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The RAOA and the non-profit organization it is working with are collecting ibuprofen, aspirin, gauze and first aid kits, Ukrainian officer and RAOA Vice President Stanislav Zubyk said.
“We’ve always been united, and right now we are more united than ever,” said Artem Kuzmin, a Russian NYPD officer and president of RAOA, during a news conference Friday. “Our goal is to help the people of Ukraine and make sure that we collect as many supplies as we can get to people as quickly as possible.”
The NYPD’s initiative will last through March 11, Tolentino said. The supplies will be brought to one of NYPD’s warehouses, where they will be sorted, packaged and then taken to New Jersey to be shipped to Poland, he said.
“We not standing for the politics,” Kuzmin said. “We’re standing for the people of Ukraine or the people of Russia and that’s our goal.”
The conflict has been “extremely difficult,” said Zubyk, who added the focus needs to be on what can be done here, and that begins with sending aid.
“We’re united by the fact that we’re all immigrants, we’re all immigrants, we went through the immigrant experience in the United States,” Zubyk said “We share similar backgrounds. … We want to get the help out. This is what we’re focused on. We’re not deterred by anything else.”
“When people need help the most — in our city or across the world — New York’s Finest never fail to step up and help,” Sewell tweeted. “Always amazed by the compassion and dedication of NYPD officers. Their message of unity is loud and clear.”
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