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Editor’s Note: The following is the English-language transcript of Hromadske Radio’s “Ukraine Calling” program on June 23, interviewing former combat medic and philanthropist David Plaster on Ukraine prior the Euromaidan and War.

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ukraine Calling. I’m Bohdan Nahaylo for Hromadske Radio in Kyiv and, as always, we’re bringing you our feature interview followed by some new music from Ukraine. This week our guest is David Plaster, an inspiring American ex-combat medic turned philanthropist who has launched a number of projects in Ukraine, ranging from medical training for Ukrainian military, to free English language courses. To know why and how, I invite you to listen to our discussion. 

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