In Retort To Wagner, 'Mozart' Wants To Save Lives In Ukraine
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published September 25, 2022 | 12:20 PM
Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sept 25 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Sep, 2022 ) :A volunteer organisation run by ex-soldiers, Mozart says it wants to save lives in Ukraine by offering aid and military training -- choosing its name as a "tongue in cheek" nod to the notorious Russian paramilitary group Wagner.
The two might both be named for famous composers, but those offering their efforts in Mozart say that is where the similarities end.
The group is staffed by volunteer army veterans giving humanitarian aid, medical evacuation and training Ukrainians in combat.
"By no means do we conduct military operations like the Wagner group does," says 52-year-old Steve, walkie-talkie in hand.
Steve -- who served in the Marines for 23 years -- is at the wheel of a Jeep filled with food supplies from the NGO World Central Kitchen.
The three vehicles in his convoy are all filled to the brim with food for a village in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk region.
After arriving, 260 parcels are piled up on the stage of the theatre in the village centre, to be later handed out to residents.
"It doesn't seem like a lot. But we're a small organisation" he says.
Mozart can reach places "where bigger organisations won't go", he says, because it is more agile.
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