Russian doctor to row Atlantic to help Ukraine medics
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Leo Krivski is preparing to row across the Atlantic to raise money for medical supplies in Ukraine"I think it's good to test yourself to see who you really are" - the words of a doctor about to take on a solo row across the Atlantic.
Moscow-born Leo Krivski has been raising money to support medics in Ukraine through a charity he founded a year ago, called Ukrops.
Now, in a bid to raise more money and awareness of aid requirements in the country, he is preparing to set sail.
Mr Krivski, who works as a consultant anaesthetist at the University Hospital Southampton, says the challenge could take anywhere between two to three months.
Mr Krivski started driving medical equipment over to Ukraine after Russia invaded in 2022Talking to BBC Radio Solent ahead of his departure on Thursday 12 December, Mr Krivski said he wasn't feeling intimidated by the challenge as he's been too busy preparing.
He explained: "It's unpredictable, I'm stocking up for 100 days. I haven't had time to actually sit down and let it sink in, I just think about it in practical terms."
Mr Krivski is determined to take on the row to raise more money for fellow medics in Ukraine.
Having grown up in Russia, he says he witnessed how Ukrainians were treated from a young age, but as his mother was from the country he visited regularly - later working with Ukrainian medics in Crimea in 2014. . . .
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