Yury comes from Donetsk. He fled to Sevastopol because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
The letters "MKKK" on the box stand for "Международный Комитет Красного Креста" – "International Committee of the Red Cross."
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He became a volunteer with the Red Cross, unloading and distributing humanitarian aid.
The ICRC provides the Red Cross branches with food parcels and hygiene kits for displaced persons.
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Yury’s muscles come in handy whenever there are heavy boxes to carry!
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The most vulnerable categories of displaced person are the first to receive aid.
That means families with young children, large and single-parent families, pregnant women, elderly people living alone, disabled persons, etc.
Before the conflict, Yury made TV series and shows. And he loves animals.
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Now he lives in Sevastopol with his aunt and 86-year-old grandmother, whom he evacuated from Donetsk after shelling damaged her apartment.
Yury and his family also receive assistance from the ICRC.
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The ICRC food parcel includes sunflower oil, sugar, rice, buckwheat, condensed milk, canned fish, pasta, canned beef and tea.
The food may be basic, but it makes a big difference to Yury’s family.
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In November and December 2014, the ICRC delivered 140 tonnes of food and other essentials to Crimea.
Within one month, this aid will have been distributed to 9,000 people.
From June to December 2014, the ICRC provided emergency aid to 40,000 displaced people in Crimea and Sevastopol who had fled the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
One of the 22 posts distributing aid was organized by the Sevastopol branch of the Red Cross. Displaced people received such essential items as food, hygiene items and warm clothes. Some of those receiving aid became volunteers and were able to start helping others in the same predicament.
