Edvas
Edward :"Edvas" Hatmullin: A Soviet soldier from the first Georgian War (1989-91), Ed was living and working in-between Donetsk and Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine when the war erupted. He was displaced from his home in Donetsk and quickly went to the aid of the ground forces, navigating them along back roads to enter and liberate separatist-controlled towns. He continued assisting troops by delivering supplies in both the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, and in 2015 co-founded East and West United, a logistical operation providing medical equipment, ammunition, food, and other supplies to the entire frontline of the Donetsk region (to volunteer and regular army soldiers), and continues to run operations today. READ EXCERPT FROM ED'S STORY