Pics: US spec ops vets rescue hundreds of orphans in Ukraine
A Ukrainian child sitting on a train. (Aerial Recovery Group)
MARCH 21, 2022 LIZ GEORGE
A group of U.S. military special operations veterans and other volunteers have rescued hundreds of orphaned children in Ukraine in a private mission called Ukraine Orphan Rescue.
Ukrainian children hold hands as they are escorted to safety (Aerial Recovery Group)
Aerial Recovery Group, a global emergency management nonprofit based in Nashville, Tennessee, has rescued 218 Ukrainian children amid the Russian invasion so far and transported them to a “safe haven established in the West of Ukraine.” The mission is expected to take at least 30 days, but it will more likely last 90 days to six months.
A Ukrainian little boy looks up at dusk during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Aerial Recovery Group)
The organization told American Military News that while the initial plan was to transport the children to safety in the neighboring nation of Poland, security concerns related to human trafficking forced the volunteers to adapt their mission.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/03/pics-us-spec-ops-vets-rescue-hundreds-of-orphans-in-ukraine/
