of the west amid escalations by Russian forces. "They're all banding together and willing to give up anything to protect their country. And in their country, those are their children," he said.
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