“This was reported by the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “To tame the elements under any conditions is a trait inherent in a true Marine. A true warrior of the three elements! All…”, — write on: armyinform.com.ua
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Marine Corps veteran, soldier of the 503rd OBMP Ivan Gavrylko and his friend Dmytro Rezvoy are crossing the Atlantic on oars to remind the world about the war in Ukraine and to raise funds for prosthetics for defenders. This was reported by the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
“To tame the elements under any conditions is a trait inherent in a true Marine. A true warrior of the three elements! All our support is with you,” the Navy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces notes.
The idea of the trip arose as part of the Row4Ukraine project, which initially involved four participants — Ukrainian and British veterans. However, after the team captain took the crew away by helicopter and the boat remained in the ocean, the fate of the expedition was in jeopardy. Dmytro Rezvoy, one of the initiators of the project, did not agree with such a decision and decided to continue the journey.
After the boat was found and repaired, they moved on.
As the State Border Service of Ukraine noted on its official Facebook page, the team, which currently has only two members, is moving from Africa to South America.
“Now Dmytro and Ivan are traveling more than 5,000 km by boat to carry out an important mission and draw the world’s attention to the war in Ukraine. They show an example of indomitability and faith, even when it seems that all the odds are against them,” the border guards emphasize.
They also released a video from the trip showing the crew battling huge waves and overcoming challenges in the ocean.
As reported by ArmiyaInform, the contact group on defense issues of Ukraine (“Ramstein” format) since the beginning of its work has already allocated more than $126 billion in military aid to our country.
