A Kentucky man is back in the states after helping in humanitarian aid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky man is again within the states after serving to with humanitarian efforts for Ukraine.

It’s the second time Mike Schano stepped as much as assist through the ongoing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“They only want extra assist, and that’s what I proceed to do till this factor is over,” mentioned Schano.

Schano is taking a private journey to Arizona after simply returning to Louisville from serving to these in Ukraine.

“Throughout my first journey, my church requested me the way it was going, and I advised them in an electronic mail what we have been attempting to perform, and so they wished to assist,” Schano mentioned.

That assist changed into a donation assortment that Schano took again to Poland and purchase meals and provides to distribute to individuals in Ukraine.

“Every journey was to take a van filled with meals and as we went throughout the nation, the northern half, I’d say is best than what it was to start with. It is not good, clearly. There’s nonetheless loads of injury, and we noticed a few of that no matter what we noticed on the information right here, I really noticed firsthand once I arrived,” Schano mentioned.

He described his 33 journeys into the nation as two Ukraines.

“Broken buildings, home windows blown out, torched buildings, individuals rebuilding, and as I drove the interstate and went via Lviv, and Kyiv and some of the opposite cities as we went via life was seemingly getting again to regular,” Schano mentioned.

The 2 Ukraines he mentioned appeared like a standard north and war-torn south with many returning again residence to Ukraine to search out what’s left.

“They missed residence, they missed the family members and in the event that they have been going again to Lviv and Kyiv the northern half of the nation, they have been keen to take that probability. The individuals have been incredible, strong-willed, devoted, patriotic. It was very transferring to be part of attempting to assist everybody,” Schano mentioned.

Finally, Schano has one message for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“I actually hope that the Russians proceed to protest what is going on on and that they see the error of their chief’s methods, and we won’t blame all of the Russians. However what is going on on is flawed, and I would not have gotten there within the first place if I did not assume that was the case,” Schano mentioned.

He mentioned his church, Episcopal Church of the Introduction in Louisville, collected $5,500 to ship to Ukraine throughout his second journey.