Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Sergey Karachenets, a 24-year-old University of Minnesota med student who spent two months behind the front lines in Ukraine. Karachenets had no military experience but wanted to give back to the country where he was born.
It was his third trip to Eastern Europe during the war; his first two were to help refugees in Poland. Most recently, Sergey worked alongside the group Road to Relief to directly help soldiers injured in the fight against Russian aggression.
Awarded:
2024 MNSPJ Page One Award, third place Coverage - Best Interview category