What It Takes to Rebuild Lives in a War Zone

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I sit down with Yuriy Boyechko, founder of Hope for Ukraine, to talk about the ongoing war and the staggering challenges Ukrainians face daily. Yuriy shares how his organization delivers food, medical care, and emotional support to families living through constant drone strikes and sleepless nights in shelters. We explore the growing number of amputees in Ukraine and how an amputee soccer league is helping veterans rebuild their sense of purpose. Yuriy explains why hope and resilience are keeping the country alive in the face of relentless attacks and what it means to support Ukraine in practical and meaningful ways.

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0:00.0	Welcome to entrepreneurs, the playbook.
0:02.5	It's Rock and Rollin here at Fiddock's Fest.
0:05.9	We have seen Tom Brady.
0:08.0	We have incredible Victor Cruz, Michael Chandler,
0:11.6	everybody upstairs, downstairs.
0:13.4	It's the biggest show in sports,
0:15.7	but sometimes we have to get a somber position,
0:20.7	a somber branding.
0:21.6	I am with my friend Yuri Boyd Yenko.
0:25.6	He is the founder of Hope for Ukraine, supporting Ukraine and all of its efforts.
0:32.6	And I am in support of Ukraine since I'm Ukrainian as well.
0:36.6	Welcome to the Playbook Yuri.
0:40.8	Well, we're here at Fanatics Fest, and I want to start because a lot of guys don't get it.
0:47.2	You understand how the world changes, and the bigger the stages, the bigger the people,
0:53.3	the more aware people are of the conversation.
0:56.4	So it doesn't have to be about collectibles
0:59.0	or touchdowns or home runs.
1:01.6	There's a bigger issue in the world.
1:03.6	Sports obviously is a common denominator of peace.
1:09.2	What's going on today in the Ukraine that we need people to be aware of
1:14.4	yeah the war's still going on right three plus years and uh the war always brings devastation
1:24.1	and the biggest devastation right now, outside of everything else.
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